Nicol Aka Nicol Mandorla Claire Benz Lady Dia Work ((new)) Review

Nicol operates under a complex web of pseudonyms, including , Claire Benz , and Lady Dia (or Lady Diana). This practice of adopting multiple personas suggests a "diaristic and dreamlike" approach to art and career, similar to avant-garde artists who treat their persona as a living sculpture. Her work includes:

Across from her, a woman in a cobalt coat read a thin paperback with restless fingers. Nicol recognized the way she tucked stray hair behind her ear — Claire Benz’s habit, as familiar as the scar on her knuckle. They’d been partners for three years: Claire with her precise observations and Nicol with a knack for improvisation that usually worked until it didn’t. nicol aka nicol mandorla claire benz lady dia work