Ontological re-appropriation through design-anthropology: production of narratives and subjectivities with craftswomen in Paço do Lumiar, Maranhão.

Doing designanthropology is, in itself, a narrative process. Using "design things" with crafts- women from the Madesol group, we construct narratives about their trades, their life and work strategies, in the face of the difficulties of positioning themselves in a market that constantly makes them invisible. In designanthropology, the commitment to the context and the available materials proposes a reflexive attitude between criticism and experimentation, through the creation and experience of concrete situations, characterised here as the focus of the research. The reflections presented are the result of an ongoing research project, in which the boundaries of the creative process were extended beyond the domain of the designers involved. The results, which are narratives constructed from the relationships with the craftswomen, are characterised in this field of designanthropology as creative and imaginative practice, as life forces in the face of the oppression that plagues the vulnerable populations with whom we research.