Francisca Prieto MRSS

Francisca Prieto is interested in the traces of humanity embedded within the disregarded. Layered both formally and conceptually, her work explores and combines collected fragments of history with the architectural principles of space, line, and structure.

Prieto’s language is the result of long and considered methodologies. Analytical and profound, the artist reflects, documents, and constructs new layers of meaning for each artwork. Her investigations, with each new series evolving and building on the last, reflect Prieto’s interest in research and in finding new meaning across historical narratives and art theory.

Drawing on her own collection of timeworn publications and objects to construct her works, she seeks to capture and uniquely present their essence. Fascinated by their intrinsic characteristics, she intertwines these fragments of our culture—charged with humanity and history—with intricate metalwork.

Prieto was born in Chile and has lived and worked in London since studying for an MA at Central Saint Martins in 2001. Her work is exhibited internationally and held in private and public collections, including Tate, the British Library, and the V&A’s National Art Library.