Spanish, b. 1983
Overview
The more an event is remembered, the greater the difference between the memory and the original event.
Pablo Mercado is a renowned artist whose work focuses on the exploration of human memory and the brain processes involved in the creation and retrieval of memories. His artistic practice becomes a platform for connecting contemporary neuroscientific theories with the field of visual arts. Mercado's work focuses on human memory and how the brain processes it. He is particularly interested in fragmentation and recomposition, as well as the errors that occur in this reconstruction. In his recent work he tries to mix science, psychology and visual arts.
Works
Biography
Mercado's work focuses on human memory and how the brain processes it. He is particularly interested in fragmentation and recomposition, as well as the errors that occur in this reconstruction. He tries to mix science, psychology and visual arts in his recent work.
Video
Exhibitions
Shattered visions
Pablo Mercado15 Sep - 10 Nov 2023Pablo Mercado's work focuses on exploring human memory and how the brain processes and stores recollections. His work combines complex installations with more traditional oil paintings. The Malaga-born artist has...Read moreBetween pain and nothing
Pablo Mercado 16 Sep - 5 Nov 2020A life without experiences of pain is a half-life. However, when we remember, it is not the original experiences that we evoke, but their last update, since our brain stores...Read more
Press
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Pablo Mercado
Periodico El Sur
Art Fairs
Estampa - Madrid
Jaime Velázquez, Pablo Mercado, Nanon Morsink, Bryan Adams, Alicia Arlanda19 - 22 Oct 2023Isolina Arbulu Gallery is pleased to announce its fourth participation in the Estampa 2023 art fair presenting a captivating exhibition proposal under the title 'Deceptions...Read moreEstampa - Madrid
Aixa Portero, Pablo Mercado, Angélica Arbulu8 - 11 Apr 2021We are participating for the first time in the Madrid Estampa fai r. For this edition the gallery presents three artists making their debut at...Read more
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