His art explores the world of the mind – those intangible thoughts, feelings, concepts and archetypes that often slumber unnoticed in the subconscious, yet influence us so frequently. Symbolic objects and absurd situations serve as placeholders for these hidden aspects of human existence.

A recurring motif in his works is the juxtaposition of man and animal. In this juxtaposition, he questions how the nature of the body shapes the spirit of the being and how the ego finds its place and can unfold in a body or is limited by it.

The exhibited paintings belong to the art movement "Exthetik", which Santalucia founded together with the poet and artist Luca Thiel. It is dedicated to an aesthetic approach to existential critique – a profound examination of the fundamental principles of being and the questions about the interplay of the tangible and the intangible.