Federica Sasso is a visual artist and researcher. Born in 1992, Vicenza, lives and works in Milan, Italy.

BIO

Federica Sasso, 1992, born in Vicenza and based in Milan, is a mixed-media visual artist and researcher. Her work examines human body perception, the virtual-real interplay and the impact of technology on contemporary life. Her approach delves into the contamination of photography, video, artificial intelligence and virtual reality. After a degree in Photography and Visual Arts at Istituto Italiano di Fotografia in Mlan she was selected for a scolarship at FABRICA, communication research centre of Benetton Group. Working with Fabrica's editorial department she developed the bodies of work Post-Adolescence (2016-2018) and Sick Sad Blue (2016-2017). These projects combine photography-based works with extracts from social media to explore the Gen Z fragmented universe focusing on stories of eating disorders and isolation. With the multimedia work Battle Royale (2019-2020) Sasso investigates the lack between self-awareness and the public image shared online addressing issues related to body language and gaming. Her latest works Antikhytera and DIVERGENCES explore the interaction between photography, video, VR and performance, encompassing the sensation of embodiment and human perception in a surrounding environment, alongside its reaction to external digital stimuli. 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 took part in the two collective exhibition on the New Italian Photography Racconte-moi une historie at Institute of Culture Paris and Looking on at MAR Ravenna. 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 lab, 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).

EXHIBITIONS

INTANGIBILE, Fotografia Europea, Reggio Emilia (IT), 2025.

WALKING SYMPHONY, Casa degli Artisti, Milan (IT), 2024.

DIVERGENCES, Ars Electronica, POSTCITY, Linz (AT), 2023.

Antikhytera, Casa degli Artisti, Sguardi Urbani residency program, Milan (IT), 2023.

Antikhytera, Quadriennale Roma, Panorama, Roma (IT), 2023.

Antikhytera, Italian Panorma, Vogue Italia, PhotoVogue Festival, Milan (IT), 2022.

Antikhytera, Italian Panorama, Vogue Italia, PhotoVogue Festival, Milan (IT), 2022.

Aphasia, NFT Residency with Vogue Italia, Voice (USA), 2022.

Battle Royale, Italian Institute of Culture Bucarest, Bucarest, IICB (BC), 2022.

Battle Royale, Italia 90, Condominio XYZ, Milano (MI), 2021.

Afasia, Bitume PhotoFest, Lecce (LE), 2021.

Post-Adolescence, Riaperture Festival, Chiesa di S.Paolo, Ferrara (IT), 2020.

Post-Adolescence, Italian Emerging Photography, Italian Institute of Culture Paris, Paris (FR), 2019.

Post-Adolescence, Looking On: sguardi e prospettive sulla nuova fotografia italiana, MAR, Ravenna (IT), 2019.

Sick Sad Blue, Italian Institute of Culture Melbourne, Melbourne (AUS), 2019.

Sick Sad Blue, Just a bowl of Cherriesm, Biennale of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki (GR), 2019.

Beauty/shaped by technology by AUDI with Vogue Italia, Montenapoleone District, Milan (IT), 2019.

Post-Adolescence, Visages d’Europe, Hotel de Ville, Paris (FR), 2019.

Post-Adolescence, BYOPpaper!, Les Rencontres de la Photographie, Arles (FR), 2018.

Post-Adolescence, When Ethics Meets Aesthetic curated by Vogue Italia, Leica Gallery, Milan (IT), 2018.

Touch Of Love, Marie Claire Special Event for the Milano Fashion Week, Via della Spiga, Milan (IT), 2018.

Sick Sad Blue, Perugia Social Photo Festival, Perugia (IT), 2018.

Post-Adolescence, Milano Photo Festival, Biblioteca Sormani, Milan (IT), 2017.

Sick Sad Blue, Festival Fotografia Etica, Lodi (IT), 2017.

Sick Sad Blue, Up to Now. Fabrica Photography, Landskrona Foto Festival, Landskrona (SE), 2017.

Sick Sad Blue, Up to Now. Fabrica Photography, Fotografia Europea, Reggio Emilia (IT), 2017.

Sick Sad Blue, Celeste Prize Finalists, Marangoni Gallery, Florence (IT), 2017.

TALKS/WORKSHOPS

Sound-driven human-robot interaction. One-week Hackathon on robotics and sound, Università di Genova, Robotics Hub, Ulysseus project funded by the European Union, with Luca Pagan, Genova, 2025.

Walking Symphony. Series of workshops on sound and biosensors with blind partecipants, Sguardi Urbani residency program, with Luca Pagan, Casa degli Artisti, Milano, 2024.

Università Cattolica, Talk, with Chiara Bardelli Nonino, Milan, 2024.

Alma Mater, Università di Bologna, Dipartimento di Informatica e Nuove Tecnologie, Lesson, with Gustavo Marfia, 2022.

AI, the metaverse and the documentary approach to photography. PhotoVogue, Milano, 2022.

Istituto Italiano di Fotografia, Talk, Milano, 2022.

BOOKS

Sick Sad Blue (Fabrica, 2017). ISBN: 9788898764952. Sold out.

Up to Now. Fabrica Photography (Fabrica, 2016). ISBN: 8898764952.

PUBLICATIONS

Claudia Scorolli, Lorenzo Stacchio, Michele Perlino, Ulderico Vagnoni, Federica Sasso, Eduardo Naddei Grasso, et al. (2022). Social cognition and Metaverse: understanding and disposition towards Human Digital Twins.

Cesare Biasini Selvaggi, Georgina Pirt, et al. (2024). 222 artisti emergenti su cui investire 2024. Exibart.

AA.VV., Ars Electronica (2023), Who Owns the Truth?. Ars Electronica.

Cesare Biasini Selvaggi, Georgina Pirt, et al. (2022). 222 artisti emergenti su cui investire 2022. Exibart.

CLIENTS

Nike, Oakley, Umbro, Marsell, Slam Jam, The United Nations, Aspesi, AUDI, United Colors of Benetton, Caruso, Vitelli, Guess USA.

PRESS

Vogue Italia, D La Repubblica, Robinson La Repubblica, Rivista Studio, Rivista Undici, Esquire, Marie Claire, YET Magazine, PHROOM.