Sophia Crespo is a media and net artists based in Berlin. Many of her works are driven by an interest in bio inspired technologies and human-machine boundaries.
Trauma Doll, a project started in 2017, is an algorithm-powered doll that “suffers” from PTSD, anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues. “The whole idea is playing with pattern recognition combining every field possible—and that’s what Trauma Doll does, she sees patterns everywhere in the web and connects them,” Crespo explains. “It’s up to the consumer whether they see the patterns or not.”
With a growing collection of generated collages, Trauma Doll brings forward forms of expression that tap into a larger societal discussion of how our mental and emotional landscapes are increasingly influenced by digital technologies.