Annie Pacaña’s (b. 1978) practice highlights moving image works that tend to aestheticize the visual chaos in the cities, particularly in Metro Manila, where she lives. Vector line drawings from what the artist calls linescapes are merged with kaleidoscapes—photographic abstraction that presents urban infrastructures as subjects. Pacaña received her MFA and BFA (Visual Communication) from the University of the Philippines, Diliman, where she is also a member of the faculty. For her MFA thesis, Pacaña collaborated with contemporary dance choreographers while her video works were projected onto waiting sheds designed by National Artist Napoleon Abueva.

Her image projections are meant to provide a space of contemplation, whether inside the gallery or in public and virtual spaces. Pacaña‘s practice forges interdisciplinary collaborations with sound art, performance, fashion, and literature. Her works have been presented at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, the Giff Festival for New Cinema, and in “Either a Storm or a Drought”, curated by Load na Dito in Canada.