Sophia Sophia

I love my friend Sophia Sophia and so does my friend Sophia. I met her several years ago when we were in art school at Pratt Institute. At the time her focus was on jewelry and metal work, since then her work has evolved to a multitude of mediums. One thing that hasn't changed is her focus on handcraft.

In her latest series of work Sophia creates dolls that function as real life avatars. These tangible handcrafted doppelgangers are her way of commenting on "the loneliness of artificial human connections created through the Internet" and "this era of self-obsession." 

In these photographs, taken by Steven Gorgos, the artist is captured wearing herself, presenting her avatar the way she wishes to be perceived along with her actual self. In the words of the artist "the more of myself, the better."