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Welcome to the Uncanny Valley of ‘Reborn’ Baby Dolls

Thousands of people collect hyperrealistic vinyl babies — but how do they sleep at night?

Eve Bigaj
Human Parts
Published in
8 min readOct 23, 2020

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Hyperrealistic baby that is actually a doll.
Photo: michelle a

I want to stroke Alma’s silky wisp of hair, put ointment on her peeling ankles, kiss the place where a drop of blood has dried on her teeny heel. I keep scrolling. Eloisa stares at me…

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Eve Bigaj
Human Parts

Visual artist following curiosity wherever it leads. I have a Harvard PhD in philosophy. Learn colorful painting with me: evebigaj.com