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Press

3D Printing Industry

"If you haven’t heard of The Phantom Limb Project yet, it is definitely something worth checking out..."

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The Atlantic

"There is a moment when each ultra-realistic prosthetic limb crafted by Sophie de Oliveira Barata transitions from a hunk of silicon into something more..."

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BBC News

"Alternative prosthetics that 'speak from the soul'..."

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CNN

"'The first time I wore a limb that was so obviously bionic, it gave me a total sense of uniqueness and feeling mutant human in the best way possible.'"

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Creative Review

"Sophie de Oliveira Barata creates bespoke realistic and alternative limbs for amputees, helping to restore their confidence with prosthetics to be proud of..."

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Daily Mail

"At 6ft 5in, James cuts a striking figure with his new arm. Down-to-earth and sunny natured, what really marks him out is his complete lack of self-pity...."

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Dazed

"‘Bionic pop star’ Viktoria Modesta invades X Factor final..."

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The Guardian

"Viktoria Modesta, the world's first amputee pop star : ‘If you don’t fit in, then don’t fit in’..."

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The Guardian

"...something that is not defined by absence but, rather, transformation..."

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Expresso

"Próteses que são obras de arte..."

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Huffpost

"Les prothèses design de Sophie de Oliveira Barata..."

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The Independent

"Amputee James Young unveils hi-tech synthetic arm inspired by Metal Gear Solid..."

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Installation

"So often when we discuss art, we consider the work as the result of an artist’s gesture or understand the medium as being an extension of the artist’s hand..."

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The Irish Times

"Let me introduce you to Priscilla, my fake leg..."

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Mashable

"This idea of customisation, of ownership and empowerment, comes up again and again in the stories of the Alternative Limb clients..."

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Metro

"Leg with lights? Arm with built-in watch? You got it, prosthetic-maker tells customers..."

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Vice

"'Metal Gear Solid'-Inspired Prosthetic Limb Sends Email, Charges Phones..."

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Vice

"Konami Gives One-Handed Gamer a Real Robot Arm Inspired by 'Metal Gear'..."

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The New York Times

"Sophie de Oliveira Barata works out of a bright white, semidisheveled studio surrounded by feet and fingers, legs leaning against walls and hands that look real enough to shake..."

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Polygon

"How 'Metal Gear Solid' inspired a bionic arm..."

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Popular Science

"Meet The Prosthetist Creating Custom-Made Insane Limbs..."

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Science Gallery

"Science Gallery launches biggest-ever exhibition at leading European cultural centre CCCB..."

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Business Insider

"These groundbreaking prosthetics are so lifelike, they will make you question what's real..."

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TED Med

"Sophie de Oliveira Barata gives us a glimpse into her wildly creative process of designing imaginative, personalized prosthetics...."

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The Times

"Viktoria Modesta arrives at The Times photo-shoot with dresses that make the stylists salivate...."

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Wired

"Sophie de Oliveira Barata is a prosthetics artist creating gadget limbs for amputees..."

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