About the exhibition and the artist:

The artist is searching for absolute freedom from the exterior in the etymological sense of absolvere: releasing, letting go, and is more inclined to search herself and her memories. And so her development of art no longer needs the explicit rendition of the world as its principal means of expression. RUUCA shifts the accent to a poetic image as a more direct representation of her inner self. She releases herself from the burden of expressing subjectivity and thus, her work gains autonomy and stands on its own. An art no longer subordinated to the task of representing reality. (Sorin Florea, curator)

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I started the project last year when I moved to London. It encompasses images of all the places I have been to in this time frame, reflecting my search for my place in this world.

My artistic process doubles as my own therapeutic process as I am on a venture not only to discover where I belong in terms of spatiality but also in terms of self-understanding. Throughout this venture, I feel compelled to photograph everything to exist, belong and lately understand more about myself. The images are associated with memories; sometimes they are vivid, other times they are unclear. You will see textures, silhouettes and a play of light and shadow; I see family figures, old routines and various emotions. (Ruuca, artist)