LOUISA MENKE IS A VISUAL ARTIST, BORN IN ALGERIA, RAISED IN THE NETHERLANDS, AND CURRENTLY LIVING IN SPAIN.

SHE STARTED SKATEBOARDING IN 1996 AND QUICKLY BECAME PART OF EUROPE’S FIRST GENERATION OF FEMALE PRO SKATERS —
AN EXPERIENCE THAT CONTINUES TO INFLUENCE HER PERSPECTIVE ON THE WORLD.

FROM 2009 TO 2013, SHE STUDIED DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE NETHERLANDS. SINCE THEN, SHE HAS PUBLISHED SEVERAL PHOTO BOOKS AND EXHIBITED HER WORK INTERNATIONALLY.