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Federica Sasso, 1992, born in Vicenza and based between Milan, Lake Como and Switzerland is a mixedmedia visual artist and researcher. Her work examines human body perception, the virtual-real interplay and the impact of technology on contemporary life. Her approach explores the blurring of boundaries between photography, video, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and new technologies. Sasso’s works have been shown in festivals and galleries including Ars Electronica (AT), Les Rencontres de la Photographie d’Arles (FR), Thessaloniki Photography Biennal (GR), Landskrona Photo Festival (SE), Casa degli Artisti (IT), Fotografia Europea (IT) and PhotoVogue (IT). She is the author of the photobook Sick Sad Blue (Fabrica, 2017) and has been selected among the 37 photographers to be featured in the book Up to Now. Fabrica Photography. which offers an overview on more than twenty years of visual research collected by the editorial department of FABRICA. In 2025, she founded alongside sound researcher Luca Pagan 4E Studio, an interdisciplinary practice exploring the relationship between the human body and technology. Their work investigates the creation of new senses and perceptions, redefining human experience design through an innovative use of new technologies. Sasso and Pagan collaborate with research labs, engineers and institutions including the Italian Institute of Technology (Rehab Technology Department), University of Genova (Robotics Department), University of Bologna (Computer Science Department), University of Milan (Philosophy Department).