About



Daniel Enrique Santolo Franco, 1994, Venezuela. is a visual communicator and artist who began his career working in fashion and advertising. His work blends photography, symbolism, and Latin American sensibilities. 

Through digital imagery, he explores displacement, memory, and the emotional complexity of migration. His practice highlights the beauty of everyday objects and our relationship with them, creating poetic visual narratives. 

Rooted in surrealism and cultural identity, his work also reflects on freedom and the diverse ways of expressing love, inviting reflection and offering new ways of understanding the human experience.


    EXHIBITIONS


    2026 · Coming, Design Without Borders, group exhibition, Budapest, Hungary.

    2026 · REVOKE! Exhibition, group exhibition, Wolfhound Gallery, Melbourne, 
    Australia, October 30 – November 1.

    2026 · Prosjekt Virring, group exhibition, Norway.

    2026 · El Calor de Otros Soles, group exhibition, Sorondo Projects, Barcelona, Spain.

    2026 · Second Place, Still Life Category, International Photography Competition, 
    Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Tampa, Florida, USA.

    2025 · From Far, Ara Aquí, group exhibition, Barcelona, Spain.

    2025 · ¿Habitar el Cuerpo?, group exhibition, Sorondo Projects, Barcelona, Spain.

    2024 · From Surface to Space, group exhibition, Sorondo Projects, Barcelona, Spain.

    2024 · Prólogo, group exhibition, Sorondo Projects, Barcelona, Spain.

    PUBLICATIONS


    2026 · Conversaciones, EMC, print publication featuring selected works, 
    Buenos Aires, Argentina.

    2025 · Fresh Eyes 2025, publication featuring selected works by emerging talents, 
    Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

    EDUCATION


    2018 · Bachelor's Degree in Social Communication, Audiovisual Communication, 
    Andrés Bello Catholic University, Venezuela.
    contact:
    santolofranco@gmail.com
    @santolofranco