Laura Mercedes Arndt
when we gather

23.10. – 20.12.
2025

Karlsruhe

Opening
Thu 23.10., 6–9 pm

Arndt’s paintings bring figures together in quiet gestures of care, support and trust. Moving in soft circles, they share postures and features, creating a vision of community beyond identity, hierarchy or gender. Her work draws on sacred imagery, recalling Renaissance and Gothic compositions. Baptism becomes a symbol of closeness, lamentation turns to tenderness, and resurrection becomes a shared rising. Vessels appear throughout the paintings, hinting at water. Invisible, but always present in acts of offering and holding.

Her dreamlike landscapes invite us into a soft, shared space. Between peace, rebirth and love, Arndt’s works open the door to a gentle utopia. when we gather becomes an invitation to pause, to see and to feel what can arise when people come together – and stay.