18 Questions With...
Alejandra Caicedo

Aug 5, 2025
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Alejandra Caicedo

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Alejandra Caicedo

"18 Questions With" is an interview series featuring the artists, curators, and gallerists driving art's next wave.

Alejandra Caicedo is a Colombian artist based in Hamburg whose work merges painting, sculpture, and street art into a single visual language. Drawing from her Afro-Latina identity, urban art background, and academic training, she creates layered compositions that explore femininity, nature, and emotional resilience. Her practice often depicts alternative ecosystems where human figures and organic forms coexist in surreal harmony, allowing her to question cultural norms and personal histories. Caicedo treats art as both a method of inquiry and a tool for catharsis, translating personal and collective experiences into vivid, symbolic imagery.

<p class="m-0 p-0">Alejandra Caicedo, <em><a href="/artworks/004d1d2d-4981-4333-9d47-08ddcea4d780" class="custom-link-dark">Arriera</a></em> (2024)</p>

Alejandra Caicedo, Arriera (2024)

Q01:
When do you work best: during the day or at night?
A01:

I love starting work at night, sometimes as late as dawn. Ever since I was little, I had trouble concentrating and could only focus when it was nighttime and everyone else was asleep. That’s still the case, I’m always the last one to arrive at the studio and the last one to leave.

Q02:
What’s one tool or material you can’t live without?
A02:

My phone and three old paintbrushes that, in my opinion, are the reason I manage to get the effects I do (it’s ridiculous, but I can’t work without them).

Q03:
What are you listening to in your studio?
A03:

I often listen to music that makes me feel emotionally connected to what I’m painting - usually a mix of Latin music, soul, and sometimes silence.

Q04:
If you could collaborate with any artist, past or present, who would it be?
Q05:
What’s your dream project you haven’t tackled yet?
A05:

To have my work featured in The New York Times and displayed on the big screens in Times Square.

<p class="m-0 p-0"><em>The Color Purple</em> (1982) by Alice Walker</p>

The Color Purple (1982) by Alice Walker

Q06:
A book everyone should read?
A06:

The Color Purple by Alice Walker or Another Country by James Baldwin.

Q07:
What’s the first thing you notice about people?
A07:

The way they look at things.

Q08:
Favorite libation?
A08:

Something bitter or herbal like a negroni or a camomile tea.

Q09:
What do you think people misunderstand about the art world?
A09:

That it’s easy or glamorous. Many people don’t see the emotional labor, uncertainty, and sacrifice involved in making a living from art.

Q10:
Favorite city?
A10:

Cali, Colombia.

Q11:
What’s the biggest learning experience you’ve had?
A11:

Migrating alone and having to rebuild my life from scratch in a foreign country, in another language.

Q12:
What’s something you had to learn the hard way?
A12:

That not everyone who supports your art supports you as a person.

<p class="m-0 p-0">Alejandra Caicedo, <em><a href="/artworks/02c114ae-2058-4375-9d46-08ddcea4d780" class="custom-link-dark">Walzen</a></em> (2024)</p>
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Alejandra Caicedo, Walzen (2024)

Q13:
What’s the best compliment you’ve received?
A13:

That my work helped someone feel understood and less alone.

Q14:
What’s something people don’t know about you?
A14:

That I have Borderline Personality Disorder.

Q15:
What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve done in your life?
A15:

I hiked for three days up the highest mountain range in southwestern Colombia without proper equipment.

Q16:
What skill are you trying to master?
A16:

Structure. I still struggle to complete things in a linear way.

Q17:
What achievement are you most proud of?
A17:

I completed my Fine Arts master’s degree with the highest grade possible, in a foreign country, in German, which was the first foreign language I learned (just five years ago).

Q18:
If you weren’t an artist, what would you be doing?
A18:

I’d probably be a biologist.

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