Cristo Riffo is a Chilean artist whose work explores perception and the relationships between memory, light, politics and biology. Through immersive live performances and kinetic installations, he hacks and reconfigures technological devices using microbiology, electronics, robotics and coding. Riffo holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Playa Ancha in Chile and an MFA in Studio Arts with a focus on intermedia from Concordia University in Canada. His work has been presented at international events and institutions including the Ars Electronica Theme Exhibition, MUTEK Montréal and the Society for Arts and Technology. He has received several grants from Chile’s National Fund for the Arts and, in 2023, co-founded the audiovisual performance duo Manos de Agua with Latin Québécois artist Diego B. C. Riffo currently teaches at Louisiana State University in the United States.