Elena
Helfrecht was born in Germany in 1992. She grew up remote from big
cities and is influenced by the dark forests and folklore of Bavaria.
Starting with drawing she soon discovered photography and developed a
great passion for it. Over many years she taught herself everything
she knows about photography now.
The
goal of Helfrecht's imagery is to visualize human thoughts and
emotions. With the medium of photography she captures reality and
alters it digitally to show what lies beneath the physical surface.
For expressing her mind she often uses herself as a model which
allows her to bring the images in her head to life in the most
detailed and accurate way. Her works are meant to question the
traditional definition of beauty and to take a closer look at what
makes us human.
Since
2011 she studies History of Art und Book Sciences in Germany.
