馃嚭馃嚫 MERCEDES ARTURO is an Argentine multidisciplinary artist born in Patagonia, Argentina. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
She began her artistic life in theater, specializing in costume and set design, working on both independent productions and Disney shows. In film, she designed the costumes for Finding Sof铆a, by Nico Casavecchia (premiere in Austin FF), and Familia Sumergida, by Mar铆a Alch茅 (premiere in Locarno).
She studied film directing at ENERC and has written and/or directed short films, music videos, and virtual reality experiences.
Her work has been shown at festivals such as Sundance, Tribeca, Venice, Austin FF, NYFF, and LAFF. Her short films Traviata and First Tale are part of the Cine.Ar catalog, and First Tale is also available on Thirteen.org (PBS).
In 2019 she was selected for the Biennale College V.R. in Venice, Italy, and in 2024 she made her first short film in English, Back Home, as part of the Rising Voices program. Back Home premiered at Tribeca 2024 and is available on Hulu and Kanopy.
She is the founder of Studio LABA and co-founder of Directors Craft Los Angeles.
Her visual work includes sculptures and installations, and has been exhibited at Frieze Art Fair LA, National Academy of Fine Arts of NY, CC Recoleta, Centro de Investigaci贸n Art铆stica (CIA) and Lebensohn Foundation in Buenos Aires.
Secrets, confinement and life as a foreigner are themes always present in her work.
馃嚘馃嚪 MERCEDES ARTURO es una artista multidisciplinar argentina nacida en Patagonia. Actualmente reside en Los 脕ngeles, California.
Comenz贸 su vida art铆stica en el teatro, especializ谩ndose en vestuario y escenograf铆a, trabajando tanto en producciones independientes como en shows de Disney. En cine, dise帽贸 el vestuario de Finding Sof铆a, de Nico Casavecchia (estreno en Austin FF), y Familia Sumergida, de Mar铆a Alch茅 (estreno en Locarno).
Estudi贸 direcci贸n de cine en la ENERC y ha escrito y/o dirigido cortometrajes, videoclips y experiencias de realidad virtual.
Su trabajo fue exhibido en festivales como Sundance, Tribeca, Venecia, Austin FF, NYFF y LAFF. Sus cortos Traviata y Primer Cuento son parte del cat谩logo de Cine.Ar, y Primer Cuento se encuentra tambi茅n en Thirteen.org (PBS).
En 2019 fue seleccionada para el Biennale College V.R. en Venecia, Italia, y en 2024 realiz贸 su primer cortometraje en ingl茅s, Back Home, dentro del programa Rising Voices. Back Home se estren贸 en Tribeca 2024 y se puede ver en Hulu y Kanopy.
Es fundadora de Studio LABA y cofundadora de Directors Craft Los Angeles.
Su obra visual incluye esculturas e instalaciones, y ha sido exhibida en Frieze Art Fair LA, National Academy of Fine Arts of NY, el CC Recoleta, el Centro de Investigaci贸n Art铆stica (CIA) y la Fundaci贸n Lebensohn en Buenos Aires.
Los secretos, el encierro y la vida como migrante son temas siempre presentes en su obra.