
HELLMALWARE
VISUAL ARTIST · VJ · CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIST
Always looking beyond the present.
I build visual systems for artists, brands and projects that don't want to look like everything else. I explore the intersection between new and obsolete technologies, humanity and artificial intelligence, retro imaginaries and possible futures.
Awards & Recognition.
A selection of awards, distinctions and milestones across digital art, artificial intelligence, interactive experiences and advertising.
- 2024Artificial Intelligence
BEST PROMPTER — SHARPAGENTS
/ SharpAgents / ArtlabWinner of the Best Prompter Award during the SharpAgents launch event at Artlab. The competition consisted of creating the best AI-generated image in 120 seconds from a prompt displayed on screen.
- 2022Digital Art
FIRST PLACE — WILD / EXPERIMENTAL / CONCEPTUAL ART
/ Flash PartyFirst place in the Wild, Experimental and Conceptual Art category for Hellmalware OS, an interactive browser-based artwork developed with JavaScript, p5.js, WebGL and shaders, created together with Julian Puppo.
- 2021Augmented Reality
TRENDSETTER
/ Spark AR / FacebookRecognized as a Trendsetter by Spark AR after achieving more than 1,000,000,000 impressions across augmented-reality effects created for the Hellmalware artistic project.
- 2020Academic Recognition
DIPLOMA OF HONOR
/ Universidad del SalvadorDiploma of Honor awarded upon graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Advertising from Universidad del Salvador, with a final grade average of 8.35.
“Every recognition is part of a larger process: experimenting, failing, learning and building new visual systems.”
Caterina Ditrano
a.k.a. hellmalware
Argentine visual artist, VJ and creative technologist. Her work explores digital identity, corrupted memories, artificial intelligence and the relationship between sacred imagery and technology.
Through live visuals, video, generative tools and immersive installations, she creates synthetic universes that move between beauty, discomfort and digital transformation.
- › Visual Art
- › Live Visuals
- › Artificial Intelligence
- › Motion Design
- › Creative Direction

What we can build.
LIVE VISUALS & VJ
Real-time visual systems and performances for musicians, festivals, clubs, launches and cultural events.
AI VISUAL CONTENT
Image and video creation with generative artificial intelligence, combined with visual direction and professional post-production.
MOTION DESIGN
Animated visual identities, loops, audiovisual pieces, promotional content and digital campaigns.
CREATIVE DIRECTION
Concept development, visual worlds and art direction for music, culture, fashion, technology and advertising projects.
IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
Video mapping, installations, interactive visuals and digital experiences for spaces, brands and events.
TALKS & TRAINING
Talks, workshops and training sessions on artificial intelligence, creativity, motion graphics, digital art and emerging technologies.
Generative AI · applied creativity · motion graphics · digital art · emerging technologies
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SIGNALS
A selection of live performances, visual experiments and synthetic worlds.
Places, cycles and institutions where the signal was activated.
Archive of transmissions.
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Available for selected collaborations, live performances, visual commissions, installations, NFTs and creative projects.