About



Alejandra Alarcón (she/her) is a Mexican interdisciplinary designer/artist based in Helsinki working at the intersection of food and art. Her practice often includes walking, writing, drawing, baking, and cooking for/with others.  

For more info and complete CV contact me through email.
hola(at)alealarcon.com

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Selected Exhibitions, Events, and Performances Upcoming𖤓 。𖦹°‧ ⋆☀︎.
Duo exhibition with Amy Gelera in Luonnos-galleria—Helsinki, Finland—August 2027
Duo exhibition with Gladys Camilo in Oksasenkatu 11 Gallery—Helsinki, Finland—October 2027

Past𖤓 。𖦹°‧ ⋆☀︎.
Säläsalonki group exhibition—Helsinki, Finland—August 27-30 2026
Far Away, From Home, From Then, Now in HIAP Suomenlinna Studios —edible installation—Helsinki, Finland—August 20-22, 2026
Opening hospitality in Mustarinda—edible installation—Kainuu, Finland—June 24 2026
Minna Tarkka Lectures by m-cult in Kiasma—edible installation—Helsinki, Finland—December 2 2025
Kekry event in HAA Gallery—edible installation—Helsinki, Finland—November 1 2025
Grounded Gatherings: Rooted Beginnings in EKA Gallery—duo exhibition—Estonia, Tallinn—September 26-October 19 2025
Warmer Designs for a Cooler Planet curated by Somos SUR—conversation & cake—Helsinki, Finland—September 11 2025
A Forest Feast in Drifts festival—edible installation & performance—Helsinki, Finland—August 14 2025
Exploring Edible Ecologies in Titanik Gallery—solo exhibition—Turku, Finland—July 29-August 3 2025
Edible Playscapes—performance events in Mediamatic—Amsterdam, Netherlands—April to May 2025
Everlasting Soup—edible installation as part of group exhibition in Sinne Gallery—Helsinki, Finland—February 2025
Emma Kreativzentrum—group exhibition—Pforzheim, Germany—June 2024
Intento: A Decolonial Attempt—group exhibition curated by Somos SUR collective—Helsinki, Finland—October 2023
Artefakti Graduation Showcase—group exhibition in Helsinki Design Week—Helsinki, Finland—September 2023
Lumbre: Ilustradoras en México—group exhibition in Museo Universitario del Chopo—Mexico City, Mexico—August 2023 to April 2024

Residencies
Upcoming𖤓 。𖦹°‧ ⋆☀︎.
Artist in residence in Acme—London, UK—September to December 2026

Past 𖤓 。𖦹°‧ ⋆☀︎.
Artist in residence in Mediamatic—Amsterdam, Netherlands—April to May 2025
Artist in residence in TUOTUO—Joutsa, Finland—September 2024
Designer in residence in Emma Kreativzentrum, Pforzheim, Germany—April to June 2024

Education Gramounce Alternative Food and Art MA—online—2024-2025
Master’s Degree Program in Contemporary Design in Aalto University—Espoo, Finland—2020-2023
Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design in Universidad Iberoamericana—Mexico City, Mexico—2014-2019

Publications + Press
The Art of Edible Landscapes: In conversation with Alejandra Alarcón—interview for Nyyh online publication—March 2026—FI
Edible Landscapes—interview for Aines magazine—January 2026—FI
Doing It With Others: Minna Tarkka Lectures 2025
—Berlin Art Link—December 2025—DE
Photo reportage from the exhibition 'Grounded Gatherings: Rooted Beginnings—Echo Gone Wrong—October 2025—EE
Ei jõua vilju kokku korjata —Sirp, culture magazine—October 2025—EE
Rites of Play—interview by Kalina Efremova for Mediamatic— 2025—NL
Seven student furniture designs that convey unusual concepts —Deezeen—October 2024
Emma Kreativzentrum exhibition —Dezeen—July 2024
Austellung Designers in Residence —PF Stadt Pforzheim—July 2024—DE
Interview in Here, Not. Dialogues on art and the makingPublished by Micol Curatolo—2024—FI
Aromas From Home: Cooking memories through Complex Salsas —Astra Issue #1 on “Eating”—March 2024—FI
Lumbre, Ilustradoras en México —Coolhuntermx—October 2023—MX