Francesca de Chirico
Call me Nicole
Call me Nicole” tells the story of a nineteen-year-old boy who is slowly becoming a woman. The purpose of this long term project is to give a voice to all people like Nicole of which very little is known. It is an invitation to go beyond the preconceptions. Being a man and becoming a woman (or viceversa) is an incredibly difficult process that requires transsexuals to face tremendous challenges, both physically and psychologically. Nicole must travel 18420 kilometers to live in the body she feels she belongs to. “Call me Nicole” is about this journey.
Francesca de Chirico
Francesca De Chirico (born in 1995), an Italian photographer based in Bari, explores themes linked to both individual and collective identity. Hers are personal researches that arise from the need to give back another vision of reality, transforming them into a language which oscillates between the documentary and the creative interpretation of the storytelling. Francesca focuses on stories that can be considered "out of place", interpreting the emotions and the path of people who like her seek their place in the world. In this formal swing, she creates metaphors that have a soothing tone and put the reader in a state of suspension of judgment.