In my work, I explore the relationship between the analog and the digital through scanography. Using everyday objects, I create fluid, organic forms that are shaped through technological processes, transforming familiar materials into abstract visual spaces. I am particularly interested in the tension between control and chance, and in how digital traces can reveal something unexpectedly human, physical, and alive.
Sophia Carrara originally studied photography & design as well as media studies and is working as a freelance photographer and artist. What began as a practical attempt to digitize analog negatives with a scanner evolved quickly into an experimental artistic practice focused on process and material exploration.
Her work investigates the relationship between technology and the human body. Using scanners, light, and movement, she creates fluid, organic-looking images that recall natural elements such as water, while simultaneously revealing their digital origin through visible artifacts and distortions. The artistic process is shaped by repetition, timing, and a deliberate release of control. Responding physically to the scanner’s rhythm, the work takes on a performative, time-based quality.