Esther Merinero
Madrid, 1994
Graduated from Chelsea College of Arts and the Royal College of Art—for which she received a postgraduate scholarship from the Fundació «La Caixa»—her work unfolds in a mobile territory between sculpture, narrative and moving image.
Her practice stems from a deep interest in minimal gestures: accidents that seem to mean nothing and yet sustain our ways of remembering. Through personal objects, fragments of text and almost choreographic scenes, Merinero constructs “other bodies”, entities that accumulate affection, weight and a presence that refuses to disappear. In her pieces, there is always a small shift that opens up a parallel world.
Merinero moves naturally between media, without establishing hierarchies. A word can function as a sculpture, an object can behave like a latent image, and all of this coexists in an ecosystem where tension and calm are balanced. In her work, it always seems that something is about to be activated, inviting the viewer to complete the missing gesture.
In recent years, his work has been presented at institutions such as the Sandretto Foundation, CentroCentro, VO Curations, Cromwell Place, Saatchi Gallery and CCCC in Barcelona, and he has participated in fairs such as ARCO in Madrid. In 2024, he published his first artist's book, 'Catch a Rainbow While You Can', in parallel with his solo exhibition at Can Felipa Arts Visuals in Barcelona. In 2026, she will present her first solo exhibition in London at the Des Bains gallery.
Her practice stems from a deep interest in minimal gestures: accidents that seem to mean nothing and yet sustain our ways of remembering. Through personal objects, fragments of text and almost choreographic scenes, Merinero constructs “other bodies”, entities that accumulate affection, weight and a presence that refuses to disappear. In her pieces, there is always a small shift that opens up a parallel world.
Merinero moves naturally between media, without establishing hierarchies. A word can function as a sculpture, an object can behave like a latent image, and all of this coexists in an ecosystem where tension and calm are balanced. In her work, it always seems that something is about to be activated, inviting the viewer to complete the missing gesture.
In recent years, his work has been presented at institutions such as the Sandretto Foundation, CentroCentro, VO Curations, Cromwell Place, Saatchi Gallery and CCCC in Barcelona, and he has participated in fairs such as ARCO in Madrid. In 2024, he published his first artist's book, 'Catch a Rainbow While You Can', in parallel with his solo exhibition at Can Felipa Arts Visuals in Barcelona. In 2026, she will present her first solo exhibition in London at the Des Bains gallery.
Available artworks
tres bocas/ three mouths (AERO, DYNAMIC, FEELING), 2025
AERO, 2025
DYNAMIC, 2025
FEELING, 2025
SPEECH BUBBLE 1, 2025
SPEECH BUBBLE 3, 2025
SPEECH BUBBLE 4, 2025
nearby; Mercado de Jamaica (archivo), 2025
camino al parque de san isidro, MAD [23/12/24; archivo], 2025
confetti. alcantarilla,MAD [archivo], 2025
separador. mercado de Jamaica, MX [archivo], 2025
cherry [archive] 1, 2025
cherry [archive] 2, 2025
S.B. Thought, 2025
S.B. Vomit, 2025
Hard Feeling [cherriest series so far], 2024
Late Bloomer [cherriest series so far], 2024
You want to be everywhere [clear vision] 1, 2024
You want to be everywhere [clear vision] 2, 2024
You want to be everywhere [clear vision] 3, 2024
D.W. [Dirty Words], 2024
A mile high, nearly two, 2024
yours to keep safe, E, 2024
verbo 7, 2024
verbo 8, 2024
verbo 9, 2024
verbo 10, 2024
verbo 12, 2024
verbo 13, 2024
verbo 14, 2024
verbo 16, 2024
1:11 AM, 2024
luciérnaga 5, 2024
FIUF! forever gone, 2024
To Fix a Closed Eyelid, 2023
Conversation Stuck in the Throat [encore], 2023
Tuck Under (Cherry Blanket), 2022
línea de cuello; aprieta, 2022
EVE, 2022
Bolsillo I (¡keys!), 2022
