Self-made traps
There are traps like cages that we create around us, where we are free to enter or leave, which we can bypass, or turn into our comfort zone. The aim of this project is to investigate both the personal space and space negotiations in the relations with others. I am interested in people’s need to create a comfort zone in various situations and settings where we need to interact and relate both to the space we are in and to other people.
A metaphor of capture and containment, the traps embody various scenarios. Therefore they are false traps, anyone is free to come in or out of them, space delimitation is fictitious, role-playings are interwoven, positions constantly revised, to the point where the captured is the capturer, the routes and directions of crossing the space are intuitively chosen.
Self-made traps
There are traps like cages that we create around us, where we are free to enter or leave, which we can bypass, or turn into our comfort zone. The aim of this project is to investigate both the personal space and space negotiations in the relations with others. I am interested in people’s need to create a comfort zone in various situations and settings where we need to interact and relate both to the space we are in and to other people.
A metaphor of capture and containment, the traps embody various scenarios. Therefore they are false traps, anyone is free to come in or out of them, space delimitation is fictitious, role-playings are interwoven, positions constantly revised, to the point where the captured is the capturer, the routes and directions of crossing the space are intuitively chosen.
Deformation theory
EXCLUS
EXCLUS - EXCLUDED is a LED sign formed by the word "EXCLUS" written in Romanian, which encompasses both the notions of being kicked out, removed, as well as the concept of impossibility and inadmissibility. Its dual nature sparks introspection into the boundaries we encounter and impose in our lives, our own biases, prejudices, and the structures that perpetuate exclusion.
"Deformation theory" is a body of works that fuses the digital representation of some scanned self-portraits with the tangible texture of the abrasive surface of the paper on which they are thermally transferred, forging a connection between the intangible and the physical.
"Deformation theory" explores themes of transformation, self-acceptance, and empowerment. The concept of dysmorphic image acceptance is explored by combining the raw emotions and physical appearance captured with the digital precision of the scanner with the intimacy of a glass paper. Each self-portrait becomes a mirror into Lucia Ghegu's own experience with dysmorphic image acceptance, inviting viewers to reflect upon their own relationship with body image and societal expectations.
The possibility of erasure represents a liberating act. As the image fades by shedding the weight of dysmorphic ideals, it paves the way for a new narrative—one free from the constraints, accepting that true beauty lies in authenticity and self-acceptance.
