In I don't mischievously lose my shoes anymore, an arrangement of shoes, necklaces and costumes fills the composition, reflecting Scaccia’s profound interest in fairy tales. Considering the ways in which these familiar stories impact our conception of the roles of women in society, the artist subverts the conventional narrative, placing the figure in an active ascent over the surrounding objects. Featuring a cat as a companion to the protagonist, Scaccia also reflects on the close association of women and animals in many fairy tales. As the artist notes, “the association of women and animals once again points at the notion of the mood swings – women are often represented as unpredictable, like animals. Cats in particular are always deeply associated with women because of that attitude that they have, you cannot actually dominate them.”

Navigating the collections of objects, the figure in the painting remains concealed by their possessions, as if masking their true self. Amplifying adornment into disguise, Scaccia questions the necessity of objects for constructing one’s identity in contemporary culture. Vigorously traversing the composition or stepping above the accumulated objects, her subjects often appear in a balancing act between performing for and find freedom from societal expectations, a push and pull between the absurdity of our everyday concerns and the poignancy of the human condition.