{"id":2020,"date":"2024-01-02T13:09:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T05:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atelierauction.com\/globalupdates\/?p=2020"},"modified":"2024-01-02T13:09:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T05:09:56","slug":"ana-teresa-barbozas-poignant-tapestries-reflect-on-the-powerful-forces-of-nature-wrought-by-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atelierauction.com\/globalupdates\/artist\/ana-teresa-barbozas-poignant-tapestries-reflect-on-the-powerful-forces-of-nature-wrought-by-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Ana Teresa Barboza\u2019s Poignant Tapestries Reflect on the Powerful Forces of Nature Wrought by Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"

While organizing her late mother\u2019s room some 20 years ago,\u00a0Ana Teresa Barboza<\/a>\u00a0found a box of naturally dyed yarns of various hues. As she carefully unraveled the threads, a flood of emotions and anecdotes unfolded. This box, a portal to the past, became the unexpected muse for Barboza\u2019s mixed-media textile work. The yarn became a bridge between worlds\u2014a tangible connection to her Peruvian roots, the forces of nature, and a tribute and testament to her mother\u2019s enduring influence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt the need to talk about traditions in my work, specifically how objects hold memories that we need to revisit from time to time to remember who we are and where we came from,\u201d Barboza recently told\u00a0ARTnews<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Born in Lima and currently based in Lobitos, Peru, Barboza began her career as a fashion designer as a way to support her art-making, which initially was photography based. In addition to embracing a new medium, her mother\u2019s death prompted Barboza to create work that reflected on the social, political, and environmental nuances of Lima, with an eye toward exploring the city\u2019s centuries-old herbal traditions.<\/p>\n

For her latest solo show, \u201cIn a State of Latency\u201d at Nunu Fine Art in New York (through January 6), Barboza is debuting towering tapestries that incorporate photography, patchwork, embroidery, her experiments using natural dyes, and plants she found during inclement weather to reflect on how climate changed has transformed a Peruvian forest into a desert.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile I acknowledge that art may not single-handedly change the world,\u201d Nunu Fine Art founder Nunu Hung said, \u201cI believe in its potential to contribute by fostering awareness and motivation among individuals who have the capacity to effect change.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Installation view of \u201cAna Teresa Barboza: In a State of Latency,\u201d 2023, at Nunu Fine Art, New York.<\/span>PHOTO MARTIN SECK<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Peru has a long history of weaving, extending as far back as 10,000 years ago with the processing of plant fibers like reed or totora and cotton coming some 5,000 years ago, according to Barboza. Numerous Indigenous communities have safeguarded traditional weaving techniques despite colonization and its aftereffects. Barboza\u2019s decision to use plant-dyed fibers, as opposed to synthetic ones, reflects her commitment not only to environmental awareness but also to the preservation of traditional textile practices. According to Barboza, who is not Indigenous but has spent time learning about different herbal practices throughout Peru, plant dyes reveal the country\u2019s distinctive geography and biodiverse ecosystems as well as centuries of Indigenous knowledge and traditions.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I did more research about the origin of textiles, I felt more like a foreigner in my own country,\u201d Barboza said. \u201cEngaging with communities that maintain these traditions is time-consuming but valuable. Oftentimes, the research took a longer time than actually working on an artwork.\u201d<\/p>\n

One such work is\u00a0Emerging Stone<\/em>\u00a0(2023), an embroidery of a somewhat abstract sphere in various colors. The work was made using different colors of sheep threads dyed with native plants that thrive during the summer storms, which are identified in a chart below the spherical shape.<\/p>\n

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Elsewhere, the artist has created a set of textile maps with photographs she took during the rainy season. Barboza collected information about the weather, tides, and storms in order to understand the changes she saw in the landscape each day. She then verified the data by being present, waiting for what the landscape would reveal, which informed how she created these works.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Between Two Streams<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>(2023), Barboza sandwiches her embroidery around a photograph of a person diving into the ocean; the photo divides the tapestry in two: a mostly blue section that mirrors the ocean\u2019s hues and the other reflecting the palette of a barren desert. Long threads overrun the embroidery, hanging loosely from a wooden stick, evoking a sense of infinite growth.<\/p>\n

Barboza\u2019s tapestries are typically displayed this way, without frames, the loose threads spilling out forth\u2014an apt metaphor for how the forces of nature are able to shape our environments beyond our control. \u201cNature is in a constant state of change, and so too are my artworks,\u201d she said. In\u00a0Folds in the Desert<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(2023), Barboza takes this approach further: a stretch of fabric that has been mostly dyed with beige-colored mud hangs from the ceiling, descending onto a tree branch, until it cascades onto the floor. The tapestry looks like a rough-hewn desertscape, with the white fabric\u2019s negative space resembling an intricately carved engraving on wood.<\/p>\n

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From left, Ana Teresa Barboza:\u00a0Pulses of the Wind<\/em>\u00a0(2023) and\u00a0Pleamar 10:36 am\u00a0<\/em>(2023).<\/span>PHOTO MARTIN SECK<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Artworks like\u00a0Between Air and Sea\u00a0<\/em>(2023),\u00a0Machu Picchu monta\u00f1a<\/em>\u00a0(2022), and\u00a0Pleamar<\/a> 10:36 am\u00a0<\/em>(2023) depict drastic changes in weather like warming of the Pacific Ocean, and bodies of water in general. The compositions are inspired by the El Ni\u00f1o phenomenon, during which Barboza witnessed the drastic climate changes in the forest, the waves, and the beach.<\/p>\n

A recurring scene in Barboza\u2019s embroidery is one she can\u2019t shake from her mind: intense rainfall activating desert once dry waterways. The resulting torrents, coupled with powerful landslides and waterslides, forcefully descended into the sea, sweeping away everything in their path. Once the rain stopped, the sea reclaimed the shoreline, inching ever closer and eroding the sandy expanse that was once there.<\/p>\n

\u201cWeaving these images is akin to imparting corporeality to this information, creating a record of time and the body\u2019s motion in each woven weft,\u201d Barboza said. \u201cIt serves as a means to translate information that is only validated through continuous observation of a place. As the environment transformed, my body became attuned to it.\u201d In a world deeply entwined with the repercussions of climate change, Barboza\u2019s art serves as a poignant reflection on the delicate yet robust nature of our ecosystems. Through her distinctive fusion of traditional craftsmanship<\/a> and contemporary expression, she invites viewers to explore their connection with the environment. Her work prompts a profound question: Are we molding the environment, or is it shaping us in ways we have yet to fully grasp?<\/p>\n

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