Born in 1983 in the German Democratic Republic.
She studied translation in Leipzig, Geneva, and Toulouse; moved to Paris in 2009 and worked as a freelance translator; in 2014 she moved to Mallorca and began writing and painting.
Photos by Sasha Ilushina. More photos and an Interview of photographer Sasha Ilushina with Elisa Gratias: ilushinaphoto.com.
“When I was 32, my therapist told me: ‘You are an artist’”. I smiled, saying: “That would be too good to be true”. I started painting and realized that nothing is too good to be true. I am fascinated by human beings, our feelings, and the ways in which we can connect with each other, or not. When I paint, I don’t think. So painting is my way of escaping my eternal inner chatter for a while and expressing what lies behind it. The most beautiful things in life we cannot see, only feel. Welcome to my world.”