Biography

Diego Orendain 1982 México City.

Diego Orendain lives and works in Guadalajara, Mexico. His research focuses mainly on music, sound and image.

Group Exhibitions

2026: CEREMONIA. Espacio México Montreal, Canadá.

2025: Kollektive Resonanzen. CUADRO 22. Chur, Switzerland.

2025: Open Salon: More than Human. Sint-Niklaas, Belgium.

2024: Jalisciense Video Archive. Salón Acme. Museo de Arte de Zapopan. Guadalajara, México.

2024: Estudio Hospital & Sala de Espera presents: Contrabando y danzón Estudio Hospital. Guadalajara, México.

2024: Construir, habitar, crear. 10 years of community work. Casa Wabi Foundation. Colegio de San Ildefonso. Mexico City.

2023: Verano peligroso. Ayer Ayer. Guadalajara, Mexico.

2023: Contra la nostalgia: las pulgas. Galería Arróniz. Mexico City.  

2020: El peor puerco se lleva la mejor guayaba. Taller Los Guayabos, Guadalajara, México.

2020: Cyberdelia Mexicana. Guadalajara, México.

2019: City of Dreams. Museum for the United Nations. Copenhague, Dinamarca.

2019: Salón Acmé, Ciudad de México.

2018: Prima Materia. LACASAPARK Artist Residency. Gardiner, Nueva York.

2018: The sun shits out a dying light, which we eat to stay alive. Mexico City.

2015: 473.85 kg. Zapopan Art Museum. Guadalajara, México.  

2014: Exhibition Acmé Hall.  Mexico City.

2013: Tinnitus and Phosphenes, Museum of Art of Zapopan. Guadalajara, Mexico.

2012: Salón Acmé.  Mexico City.

2005: Natural Born Killers, Puertas abiertas al arte. Guadalajara, Mexico.

2004: Collective G. (Support for the management of the construction of the Guggenheim Museum in Guadalajara).  Guadalajara, México.

Solo Exhibitions

2026: Easy Listening for the Hard of Hearing, Espacio Morelos. Guadalajara, Mexico.

2017: La memoria de los muros, Casa Wabi Gallery Santa María La Ribera. Mexico City.

2015: Biomimesis, Espacio sonoro Casa de Lago Juan José Arreola. Mexico City.

Film

2022: "Escocia no es un banco", a film by Cristian Franco & Carlos Matsuo. Guadalajara, México.
Sound mixing.

2021: "De esos polvos estos barros", a film by Alejandro Almanza Pereda. Guadalajara, México.
Cinematography - Edition - Music and sound design.

2020: El llanto de las máquinas Guadalajara, México.
Direction - Production - Music & Sound design.

2010: "A Game of Chess", a film by Marcel Dzama. Zapopan Art Museum, Guadalajara, Mexico.
Film producer.

2009: "Una vida" (35 mm). Music composition for video piece. Guadalajara, México.
Winner of the third short film contest, experimental category, in the Video Film Week.
Music & Sound design.

2008: "Uno por uno", música para cortometraje. Guadalajara, Mexico.
Winner of the national contest "Hazlo en corto" sponsored by Bancomer.
Music & Sound design.

2008: ¨MEME¨Short film.  Guadalajara, México.
Direction - Production - Music & Sound design.

Residencias

2026: Espacio México Montreal, Canadá.

2025: CUADRO 22. Chur, Switzerland.

2025: Iglesia Primitiva, Guadalajara, México.

2025: Iglesia Primitiva, Guadalajara, México.

2020: Taller Los Guayabos. Guadalajara, México.

2018: Artist Village. Eindhoven by WARP & Beeldenstorm/Daglicht

2016: Casa Wabi Foundation. Artist Residency.

Publications

2017: Dispersiones, Alumnos 47.