Cristina Burns (b. 1982, Spain) is an American–Italian artist based in Naples. Her practice fuses vivid, advertising‑inflected palettes with darker narratives about consumption, control, and psychological decay, producing a contemporary form of neosurrealism. Working primarily in staged still‑life photography and installations, she uses candy‑colored objects, found materials, and scientific references to craft images that oscillate between seduction and disquiet. Burns’ projects have been presented in international institutions such as PAN — Palazzo delle Arti Napoli (Italy), Museo del Revellín (Ceuta, Spain), the Koehnline Museum of Art (Illinois, USA), and PhotoVogue Festival (Milan). Notable public programs include Lost Venus (created with SICPRE, the Italian Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery) to raise awareness against female genital mutilation—shown at the Italian Senate and at the University of Naples Federico II. Her photograph Candy Girl was selected by Regione Lombardia for an event honoring Women Victims of the Mafia. Through meticulous staging and a bold visual language, Burns asks viewers to read history and desire on the surface of things—where wounds close and scars remain.​​​​​​​