The ‘casa do sol’ and the imaginarium of time: creative occupation of Hilda Hilst’s legacy

Abstract

The present article results from an ongoing research on the Creative Residence program, developed at Casa do Sol, where writer Hilda Hilst (1930-2004) lived. The program generates resources for the maintenance of space, and enables interaction with the collection, sharing of ideas and the continuity of creation, in dialogue with his memory. The approach takes as a starting point interviews with creators and residents to understand the cultural dimension of the initiative, its relevance and originality. Also includes reflections about the symbology of the house, in the line of Bachelard. Assuming that this form of occupation of the patrimony is inserted in an imaginary post-modern, the theoretical framework includes Maffesoli and Bourriaud to reflect on new ways of culture relationship.