Ana Teresa Barboza (b. 1981) is a Peruvian artist who works in the mediums of spatial installation, textile art and photography.
Originally a painter, Barboza now devotes herself to creating art out of natural fibres, a craft she mastered by working with artisans who preserve traditional techniques in her native Peru.
Barboza treats natural materials as archives that contain both human and other-than-human narratives and histories. The indigenous peoples of Peru have a long history of crafting plant fibres. Through this shared history, plants and people have mutually influenced one another’s evolution.
Barboza’s art brings to light the parallel histories of humans, nature and plant life. She uses natural fibres not only for their environmental sustainability, but also as a tribute to millennia-old handcrafting traditions.
The artwork production is supported by the Saastamoinen Foundation.
Photo: Martin Seck