Higher and Higher (20 Mattresses and a Pea), 2020
Celline Mercado is a visual artist always caught in between, searching for a soft place to land. As a Filipino woman of Japanese descent, she is thematically interested in migration, labor and colonial histories. With emphasis on materiality, repetition and rigour, her work spans print, soft sculpture and installation.
Celline was born and raised in San Fernando, Pampanga. She received a Bachelor of Fine Art, Double Major in Information Design and Art Management with a Minor in Japanese Studies from the Ateneo de Manila University and a Master of Fine Art (with Distinction) from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. She has exhibited works around Asia, the United States and Australia. Her works are held in private collections in the Philippines and Australia. She divides her time between Manila and Naarm (Melbourne).