paul hichin

Paul Hichin, born in 1941 in Codsall, England, moved to France in 1962 after studying at the Birmingham School of Fine Arts (1958–1961). He specializes in burin engraving and mezzotint, developing a minimalist aesthetic deeply influenced by a serious car accident in his youth, which left him with lasting visual impairments.

Both an artist and a scenographer, he worked with major theatre figures such as Roger Planchon, Jean-Louis Martinelli, and Henri Ronse. His printmaking practice focuses on memory, the human body, and the legacy of war. Key series include Set in Copper (1991) and Traces and Whispers from Emptiness (2002), exhibited in France, including at the Resistance Museum in Grenoble.

In 1982, he co-founded URDLA in Villeurbanne, a centre for contemporary printmaking where he continues to contribute to a collaborative and forward-thinking approach to the art of print.