Walking as a method of research
LUCE, born in Valencia in 1989, developed his practice through graffiti and sustained walks across the city and its periphery. Wandering is not preparation for the work; it is part of how a place is read.
Photographs, notes and observations are distilled into interventions that respond to overlooked structures, edges and rhythms already present on the street.
Words placed lightly in the city
Typography, repeated words and short phrases anchor many works. Pieces of wood, awnings, rubber bands, paint tins and other found materials can become part of an action rather than being hidden as support.
The modest scale asks for a different type of looking: the work appears through proximity, repetition and its exact relation to a site.
From street observation to the IVAM collection
IVAM dedicated an Open Studio presentation to LUCE in 2022, showing how drawing and photographic documentation connect his street observations to the exhibition space.
Works in the museum collection give institutional continuity to a practice that still depends on moving through Valencia and noticing what others pass by.
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