The metaphorical selfie in confinement. Analysis of the photographic creation of university students

Abstract

The confinement produced by the expansion of SARS-CoV-2 in the Spanish geography, has led to the use of distance learning as an essential means to advance learning at all educational levels. In this new scenario, within the field of artistic teachings, it was considered interesting to analyze the photographs and reflections based on emotions and thoughts of a group of students from the third year of the Infant Education Degree of the University of Valencia being confined. In this context, a phenomenological qualitative-based research is carried out analyzing the contributions of a sample number of 37 students to whom a series of exercises based on photography is proposed, aimed at the representation of the visual metaphor. The results reflect great concern for the future, but not without optimism and strength, with certain components of anxiety and frustration, contrasted with creative attitudes full of emotion and empathy. The conclusions reflect the importance of expressing feelings in an artistic way, investigating the photographic language as a medium that carries ideas and feelings, evidencing the need to continue working on visual language for teacher improvement.