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I am a visual artist and designer based in the Netherlands. My work explores visual frameworks, shaping a personal visual language within contemporary aesthetics.

With a background in Game Design and Filmmaking, I have worked across film, gaming, and digital media, contributing to award-nominated films, global productions, and interactive VR installations. My commercial work spans 3D art, visual effects, and concept design, building visuals that merge storytelling and technology.

Artist Statement

At the core of my work is an exploration of the connection between visual data and human experience. I question how images shape narratives, influence identity, and reflect contemporary values. I see aesthetics as fluid, constantly evolving and reconstructed over time. By stripping them to their core, I challenge their meaning and explore what endures.

Through painting, I investigate how contemporary values and aesthetics evolve, influenced by both visible and invisible forces. My background in creative industries informs this exploration, revealing the hidden frameworks that shape perception and narrative. This perspective allows me to deconstruct conventional imagery and reconstruct meaning with creative freedom.

Group Exhibitions

​2025
Expositie Cultuurdome, Almere, Netherlands

2024
Nazomersalon kunstenaars Flevoland, Gemeentehuis, Lelystad, Netherlands

De ruimte tussen vorm en betekenis, Saeckenborgh Broedplaats, Almere, Netherlands

Zomersalon K=L, Kunst=Leuk, Almere, Netherlands
 
Forever Young, Kunstcentrum De Boterhal, Hoorn, Netherlands
 
2023
Kunstroute 47, Dutch Digital Art Museum, Almere, Netherlands

Publications / press

2024
Carte Blanche Magazine Nº003 - CB003" >

Artist Interview: Charleton Mercelina – NTR Caribisch Netwerk" >

Other projects

2024 
Caribang Art Exhibition - Solo Booth, Fenix Food Factory, Rotterdam, Netherlands 2024

Natuurkunstpark 2024 - Installation, Natuurpark Lelystad, Lelystad, Netherlands

Draw Till You Drop - Collaboration, Kunst=Leuk, Almere

2023
Digitale Cultuur - Nederlands Film Festival - Collaboration, Utrecht Public Library, Utrecht, Netherlands

RADICAL SYMBIOSIS: THE SOCIAL LIFE OF MICROBES" - Commission, RADIUS CCA, Delft, Netherlands

STRP Festival - Collaboration, STRP Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Opera Forward Festival - Collaboration, Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2022 
Repairing the Present: REWILD - Commission, MAXXI Museum, Rome, Italy

Opening Title Digital Art & Animation - Commission, Nederlands Film Festival, Utrecht, Netherlands

Socials

@Charlemerce

Education

2016 - 2020 Bachelor of Arts, Dutch Film Academy, Netherlands

Collectives

2024
Member of Corrosia Collective, Almere, Netherlands – Organizing workshops, expositions, and events focused on arts and culture, operating within the theater and film house context.

Member of Kunstenaarsvereniging Flevoland (KVF), Flevoland, Netherlands – Participating in events and expositions in the Flevoland region.

© 2025 Charleton Mercelina

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