Vanessa Sotillo Eléspuru (Lima-Peru, 1986), known as Vanessa Sotielés, is a self-taught Peruvian artist who currently lives and works in Sydney, Australia.
She has a Creative Photography Diploma from Página en Blando School (Mexico, 2021), a bachelor´s degree in Communication Sciences from the University of Lima. (Lima, 2011) and Advertising Graphics Diploma from the Toulouse Lautrec Institute (Lima, 2007).
During 2020- 2021 she has attended different online workshops in Mexico and Spain to expand her creative process and be able to venture into different art fields. She has participated in group exhibitions in Mexico, Sydney and Melbourne.
Her work is an imperfect record of particular moments. The themes present in her practice are approached by the use of photography, painting and mixed media. Her view is intimate and tries to build dreamlike images that transcend the subjective experience of the individual in relationship with his environment.
Sotielés explores memory, nostalgia and identity construction in her works. Therefore, she question the limits between reality and dreams and give meaning to the relationship between the visible and the invisible by playing with the viewer's perception to broaden or alter their way of perceiving and feeling the universe.
Her artistic practice is a continuous search and discovery, a way of engaging and becoming in the world, which allows her to create reinterpretations and visual reflections.
