“Dismembered Deities” (displayed in the permanent collection at Patan Museum) provided her the inspiration to start the collection of clay pieces.

From the Harishankar and Char Narayan Temples, One hundred and two hands had been salvaged after the 2015 earthquake. Fabienne Francotte's dive into the contemplation on what remained brought forth an extravagant body of work that emanates the survivor’s spirit of resistance and resilience.

These unvarnished renderings of “hands of memories” represent the ordinary individuals dwelling in Patan today. Lalitpur as a space contributes unflinchingly to the production of the living tradition we spectate today. These hands that have labored in the very making are given this platform to remain parallel to the divine hands for the first time in Nepali history.