#sophie de oliveira barata

[2001hz]

Sophie de Oliveira Barata: ' The Alternative Limb Project' (2014)

#sophie de oliveira barata #the alternative limb project #prosthetics #design #2014

[zegalba]

Sophie de Oliveira Barata: The Alternative Limb Project (2014)

#Sophie de Oliveira Barata #The Alternative Limb Project #limb #prosthetics #art #sculpture #2014

[kenyatta]

Born without the hand that traditionally wears a wedding ring, Sara Hughes never dreamed of a diamond. Where would she wear a ring when she got married, was a question she would frequently get asked. To her, even attempting the convention felt stressful, so she gave herself permission to opt out.

“Obviously, there’s the whole thing of women wanting to feel like princesses on their wedding days,” she said. “For me, it wasn’t a fancy gown. It was having a really cool arm.”

Ms. Hughes, 36, of South East London, has worn a prosthetic forearm and hand since she was a toddler.

[...]

The closing ceremony of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London challenged that idea, as she watched from her flat with her partner, Mark Wheatley, as a performer held aloft by dancers, raised a leg in the air created to look like a cracked-open geode shining with crystals and held together by an iridescent rod. She caught the performer again on TV wearing a spiked, black-lacquered leg, then stomping the tip to shatter glass.

“Where?” she wondered, “where has she got that leg from?”

Viktoria Modesta, a musician with a prosthetic leg who describes herself as a “bionic pop artist,” was the first online search result that then led her to the Alternative Limb Project. For the next decade, Ms. Hughes followed the work of the founder of the company, the prosthetics artist Sophie de Oliveira Barata, who makes bespoke limbs at her workshop in Lewes, a town south of London.

(via A Bride’s Prosthesis Made Not to Blend In, but to Shine - The New York Times)

#prosthetics #sophie de oliveira barata

[funstealer]

Eloise Parry shoots the Alternative Limb Project by Sophie De Oliveira Barata, for Dazed.

#Eloise Parry #Sophie De Oliveira Barata

[katy-l-wood]

Every few years I remember that the Alternative Limb Project exists and get blown away once more by their work.

This one is half hyper-realistic, and half swapable sections based on the woman's personality, moods, and spirituality.

This one comes with a DRONE and has control panels in the wrist and forearm, as well as a flashlight and laser pointer.

This one is older, from 2012, but I still love it. Shiny shiny.

This one has a WORKING CUCKOO CLOCK IN THE KNEE. A WORKING. CUCKOO CLOCK.

Another older one, this one with realistic snake.

This is a two part one, dedicated to railway workers/builders/passengers who lost limbs. The limbs can be hooked together to allow the little train to travel between them.

This one is a literal swiss army knife arm, full of survival supplies.

Just. GAH. They are all so neat.

The project was started by Sophie de Oliveira Barata and you really have to check out her work: https://thealternativelimbproject.com/

#Prosthetics #Limb Loss #Body Horror #Just in case #Mostly for the snake one

[itscolossal]

Interview: Sophie de Oliveira Barata on The Alternative Limb Project and the Nexus of Art and Medicine

#disability #art #prosthetics

[shaddad]

imagens do trabalho de sophie de oliveira barata de the alternative limb project

[the-tumblur-searchbar]

LEG

Leg.

Source: https://www.tumblr.com/zegalba/694570229924347904/crystallised-prosthetic-leg-designed-by-sophie-de

[sartorialadventure]

Alternative Limb Project: Synchronised

Made by Sophie de Oliveira Barata and Dani Clode for Kelly Knox, photo by Omkaar Kotedia

The internal electronics take a reading of her pulse, and the wrist then ticks in time to her heartbeat. It can continue to tick even when she is not wearing the arm. It comes with two possible hands, in clear and blue resin.

#fashion #alternative limb project #the alternative limb project #prosthetics #sophie de oliveira barata #dani clode

[profeminist]

“Sophie de Oliveira Barata, founder of the Alternative  Limb Project, works closely with amputees to create surreal and glamorous prosthetic limbs that “can help to break down social barriers, and delight the eye.”

Source: #WOMENSART

#sophie de oliveira barata #alternative limb project #prosthetics #prosthetic limbs #women artists #woman artist #artists #artist #art

[2001hz]

Crystal Prosthetic Leg designed By Sophie de Oliveira Barata with direction from Viktoria Modesta for the Alternative Limb Project.

#archive #prosthetics #design #crystals #Sophie de Oliveira Barata #viktoria modesta #2001hz #fashion #Alternative Limb Project #paralympics #2012 #swarovski crystals #rhinestones #details

[zegalba]

Crystallised Prosthetic Leg designed by Sophie de Oliveira Barata for the Alternative Limb Project.

#Sophie de Oliveira Barata #prostetics #leg #crystal #design #white

[mademoiselleclipon]

Created by Sophie de Oliveira Barata / Crystal Leg

#sophie de oliveira barata #nadav kander #beauty #incredible #prosthetic leg

[beautifulbizarremagazine]

// Yung Cheng Lin (aka @3CM), Untitled photo, 2015 Yung Cheng Lin (3cm) never ceases to amaze. His more subtle yet extreme images of body reconstructions and augmentations have imprinted in my mind for years. I really enjoy the simplicity of the tools and material that he uses. That really highlights how in some cases, intention and juxtaposition are superior to complex execution. The Spike prosthetic that I’ve worn really follows this minimalistic approach. It’s very severe, challenging the laws of physicality and gravity, yet very simple in its design. 3CM aka YUNG CHENG LIN’S FLICKR account: https://ift.tt/3ezfb0K SPIKE PROSTHETIC DETAILS Design: The Alternative Limb Project’s Sophie de Oliveira Barata and Viktoria Modesta. Construction: Sophie de Oliveira Barata and Ability Matters Clinic. Spike Prosthetic Finished by: Kaos Art Visit Yung Cheng Lin’s 3CM Flickr account: https://ift.tt/3ezfb0K Beautiful Bizarre Guest Curator: @viktoriamodesta ••• posted on Instagram - https://instagr.am/p/COvERUgHIgU/

#TAKEOVER #beautifulbizarre #viktoriamodesta #sophiedeoliveirabarata #3cmlin #yungchenglin #art #artwork

[insidethemood]

LIMBS: Alexander McQueen “N.13”, Spring 1999 — Sophie de Oliveira Barata + Alternative Limb Project The wood encarves prosthetic leg was worn by the athlete Aimee Mullins to open McQueen’s S/S99 show, titled No. 13. Each one of McQueen’s shows was revelatory and awe-inspiring, but arguably this leg, is a reminder of a moment when he truly changed fashion – smashing a lingering taboo, celebrating disability where the fashion world had otherwise chosen to ignore it. Sophie de Oliveira Barata and her Alternative Limb Project, help amputees to focus less on their disability by forging an entirely new frontier in personalisation through the bespoke customisation of her client’s passions and deepest desires. Her intimate studio opens a world of opportunities and possibilities for amputees in a time when most would have lost hope. Interpreting her client’s ideas, Sophie creates extremities and limbs to inspire and empower the wearer. #limbs #sophiedeoliveirabarata #alexandermcqueen #n13 #alternativelimbproject #aimeemullins #paraolympics #insidethemood https://www.instagram.com/p/CR6Vtd7Ndxh/?utm_medium=tumblr

#limbs #sophiedeoliveirabarata #alexandermcqueen #n13 #alternativelimbproject #aimeemullins #paraolympics #insidethemood

[coco-melon6227]

Crystallised Prosthetic Leg designed by Sophie de Oliveira Barata for the Alternative Limb Project.