hal09999

The artist known as hal09999 creates generative works focused on themes of physics and cosmology. Their self published statement cites light, matter, and dimensions as primary interests, a focus reiterated through a personal lexicon of scientific and alchemical symbols. The artist’s code based practice is situated on the Tezos platform, where they have released series including ‘Eikonal identities’ and ‘Wavelength persistence’. Although biographical details are not public, the work has been presented in physical settings. The series ‘A theory of General Instability’ was featured as part of a live event at Proof of People in New York City in 2023.

The artist’s method involves writing software to produce complex visual systems. Each work is a generative animation built with JavaScript, WebGL, and custom GLSL shaders. The artist describes these constructions as quasi simulations. For the series ‘A theory of General Instability’, a system was devised where millions of particles are subjected to instabilities within a digital force field. This process explores the forms that can emerge from a universe with minor initial irregularities. The resulting animations are infinite and randomly deterministic, their unique behaviour seeded by the transaction hash generated at the moment of their creation. The software also provides functions for capturing high resolution static images from the animation.

The work engages directly with the language and concepts of theoretical physics. Titles such as ‘Antimatter sample observation’ and ‘Near zero gravitational divergence’ frame the abstract visuals as aesthetic inquiries into the fundamental properties of the universe. The compositions are not literal representations. They are dynamic systems that model principles of particle interaction, force fields, and emergent order. These animated fields of light and form offer viewers an interactive and contemplative experience, allowing for the observation of complex digital phenomena that unfold according to a defined set of rules.