Sophia Savagner's work explores hybridism and proprioception. Their paintings, sculptures and photographs interrogate notions of power, mortality and sexuality. From the disturbing strangeness to the transcendent, their work convey states of transformation in which life convulses. 

 

The face is a site of identity by itself, in which the primal technique of paper maché plays an infinite role of expansion. Apart from masks, they've been also creating immersive environments and human scale creatures, as a way to continue to explore corporality.  

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Their work invites intimacy and anxiety, to bear witness of a distant attachment to the world. Their practice is rooted in an environmental approach and ethic ; their works are mainly created using recycled materials and low-carbon techniques. 

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Born in 1997 in the United States, they grew up in the South of France, where they studied psychology. They decided to take up residence in Athens in 2020, where they completed a Master's degree in cultural management, and are currently working there.