Alena Rakova also known as Exantres is Lisbon based artist born in 1990. The artist graduated from the Moscow Art and Industry Institute with a degree in Environmental Design. Before dedicating herself fully to painting and producing music under the alias XNTRS, Alena worked as a stylist for fashion and commercial photo and video shoots. According to the artist, the images Exantres creates reflect their inner sensations. The artist says: «Therefore, I mostly depict girls in my works. I like the lines of the female body, its fragility and the strength that stands behind it all».