Sophia tends to use animals as her preferred subjects for inspiration, employing their anthropomorphism to delve into human nature and explore her own emotions in an attempt to comprehend our species. Through this artistic lens, she examines relationships, social dynamics, taboos, beliefs, and perspectives that both bewilder and amuse her. Deriving pleasure from provoking thoughts through her artwork, Sophia aims to engender conflicting emotions within the viewer—enticing yet repelling, beautiful yet dark, serene yet complex—ultimately creating a sense of unease alongside curiosity. Her early influences came from the world of myths, fantasy, and the sombre narratives of Grimm's fairy tales. She would take the sweet, naive colour palette of her childhood, O'Keeffe and Beatrix Potter, and experiment by adding elements that would twist them into her understanding of adulthood. Inspired by the disturbing images of Joel-Peter Witkin and the brazen dark humour of Maurizio Cattelan and the Chapman brothers, Sophia’s Tea Party Etiquette series was the result. She then became fascinated with 14th-century religious art, spending hours at the MNAC, intrigued by the power of ideologies. She wanted to understand the meaning of the intrinsic value of things, such as gold and art etc. Her series, Royally Golden, was the output of such musings. It utilized a tongue-in-cheek approach, and with a nod to Bosch’s "The Garden of Earthly Delights," a personal favourite, she later would take a course on iconography and iconology, curious to learn more. Sophia continues to work with dead animals, casts of human sexual body parts, and objects from the natural world. Their forms, textures, and geometry give her endless inspiration. This, combined with the narrative of AI and new technologies she has incorporated into her process, she hopes to create a body of work that will reflect on the trajectory of humanity.