Izaskun Valmaseda
Fine art photographer and visual artist
An Act of Becoming
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This self-portrait captures a woman caught in a suspended moment of self-redefinition. While the pose echoes classical portraiture, the digitally constructed environment —created with generative tools— unfolds as an inner landscape rather than a physical space.
She inhabits a threshold: between costume and skin, past and becoming, tradition and self-authorship. Her gaze resists spectacle, charged with both vulnerability and strength.
Artist bio
Izaskun Valmaseda (b. Basque Country, Spain) is a self-taught visual artist based in Madrid. Her work lies at the intersection of Fine Art and conceptual photography, combining meticulous aesthetics with strong emotional symbolism. She began her photographic practice during the 2020 lockdown, after years in the performing arts and digital content creation. This multidisciplinary background shaped her visual, technical, and narrative approach from the very beginning.
Marked by chiaroscuro, symbolic composition, and emotionally restrained atmospheres, her images often turn the body—her own or that of others—into a space for expression. She is especially interested in exploring the tension between beauty and unease, intimacy and staging.
Her work has been exhibited in Spain, Italy, Austria, and the Netherlands, and she has collaborated as a featured artist with international brands such as ViewSonic ColorPro. She currently expands her practice into video art and digital media, incorporating emerging tools while maintaining honesty and full creative control.
“I create with the conviction that an image can be both delicate and fierce, intimate and political. In a world of sensory overload, I advocate for photography that reclaims the slow time of contemplation and the evocative power of the symbolic.” Izaskun
