Pixação has a significant representation in the city of Maceió. Even though the
movement is more recognized in the country's large cities, there are elements
that make pixo in Maceió have its own characteristics and meaning in the
imagination of the people of Maceio. These writings remains over time both on
the walls and in memory, creating a relationship of affection that goes beyond
the limits of the urban space and awakens feelings both in those responsible for
the pixo and in those who experience the city, leaving traces wherever they go.
Over the years of research, nine crews that are most active in Maceió were
identified, as well as the direct relationship between the strength of the
movement and Instagram, the social network that makes tags and protests even
more visible. In the same way, sometimes, the population itself uses the artifice
of pixo to claim their protests. As is the case with residents of neighborhoods
affected by the landslide caused by the Braskem company, who write their names
on the facades of their old houses in search of justice and also to remain, in some
way, in the homes from which they were removed. And as a way of recording
movement, the photography join the discussion between memory and trace, but
even without it, the tags and phrases written around the city are part of the
construction of affective memories between us and Maceió.