Nicole Franchy introduces herself as an artist who is preoccupied with locating the hidden and obscured; that which is lived in the blind spot of our mind’s eyes. She tells STIR, “I am busy with paying attention to what resides at the margins of our sight, or that which is hidden from dominant narratives. Seeing through haze, somehow.” The artist creates fascinating collage art, some of which are of a rather large scale. Franchy’s work draws in viewers to try and discern the layers of information that are presented to them. She hails from Lima, Peru, and has trained as a visual artist in her place of origin. However,Exploring hidden narratives and erasure within the practice of Nicole Franchy she would go on to pursue a post-graduate degree at the HISK in Belgium, and would continue on to participate in several academic programmes, both as an attending artist as well as a lecturer.

From a recent interview with Stir World, 2022. Exploring hidden narratives and erasure within the practice of Nicole Franchy