1st film in the series, available to view and purchase on Foundation as a NFT.

do you see me? 2021

Do you see me?

I was chatting to a machine. I threw her some thoughts on emerging tech and together we pondered the ecstasies and promises of VR. The subject matter was in full immersion, but the machine got carried away. This is an ongoing series in digital escapism.

I can’t see shit

2nd film in the series, available to view and purchace on Foundation as a NFT.

I can’t see shit, 2021

all seeing I (prelude)

Prelude to “all seeing I”, available to view and purchace on Opensea as a NFT. Edition of 5

all seeing I, 2021

Bliss in the Ear of a Storm

“A multi-sensory study of the weaponization of sound, the 20-minute-long mixed-reality project Bliss in the Ear of the Storm is predicated on the question, “What is music and sound’s relationship to control and power?” For Viveport or Oculus, directors Adam Lieber and Hal Sorta’s surprising work taps into neural networks for answers—pairing sound work from the AI music-generating musicians Dadabots.” — Cool Hunting

Bliss in the Ear of a Storm 6 DOF VR experience 2021

We collaborated with music machine learning wizards Dadabots on the music. Stream here This is an ongoing project that currently exists a a VR world on the social VR platform VRchat and as collections of NFT’s generated in collaboration with the machines.

What is music and sound’s relationship to control and power? We have channeled this question through candid conversations with neural networks (“AI”)

Bliss in the Ear of a Storm 6 DOF VR experience 2021

view inside the gallery

Bliss Gallery

& with it came love

Available to purchase as NFT’s on Opensea, VQgan+Clip.

The machines were prompted on words on collected thoughts related to the teenage coming of age music taste forming period and well as our emotional connection to music and memory.

training metal face

bespoke model trained on the faces of 1101 metal and rock singers

Training Metal Face, 2021

Hal Sorta is an artist exploring the edges of humanities cultural quirks. Through conversations with machines Hal seeks out disarming and often humorous moments. Their work does not fear this unknown but rather seeks to uncover potentials and question these rapidly evolving tools by bringing them into our everyday world through story and general chit chat. Hal also seeks out empowerment via blockchain technologies, as it is increasingly evident it has potential to change the way we share value and consume IP. Currently developing projects around ideas of the conscious NFT and self aware art living on the blockchain. Hal's work traverses time based media, machine learning, VR, XR, sculpture, ceramics and fermentation.

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achievements

Venice International Film Festival 2021

DEEEP AI x NFT Art Fair, 2022

Venice International Film Festival 2024

Other Art Fair London 2023

Art Carboot 2024

Bliss Gallery, Solo Show 2022

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