Leda Vaneva holds a bachelor’s degree in Porcelain and Glass (2010) and a master’s degree in Photography (2012), both from the National Academy of Art in Sofia, as well as a master’s degree in New Media from the Aalto University in Helsinki (2018). Her work focuses on exploring and questioning the limitations of human perception through photography and new media art. Vaneva draws inspiration from science to investigate alternative modes of experiencing and visualising the invisible. Themes in her art include materiality, hybridity, identity, agency and the relationship between nature and technology. Her creations have been exhibited nationally and internationally, and are part of collections in Bulgaria, Austria and Switzerland. Vaneva has won several awards, including the Essl Art Award and the George Papazov Award for contemporary video. She currently resides in Helsinki.
