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