Mercedes Pimiento
Sevilla, 1990
Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts (US) and Master’s Degree in Artistic Production and Research (UB). She has participated in individual and collective exhibitions in art centres and galleries such as the Javier Silva Gallery (Valladolid), Fabra i Coats – Contemporary Art Centre (Barcelona), Cajasol Foundation (Seville), Luis Adelantado Gallery (Valencia), Casa Leibniz (Madrid) Sala Guirigai (Badajoz) and Sala Kstelar (Seville).
The work of Mercedes Pimiento originates in familiar elements: places, items or common situations, belonging to everyday life. Using various means such as installations, drawing, video or photography, she presents a series of sections or records of the way in which we perceive, interact and modify the places that surround us.
Actividades
Sevilla. From 20 Oct to 05 Jan 2019
Project of investigation and exhibition that has as purpose the questioning of the object 'history' or 'historicity' through the artistic practices. This collective exhibition is composed of Mercedes Pimiento, Paco Chanivet, Jose Iglesias Gª-Arenal, Cristina Mejías and is curated by Blanca del Río.
Sevilla. From 29 Apr to 27 Jun 2014
The title of the exhibition and the label that is used to indicate that, inside a container, there is a fragile and possibly a valuable element that is to be transported from one place to another, which suggests to us concepts related to fragility, care, and even intimacy.