Deposit 9

Year: 2024
Materials: Oil on canvas
Autenthification: This artwork is signed/dated on the back
Series: Material Scapes

Material Scapes is an art series focused on re-evaluating and reconstructing materiality. It unfolds in stages, drawing from theories of post-materiality and the sociology of objects, and is grounded in the artist’s exploration of the symbolism in everyday materials.
The series begins with Depot, a project that examines the arrangement and use of various elements from daily artistic practice. Inspired by the environments of the National University of Arts in Bucharest and the decommissioned spaces of the CFP, this project reflects Lucaci’s interest in the interaction between ordinary materials and their potential for new artistic expression.

Material Scapes serves as a collection of fragments from the artistic environment, acting as a repository of icono-affective memory. These objects, removed from their original contexts, are abstracted, depersonalized, and reassembled into new visual structures. This reconfiguration alters their meanings, creating a composition that may lack formal coherence but gains significance through its transformation. The final work, a montage of images and assembled objects, resonates in both historical and contemporary contexts, connecting elements of neo-avant-garde and neo-expressionism.