Architectures of residue

Marcello Mercado is a German–Argentine artist living in Argentina. He works across video installation, drawing, photography, and sculpture.

His work investigates error, residue, and the unstable threshold between digital and organic forms.

Marcello Mercado, Day/Night, Photography, 2003

Marcello Mercado, Glitches_Diaries of Pure_Desktop, 2012
2-channel video installation, 6min. loop

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Marcello Mercado, Azimuth, Photography, 2014

Marcello Mercado, Chaco III, installation 2021

Marcello Mercado, Chaco VII, sculpture 2022

Marcello Mercado, Variations Van Gogh, pencil on paper 2014

Marcello Mercado, High Volumes of Post-Post After-After, 2026
1-channel video installation, 3min. loop

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Marcello Mercado, Error_01, inkjet print on paper, Photography, 2001

Marcello Mercado, Bestiary for the Minds of the 21st Century, pencil and 3D print on paper, collage, Artist´s book, 2015

Marcello Mercado, kJZAGZGAI, installation 2021

Marcello Mercado, Fatal Error, inkjet print on paper, 2021

Marcello Mercado, Cross, 2003
2-channel video installation, 7min. loop

Marcello Mercado, Head_01, oil on canvas, 30 x 40cm, 2025

Marcello Mercado, China_blue, inkjet print on paper, Photography, 2024

Marcello Mercado, untitled, pencil on paper 2024

Marcello Mercado