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Carolina Mercado Vargas

Photographer Based in Puerto Rico

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Carolina Mercado Vargas (also Nadirr) is a Puerto Rican photographer, writer and graphic designer, currently based in Isabela, Puerto Rico.

Her work is an exploration of the intricacies of daily life, emphasizing urban experiences and the solitude that accompanies them, occasionally infused with surreal elements, Her focus revolves around crafting memory spaces and interlacing narratives. Her current interests include textile work and documenting the ongoing changes in her home island of Puerto Rico, particularly in the context of the prevailing gentrification. She has had her work exhibited in Puerto Rico, Japan and Spain.

Solo exhibitions:

2020- Mundo flotante, Studio Kura, Japan

Group Exhibitions:

2021- Jardín Satélite, TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, Spain

2020- Group showcase, Akasaka Fukuoka Japan

2019- Vaiven, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Juan, Puerto Rico

RESIDENCIES

March 2020: Studio Kura, Fukuoka Japan .

Publications

Demoliendo Hoteles selection of photos

Art of the album: What Album Covers Drenched in Blue Say About the Music Within

Sabukaru: Guide to Japan's electronic woman - from glitch pop to synth-pop

FROM JAPAN TO PUERTO RICO: THE IMPACT OF ANIME CULTURE ON REGGAETÓN, INTERVIEW WITH TAINY

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