Penumbra: o inquietante na narrativa visual

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the role of the Uncanny as an element inserted in visual narratives. With this purpose in mind, the monograph seeks to define the concept, its function within stories and, above all, how to use it in the creation of narratives that explore the theme - based on illustration. To this end, it uses the reflections offered by thinkers who have investigated the theme, such as the writings of Freud (2019), in order to better support the understanding of the ideal in question. Furthermore, this research also seeks to address the link between the uncanny and stories, myths and the supernatural, starting from the contrasting relationship of this concept with everyday life. To demonstrate this connection within contemporary reality, different entertainment media - games, films, books - are used as examples to make this point. Nevertheless, the research also permeates notions of constructing visual narratives, the structure of the story through illustration and other foundations, to better bias the creative process. Finally, this article seeks to create a series of illustrations based on this in-depth study of the theme. These works portray figures and elements of Brazilian folklore and the Latin popular imagination, with the aim of exalting their validity in the present day.