Dismantled Bed I, Iteration II (Ribs) (2023 – present) is part of Mercado’s MFA project, Between the Lines, exploring the impact of colonialism on diasporic identity. Living between Melbourne and the Philippines, she wraps found furniture in fiber threads to express feelings of instability and being in-between. Dismantled Bed I, one of four wrapped bed frames, the only one created in the Philippines, symbolizes what is left behind when moving abroad. The wrapped bed represents packing for transit and the struggle to fit into Western society. Mercado sees the Western-style bed as a colonial object, and by dismantling it, she questions and attempts to break free from colonial influences on her identity.
Dismantled Bed I, Iteration II (Ribs) （2023年至今）是Mercado硕士项目《行间》的一部分，旨在探讨殖民主义对离散身份的深远影响。生活在墨尔本和菲律宾之间的她，通过用纤维线缠绕收集的家具，表现出自己在两地之间的身份不稳定和漂泊感。《拆解的床I》是四张被缠绕的床架之一，也是唯一一张在菲律宾创作的作品，象征着离开故土后遗留的空缺和失落。缠绕的床架不仅暗示着打包行李、为迁移做准备的过程，还反映了融入西方社会的艰难挣扎。Mercado将西式床架视为殖民的象征，通过拆解床架，她反思并尝试突破殖民主义对个人身份的束缚。
