Nicole Rico, the conjurer of visions in video, performance, and photography. UC Davis alum with an MFA in Studio Art, she rips through the veils of normalcy, unearthing the raw nerves of feminism, transgression, and abjection. Her latest incantations summon Pierrot, the eternal outsider, and woman as an indifferent god—methodical, chaotic, a deity of detachment. Rico's work is a cut-up of reality, slicing through the fabric of societal constructs, leaving a trail of disturbed dreams and shattered illusions. She stands at the edge, pushing us all into the abyss of our own making.
Eater of Worlds, 2021, self portrait