Alefes Silva was born in 1981 in Colombia and lives in Bogota. This illustrator started his work experimentally and he was used to drawing on the margins of books and on small papers every day and everywhere. This experience led him to choose pencil illustration as his main technique. His main activity in the field of illustration is not limited to books. He illustrates for short stories in magazines and some of his works are published digitally. He is also known as a writer. In the interpretation of his works, it is said that his works are poetic, dreamy and enigmatic.