Ethics of creation in contexts of social precariousness

This study explores the notion that precarious conditions and limited social rights fail to diminish the ethical decisions of Brazilian artistic collectives. To illustrate this, it examines three artistic collectives based in Brazil: Contadores de Mentira, Trupi di Trapu, and Rede Espiralar Encruza. It centrally argues that an analysis of interviews with their members exemplifies work of these collectives. This study articulates the concept of creation ethics by three key markers: community ethics, choice as a political act, and the ethics of reciprocity. It uses Agamben’s ideas on ethics and action to show how the ethics of creation function within these collectives. This study concludes that the ethical positions of these groups challenge the notion that social precariousness diminishes their ethical perspectives.