Ana Cris Ben’s art is born from a threefold perspective. Before turning to
the brush, her path took her through hospital corridors with the precision
of Pharmacy, and through the labyrinths of Law with the rigor of Justice.
This journey was not a detour, but an accumulation of lenses. Where
science taught her about the fragility of the body and law, about the fight
for dignity, art emerged as the one language capable of expressing what
formulas and verdicts cannot contain: the pulse of the invisible.
When this gaze turns to the Amazon, it sees more than a landscape—it
sees a complex organism. The pharmacist recognizes a living, vulnerable
body that can fall ill. The lawyer perceives the urgency of defending
fundamental rights—not only of the people who inhabit the forest, but of
the land itself as a living entity. And the artist searches for a response to
"the cruelty of a reality that statistics don’t reveal."
Her response, however, is not a scream—but a whisper. In a world full of
loud outcries, Ana Cris Ben’s art invites us to listen, to pause. In the face of
the Amazon crisis, which so often demands urgency, her approach is not
confrontation—it is healing. She doesn’t paint the exposed wound, but the
shelter we must build because of it—weaving belonging through color
and translating hope through delicate forms.
The focus of her work isn’t the forest itself, but the “invisible web that
connects us to it.” Her paintings aren’t portraits—they’re “refuges,” “small
islands of color and emotion” where our eyes can rest and our spirits
rekindle. She reminds us that there is strength in sensitivity and dignity in
simplicity—even in the face of crisis. In her art, the Amazon becomes a
mirror for the vast ocean of human emotions, calling for tenderness.
In the end, Ana Cris Ben’s art delivers on its promise: “it doesn’t have to be
perfect—just true.”
And the truth her paintings offer about the Amazon isn’t rooted in data or
legal codes—but in our undeniable connection and shared responsibility.
It’s a reminder that in every living being on this planet, there is beauty and
dignity worth protecting.