LOUISA MENKE IS A VISUAL ARTIST. SHE WAS BORN IN ALGERIA, RAISED IN THE NETHERLANDS, AND IS CURRENTLY BASED IN BARCELONA, SPAIN.
AT A YOUNG AGE LOUISA BECAME PART OF EUROPE'S FIRST GENERATION OF FEMALE PRO SKATERS, WHICH GAVE HER AN AUTHENTIC WAY OF SEEING THE WORLD.
SHE STARTED BY PHOTOGRAPHING HER LIFE IN SKATEBOARDING, WHICH EVOLVED INTO WORK WITH LIGHT, COLOUR, MOVEMENT AND SOUND.
HER WORK HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN VOLKSKRANT MAGAZINE, NRC NEXT, AND KODAK CHROME MAGAZINE.
SHE HAS RELEASED SEVERAL PHOTO BOOKS AND IS AVAILABLE FOR COMMISSIONS, EDITORIAL, AND COMMERCIAL WORK.
CONTACT: INFO@LOUISAMENKE.COM