Claudia Moraru is a photographer who uses image making as a research tool to explore the feminine identity and the intersection point of the emotional and surrounding world.
She is combining staged photography with mundane observations. These two different ways of seeing come together in open narratives, which eventually help her create an alternative reality in which feelings take over the rational.
The subjects depicted are most of the time anonymous, emphasising on what details: such as marks, clothes and body language reveal about a person, making her work relatable to a larger audience.
Her approach is playful and comes in hand as a key to access dark topics such as loss, grief and sexuality. This contrast adds a layer of bittersweetness to her work, allowing her to dig into the state of everyday nostalgia.