Sofia Elias (1995) has developed a multidisciplinary practice. She is a sculptor, draftsman, designer, and architect. Her work focuses on creating a playful universe informed by the history of art and architecture. Born in Guadalajara, Elias currently resides in Mexico City and has formal studies in fine arts and architecture.
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Children’s play scapes have been an inspiration and reference for Elias throughout her career; her thesis project was a sculptural park titled Jugando A Jugar. The process consisted of an exploration of materials,
textures, and colors, resulting in a series of models and sculptures, all organic in form and fluid in conception.
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In 2019, she launched her burgeoning and innovative brand, Blobb, which she refers to as: “Miniature sculpture for the body”. Blobb has served as a platform for Elias to extend her practice, allowing her to
experiment with form, matter and scale. This approach has resulted in a series of playful sculptures that aim to raise consciousness.
In 2021-22, she built her first two playgrounds, located in the states of Tabasco and Quintana Roo, Mexico, and this project has kept growing since, in 2023 she concluded another playground for a private client in Mexico City, and in 2024 she built an ephemeral one in New York City, that in 2025 relocated to Marfa, Texas as a permanent sculpture.
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2026 - Salone del Mobile Installation with Golden Goose, Milan, Italy.
2026 - Golden Goose Collaboration for Art Week, Mexico City.
2026 - Jugando a Jugar Playground built in Chiapas, Mexico.
2025 - Salomon Collaboration for XT-Whisper launch, Mexico City.
2025 - Exhibitor at Collectible NYC
2025 - Jugando a Jugar Playground at Marfa Invitational, Marfa,Texas.
2024 - La Repetición es un Desastre II, at Riviera, Simple Flair’s Gallery in Milan, Italy.
2024 - Soap Culture director for Venice Biennale group show.
2024 - “Ni qué ocho cuartos” presented as group show, Proyectos Multipropositos, CDMX.
2024 - Jugando a Jugar Playground at The Standard High Line, New York City.
2023 - Solo Show at WHAAAM! Gallery, New York City.
2023 - Party of Three at Zona Maco, with Labor Gallery
2023 - Jugando a Jugar Private Playground built in Mexico City.
2023 - Party of Three at Miami Basel, with Labor Gallery.
2022 - Party of Three at Zona Maco, with Labor Gallery
2022 - Madame Murano commissioned by Museo Tamayo in Mexico City.
2022 - Party of Three at Miami Basel, with Labor Gallery.
2022 - First solo show at Labor/ Ago in Mexico City.
2021 - Jugando a Jugar Playground built in Cancun, Mexico.
2021 - Jugando a Jugar Playground built in Tabasco, Mexico.
2020 - Release of Pofi Chairs
2019 - Blobb launch
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