Barreto is an artist who lives and works mainly in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His works and interest are based on the natural world and appreciating our surroundings. His work often highlights the effects of environmental and climate issues whilst appreciating the history of the earth and its archeological and biological structure. Every element of our natural world relies on each other and that’s what his project; '“Connecting Art, Food and nature” is about.

 Barreto has recently started working in Liverpool in preparation for its 2020 Biannual.  His work is about portraying the power of the natural world and his most recent project is about making something in a city and showing how the world gives us solutions for sustainability everywhere.  Dandelions grow all around us in Liverpool completely naturally (perhaps unsurprisingly, many call them weeds….) and Barreto wanted to express the beauty of natural growth as a gift from the earth, therefore, he is in producing making dandelion ice cream, grown and made around our city. 

I have found Barreto’s work particularly interesting as I have visited his home town of Rio de Janeiro and was struck by the contrasts of the city - an industrial building so close to lush forests.