''Working with the defragmentation of cultural and personal identities, my exploration focuses on the complex relationships between society, identity, abuse, and mental health. In a world dominated by a rapid rise in extremism, the artist creates a difficult study of the population's response to political events.
Working on my new personal exhibition regarding rising femicides in Romania and all over the world, I explore the leading causes of hate crimes against women and young girls. Meditating on the ill-intended use of religion in the uprising of femicides, my art explores violence in religion towards women. The verses of women being killed because they "know" men isn't just a coincidence, but a rather horrible way of saying that a woman loses her value by not being a virgin.''
Born in 1999 and raised in Bacau, Romania, Laura Candet is currently exploring the alarming increase in femicide in Romania and around the world. Experiencing the gender gap firsthand, her visual art conveys the frustration and powerful emotions felt during these turbulent times.
With significant achievements in the artistic and academic fields, Laura Candet combines theoretical and practical study for a good artistic representation of her subjects. The artist has won multiple awards since the beginning of her artistic career, including the L.S.R.S. Awards for Academic Excellence Abroad, Palace of Parliament (2024); Grand Prize - Union of Plastic Artists of Romania (2023); Merit Award, Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation (2022) and Excellence Award, Student Gala, Iasi (2019). Along with her ongoing doctoral studies and multiple awards and participation in international exhibitions, the artist has also been recognized by the Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation through its "Young Talents" scholarship and international projects in collaboration with the Palace of Culture in Iasi, scholarships at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice and Verona and artistic residencies including the European Artistic Residency in Barcelona and Paris.
