Jóvenes, grupo y arte

Abstract

The Group, youth and art research aims to determine the importance of the group in the reconfiguration of experiences related to the armed conflict in Colombia, specifically with young people participating in peacebuilding initiatives. The methodology that was used was qualitative with a hermeneutical approach, where the strategies used were the theoretical and documentary review of the contributions of Psychology to the notion of the group from the traditional, individualistic, interactionist, psychoanalytic and Latin American perspective; also on studies that illustrate the importance of the group in young people, the existence of youth peace initiatives focused on the cultural-artistic. The observational strategy for the preliminary approach to a youth artistic and cultural peace-building initiative was also used, using as a method the postklenian psychoanalytic technique of Baby Watching. Regarding the analysis of the information, the elements that throughout the reviewed documents, the experiences on youth initiatives and the observation protocols were identified in relation to the topic youth, group and art were categorized. In effect, emerging five categories of which an analysis is proposed, taking into account the different contributions and psychological perspectives on the group, particularly from the group psychoanalytic approach. It concludes with a discussion about the psychological components immersed in the group and its importance, given that young people in groups manage to resignify their emotional experiences both individually and collectively