Andrea Barbour

Origin

St. Anthony, NL

Also known as

Andrea Cull

Years Active

2008–present

Genres

performance, dance, visual arts, eco-art

Biography

Andrea Barbour is a visual and body artist with a professional career spanning over 18 years, holding a degree in environmental management from the University of São Paulo and in visual arts from the Centro Universitário Belas Artes de São Paulo. Her work is driven by the poetics of the body and nature, using her own body as a medium and support for creations that evoke kinship with the non-human and weave multispecies relationships. Her eco-artistic approach manifests in photography, dance, performance, installation, scenography, and video dance.

Her research deepens through dialogue with different biomes, especially in artistic residencies that explore the relationship between ecology and corporeality, connecting territories, traditional knowledge, and environmental preservation. Barbour has participated in residencies in locations such as Chapada dos Veadeiros (cerrado), Vale do Matutu (atlantic forest), Vale Ribeira (atlantic forest coastline), Manaus (amazon), and Serra da Capivara (caatinga). Her background in environmental management has allowed her to experience diverse sociocultural contexts, expanding her perception of the urgency to reposition the body as an agent of alliance with living territories.

Barbour has also worked as a performer in various projects and companies, including O Teatro Mágico, Cia Oito Nova Dança, and Cia K / Fratelli. She developed the workshop "Corporeidade e Natureza" and has explored the integration of biomaterials into her creations, aligning with regenerative economy projects. At the same time, Andrea Barbour is a public figure in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, where she is active in politics and has gained notoriety for sharing traditional recipes on platforms like TikTok, in addition to being the author of a cookbook.