Portraying moments of powerful motion and stillness, Scaccia's new paintings allude to shifting states of the human body, as well as the perpetual ‘swings’ in moods and perceptions of contemporary society. In 'Cake, candle, swing, flying shoe, colourful stockings. Am I not perfectly alive?', the figure dynamically flies across the space on a swing, seemingly unbridled by the excess of shimmering beads and clothes. Evoking Goya’s portrayals of children on a swing, as well as Fragonard’s iconic painting of a female figure parting with her shoe in mid-air, the work projects a sense of joy and freedom of flight. Balancing a cake and a candle, the composition also suggests a meditation on the passage of time and the varying pace of personal change. Counter to the demands placed on physical beauty to remain unchanging and static, Scaccia’s figures are invariably in the process of becoming, and in a kind of humorous triumph over the fixation on the flawless female presence.