Tomás Orrego is a Peruvian multidisciplinary artist with a background in architecture. His
work spans live-action, animation, graphic design, collage, and video installation.
Oustanding Artistic Achievement at the Insólito Festival de Cine de Terror y Fantasía and
first place in the Made in Peru section at the Festival Al Este de Lima. His found footage
video work, Justine, was screened as part of the Festival Internacional de Arte & Cine
Queer in the El Fanny Cine Continuo cycle in Bogota, Colombia. In 2022, Hotwire My Heart, his latest film shot on 16mm, won the Kostanski Award at the BizarroLand Film Festival.
As a visual artist he has participated in exhibitions such as Verbo 15a mostra de
performance arte in Galeria Vermelho in Sao Paulo, Brazil, #2: Generación Y in Y Gallery
Lima and Unfinished Hase in Alte Handelsschule in Leipzig, Germany. In 2019, he had his
second solo exhibition called Justine at Fundación Euroidiomas. In addition to this, he has participated in residency programs in Germany and Colombia.
His work also extends to more commercial venues, having directed music videos for bands such as Liquidarlo Celulloide, Autobus and Mold! while also designing and animating live visuals for DJ sets and working as a creative director for BTL type events for renowned brands such as Kohler.
He currently lives in Boston, taking part in the MFA Film and Media Art program at
Emerson College, trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle by exercising and eating.