Abstract nominee

Strange creatures is a reflection on bodies, their shapes and how this one presents itself to the world. It is born from a constant obsession towards the human body and its numerous representations. Each body presents figures which distinguish every human being and makes them unique.

With this series I create my particular creatures, all of them born from my fears and anxieties and from whose skins emerge strange creatures, sometimes abstract and confusing that look for their place outward.

Andrea Santos is a Spanish photographer, born in Madrid, Spain. She is a graduate of Audiovisual Communication studies (Universidad Complutense, Madrid) and is currently based in Madrid, Spain.
She completed a Professional Photography course at the EFTI (Centro Internacional de Fotografía y Cine) and subsequently earned a Master's degree in Contemporary Photography from the same institute.
In her photographic work, she tries to capture the beauty within ordinary, simple things, with the female human body being her main field of work.

Andrea has participated in exhibitions such as FOTOPROYECTOS 10 (screening, UnoNueve Gallery, Spain), DE TAL PALO TAL ASTILLA (collective exhibition, Tarazona Foto, Spain), BECAUSE YOU ARE A GIRL FESTIVAL (screening, Teviot Row House, UK) and in a solo exhibition at LEARN EN EL PATIO (Edinburgh, UK). She has also been published by Brit Es MAGAZINE. She was nominated in the 5th Fine Art Photography Awards 2019 in the abstract category, received an honorable mention in the MonoVisions Photography Awards 2019 in the fine art category and another honorable mention in the ND Awards Photo Contest 2019 for the abstract category.

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