Nikol Kraken

What’s your favorite shade of black? Nikol Kraken likes them all and has always been fascinated by strong contrasts. Good and evil. Black and white. Light and shadow. The illustrator from Thun processes these contrasts to realistic digital pencil drawings. Inspired by film and music, she creates such intimate snapshots with a good dose of sentimentality and mysticism. When she’s not drawing, the 31-year-old works in the graphics industry, where her eye for detail is primarily digital.