ABOUT :

Sole Satana is a photographer based in Murcia, Spain. She studied Audiovisual Image (2009–2011) and Artistic Photography (2011–2012). Her work has been exhibited in Murcia and Krakow, and featured in a range of international publications including British Journal of Photography, Der Greif, It's Nice That, Metal Magazine, and PHmuseum, among others. In 2019, she published her first photobook, Fiambre, co-authored with her partner JD Valiente and released by No-Plata.

Satana’s work is closely connected to her personal life and world. Often grounded in lived experience, her images reflect the people, spaces, and atmospheres that surround her.

She frequently explores themes such as identity, belonging, and the complexity of human behavior, with a particular interest in documenting cultural expressions like traditions and folklore, social rituals, subcultures, and other collectives. Her work is influenced by a 'costumbrista' vision: a personal approach rooted in the Spanish tradition of exploring social customs and the vernacular, attentive not only to the spectacle but also to the ways in which people live and participate.

Rather than explaining, she prefers observing and feeling, focusing on capturing sensations, atmospheres, and mood—seeking to convey the emotion of a moment rather than provide a literal explanation. Her work aligns with new documentary practices, embracing a subjective perspective that offers fragments inviting reflection, not always a definitive answer.

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EDUCATION

2011-2012 - Artistic Photography, Art School (EA), Murcia.

2009-2011 - Audiovisual Image, I.E.S. Ramón y Cajal, Murcia.

EXHIBITIONS

2018 - 'Paréntesis' together with JD Valiente, curated by underphoto (Centro Párraga, Murcia, Spain)

2017 - Humble Arts Foundation group show #55: Year in Reverse online exhibition

2017 - Float Magazine Online Group Exhibition: Home

2016 - Selected for Der Greif 'A process 2.0' group exhibition (Krakow Photomonth Festival, Poland)

2016 - Photo Award '#memory_archive' group exhibition (Photobook Melbourne, Australia)

GRANTS & AWARDS

2017 - PhotogrVphy Grant (Nominee)