Art on Virtual Papers: Analysis of Children`s Drawings (5-12 Years Old) about the COVID-19 Pandemic from the “Feelings on Paper” Campaign (2020) By Unicef Brazil

Abstract

Since March 2020 and throughout 2021, we were experiencing pandemic times that caused major social changes in Brazil and the world. At this moment, it was necessary to pay attention to children, who have greater difficulties in expressing their fears and changes in their lives. Through art, expressed feelings related to this period. Thus, we see to relate art with children´s experiences, analyzing cultural expressions that stimulated the emotional and cognitive in society by listening to children´s expression and through one of their favorite activities, drawing, to understand this period. In this way, we analyzed  the drawings and notes in the speeches present in the fifteen artistic wors of the “Felling on Papers” campaign by Unicef Brazil (2020), which aimed to encourage children to express their feelings during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the aim of to identify representations of scientific concepts, emotional, creative and language aspects that expressed reality in the campaign´s works. We observed the impact of the pandemic on the daily lives of children between four and twelve years old and their emotions, expressing the lack of pleasures, activities and entertainment. In addition, the use of technologies in the socialization process in times of social isolation. Finally, we hope that this article will help in teaching science and encourage the formulation of public policies that welcome children into education and health programs, in accordance with their needs, knowledge, fears and desires, contributing to the resumption of reality.

Keywords: Science and art. COVID-19. Children. Drawing analysis. Science teaching.