Catalan by origin, Denis Ribas grew up in these wild lands which have been home to so many Painters, Writers and other Artists. From an early age he would spend a few hours at the Beaux Arts in Perpignan with the Painter Germain Bonnel, and then he would practise how to understand and observe nature either alone or with his father. We find in Denis Ribas, a relay runner from France, a curious alchemy between sport (he was vice champion of France in the 4x400m relay in 1978), literature and travel, combined with a respectful observation of nature.