Calciu Space

Out of Sight, but Still Trembling is part of an ongoing site-specific research that Ujvarosi started earlier this year at the House of the Free Press in Bucharest. During his visits to an unfamiliar building, he engaged with the space by capturing shapes and identifying objects that suggested the past existence of machines and environments. To better understand these found remains he used moldings and casts to relate to the shape and the materials. Objects – found, dormant, unusable elements – all become props and pieces of a structured landscape that the artist bound together after digging, researching, and looking for clues. This exploration focuses on creating a link between the found remains of certain pieces of machinery used in printing and the possibility of interacting with various stages of the accessible object. — Sergiu Ujvarosi’s work involves utilizing found materials, objects, imprints, and fragments, often combining diverse elements to explore environmental and material connections. He analyses them like in archaeological practice, following different clues provided by taking impressions, molds, or casts. This practice involves "tracking objects" and stands apart from the scientific research of an archaeologist. The site-specific "excavations" done by the artist don’t necessarily reveal a history contained within the found fragment, but rather create a narrative, leaning towards fantasy, weaving a story that seeks to explore the object's place in time and space.