Marlies Plank is a self-taught photographic artist and graphic designer whose work surveys the surreal. Through amalgamated digital photography and post production techniques, Plank explores humanistic ideas and the rich emotional spectrum conveyed through superimposing vibrant colours, patterns, and designs over her photographs. Born in Vienna in 1981, Plank has exhibited extensively throughout Europe and North America at galleries including the Museum of Photography (Los Angeles) and Pavlov's Dog Gallery (Berlin). Her commercial work for clients including Maison Valentino, Le Monde, Die Zeit, Seabourn Cruise Line and Harvard Business Review has been presented on billboards throughout Los Angeles.