Nicolás Consuegra (Bogotá, 1976) is known for combining his interests in graphic design and architecture. He is a sharp observer of the everyday, pointing to particular traits of urban culture. His work revolves around the tension between absence and presence: he is interested in the negotiation between what is included and what is removed from a piece, framing space as a playful terrain to be explored and discovered, rather than passively contemplated. That activating impulse shows up in specific pieces that require the viewer to move physically in order to complete the experience. Another central axis of his practice is the fusion of his work with artisanal techniques, which he translates into constructions linked to the language of modernism. In site-specific projects such as En algunos vacíos (2003), he intervenes in buildings to place their current function in tension with their hidden past — the case of the Museo Nacional de Colombia, which once operated as a prison, is emblematic of this interest. 

He studied art at the Universidad de los Andes and completed a master's degree with an emphasis on sculpture and interdisciplinary processes at Pratt Institute in New York, where he received an honors distinction in 2007. His work has been shown at venues including the Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango, the Salón Nacional de Artistas, the CCA Wattis Institute in San Francisco, and MOCAD in Detroit. He lives and works in Bogotá.