ALLEGRA PACHECO (b. 1986)
COSTA RICAN VISUAL ARTIST,
PHOTOGRAPHER & FILMMAKER.
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About my work:
My work explores the shifting boundary between the human and the things we create, whether technological, symbolic, or seemingly frivolous. I’m drawn to that blurry space where body, tool, and environment begin to overlap. From early cave markings to digital clouds, we’ve always externalized our thoughts and identities. That impulse fascinates me. Where does the self end and its creations begin?
I work across sculpture, film, photography, installation, performance, and painting. What ties it all together is a deep interest in how we shape the world and how it shapes us in return. I believe in the importance of making with our hands. Craft and imperfection hold a kind of truth that machine precision cannot replicate. There is something grounding about physical materials, especially in a time when so much is abstracted, optimized, or invisible.
Each project becomes a kind of world-building exercise, where the subject matter dictates the medium and materials, and these in turn shape the process. Every series develops its own visual language, guided by the themes I’m exploring. Sometimes that means clay, sometimes cameras, sometimes working closely with craftspeople in unfamiliar disciplines. I do not impose a fixed aesthetic. Instead, I let the subject lead. My goal is to act as a medium or facilitator for the message.
Because I see art as a tool for understanding and connection, collaboration is essential. I love learning from other makers and staying open to new ways of working. It is what keeps both the work and my mind, body, and spirit alive.
For me, making is both anchor and inquiry. Whether working alone or with others, I try to bring depth, play, and presence to what I do. Each piece is a way of thinking through what it means to be human — imperfect, curious, and engaged in the act of making meaning.
- A.P.
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EMAIL OR ENQUIRES
COSTA RICAN VISUAL ARTIST,
PHOTOGRAPHER & FILMMAKER.
CV
AWARDS
PUBLICATIONS
FILM FESTIVALS
ARTIST STATEMENT
About my work:
My work explores the shifting boundary between the human and the things we create, whether technological, symbolic, or seemingly frivolous. I’m drawn to that blurry space where body, tool, and environment begin to overlap. From early cave markings to digital clouds, we’ve always externalized our thoughts and identities. That impulse fascinates me. Where does the self end and its creations begin?
I work across sculpture, film, photography, installation, performance, and painting. What ties it all together is a deep interest in how we shape the world and how it shapes us in return. I believe in the importance of making with our hands. Craft and imperfection hold a kind of truth that machine precision cannot replicate. There is something grounding about physical materials, especially in a time when so much is abstracted, optimized, or invisible.
Each project becomes a kind of world-building exercise, where the subject matter dictates the medium and materials, and these in turn shape the process. Every series develops its own visual language, guided by the themes I’m exploring. Sometimes that means clay, sometimes cameras, sometimes working closely with craftspeople in unfamiliar disciplines. I do not impose a fixed aesthetic. Instead, I let the subject lead. My goal is to act as a medium or facilitator for the message.
Because I see art as a tool for understanding and connection, collaboration is essential. I love learning from other makers and staying open to new ways of working. It is what keeps both the work and my mind, body, and spirit alive.
For me, making is both anchor and inquiry. Whether working alone or with others, I try to bring depth, play, and presence to what I do. Each piece is a way of thinking through what it means to be human — imperfect, curious, and engaged in the act of making meaning.
- A.P.
SHOWS/EXHIBITIONS
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
HIGHLIGHTED COLLECTIONS
ACADEMIC STUDIES
EMAIL OR ENQUIRES
CURRENTLY WORKING LIVING AND WORKING
IN COSTA RICA AND JAPAN
IN COSTA RICA AND JAPAN