Statement

My work consists of tearing fragments of meaning from my life.

I try to recreate states and affects through different mediums.
I look for forms and accidents that resonate with my own experience.

For me, drawing and painting are not tools for representation, but for dislocating, colliding, and breaking down barriers.

In my work on interior and exterior spaces in painting,
or the confrontation of subjects and supports in drawing, there is always an opposition, a contamination at play.

The idea is to eventually accept discomfort and the lack of control, so that by letting oneself slide into the image, one finds something other than what was expected.

Biography

Photo credit : Philippe Aimar

Franck Saïssi (born 1975, Grenoble) lives and works in Nice.
His work explores disappearing architectures, the invasion of industrial structures, and the fragility of existence.

Trained at the École Émile Cohl (Lyon), the Beaux-Arts in Carrara (Italy), and then at the Ateliers des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
He pursues a rigorous pictorial research focused on the collapse of spaces, whether they belong to the private sphere, public territories, or collective memory.

From his art studies, he retains both an exacting and humble approach to painting, as well as a certain spirit of revolt.
Painting and drawing are, for him, means to disturb, to question, and to deepen a form of knowledge of self and the world.

Based in Nice since the late 1990s, he draws on books found along the streets—incomplete or damaged—and on antique marine maps.In his studio, he works with oil on large-scale canvases,blending architecture, perspectives, and textures within series that explore memory and the loss of reference points.

Selected exhibitions


• Lost, Maison Abandonnée [Villa Cameline], Nice (2021)
• Perfect Day : Drug and Art, WhiteBox, New York (2021–2022)
• La Vie est un Film, Le 109, Nice (2019)
• Le Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval, Musée du Facteur Cheval, Hauterives (2016)
• ST-ART Strasbourg (2023)
• Paréidolie, Marseille (2025)—(Artiste invité)


For several years, Hélène Fincker, director of the Maison Abandonnée [Villa Cameline], has championed his work with rare loyalty.