The piece “Vanishing Forest #1 “is part of the series entitled “Alterando” ( means changing ). The images are multiple exposures composed of images taken in the Amazon Rainforest in 2019 in the region of Alter do Chão, Pará. Soon after returning from my expedition to the region, numerous fires were recorded very close to the place where I was. From there, I developed the images of this series in post-production, where I mix the original images of the Amazon with old burned negatives, making reference to a dystopian future where the forest as we know it today will no longer exist.
Born in the Northeast of Brazil and based in São Paulo, Ana Leal is an artist who works primarily with photography. Leal investigates ephemerality and impermanence through records of the minutiae of nature and everyday life. With a strong influence of minimalism and impressionism, her works dialogue with abstraction and have a strong poetic charge.
Leal is a Gold Award winner at the 2020 TIFA and the 15th Julia Margaret Cameron Award Winner in the abstract category. She also received a Bronze Medal at the ND Awards 2021 and Honorable Mentions at the IPA 2021, Rotterdam Photo 2021, Prix de La Photographie Paris 2019, and The 15th Pollux Awards. She completed her MFA at the Miami International University of Arts and Design (2018) and the Professional Photography Course at the Pan-American School in São Paulo (2013). Her work is part of the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts – FMoPA collection. She also works as content editor for South America on the international online platform Lenscratch.
