CLUCA holds a Master’s degree in Sociology and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Fibres and Material Practices at Concordia University.
Over the past decade, she has participated in several group and solo exhibitions in galleries and artist-run centres in Quebec, Canada, France, and Italy.
Her work is rooted in her social (working class), ethnic (Franco-Spanish), and gender (she/her) origins, alongside her academic (ethnology/sociology) and artistic background. In an effort to further inscribe herself into her matrilineal filiation, she has adopted her maternal grandmother’s name, evolving from Carmel Lucas to C. Lucas, and ultimately to CLUCA.
Inheritance is a complex subject from the point of view of both collective and individual history. CLUCA’s work explores the impact of one on the other, seeking to capture the remnants of her memories—the ones she can’t let go of—to grasp their impact and develop a new narrative through a practice that values transdisciplinarity and intersectionality.