Guest on the Savoir Faire audio experience podcast.

What does it mean to rise from the ashes—literally—and turn tragedy into vibrant, thought-provoking art? In this episode, we sit down with Franck De Las Mercedes, a Nicaraguan-born, New York-based visual artist whose work blends abstract expressionism, digital collage, street photography, and cultural heritage into powerful, multi-layered pieces. Franck opens up about the devastating fire that destroyed everything he owned and how that loss inspired his latest series, “Contil”—named after the Nicaraguan word for soot. He shares how surviving the fire and rediscovering old digital archives allowed him to breathe new life into his work, reimagining past creations through a modern, multidisciplinary lens.