Ana Leal

Ana Leal's photographic work explores ideas of memory, the passage of time and empty spaces. She uses strategies of minimalism and fragmentation to invite viewers into the internal labyrinths of her subjects. Inspired by the notion of the Void, as a way to experience contemplation when immersed in these unoccupied spaces, Leal takes her audience to a timeless place of diffuse spatiality. Her aim is to capture the beauty of simplicity through abstraction or by capturing subtle images that emphasize minutiae.

Leal works with digital and film cameras, creating simple images or collages, to produce Fine Art Prints on a variety of media, such as paper, canvas or aluminium.

Leal was awarded the 15th Julia Margaret Cameron Prize. She also received an Honorable Mention at the Prix de La Photographie Paris and was nominated in Latin America 7. Her work has been exhibited in the United States and Brazil in galleries such as Davis Orton (NY), Praxis Gallery (MN), Black Box Gallery (OR) and Photoplace Gallery (VT) and is present in private collections. She has been published in Envision Arts Magazine, Thought art Magazine and Dodho Magazine

Leal (b. 1969, Brazil) currently works and lives in São Paulo. He completed a Master of Fine Arts at Miami International University of Arts and Design (2018) and a Professional Photography course at the Pan American School of Arts and Design in São Paulo (2013).

Por: Ana Leal