Hiba Ali

Hiba Ali PhD shares his digital art in the form of immersive digital environments, sculpture-based installations, moving images, garments, and sound. They developed the term digital somatics to embody the body-mind-spirit connection to the principles of game design, worldbuilding, and narrative storytelling. They use virtual reality, 3D animation, and augmented reality to slow down time and create portals of solace and care, considering the digital portal as a liminal space where they call forth more loving and healing into our world.

His work has been presented at VBKÖ in Vienna/Austria; Deichtorhallen Internationale Kunst und Fotografie in Hamburg/Germany; re:publica in Berlin/Germany; Centre A in Vancouver/Canada; Horse Hospital and 15 Folds in London/UK; Ars Electronica Festival and Onassis Stegi in Athens/Greece; Chicago Architecture Biennial in Chicago/USA; Portland Art Museum in Portland/USA; Interaccess, Trinity Video Square, and Images Festival in Toronto/Canada; Alserkal Avenue in Dubai/UAE; Dhow Countries Music Academy in Zanzibar/Tanzania; Rehnsgatan 3 in Stockholm/Sweden; Medrar for Contemporary Art in Cairo/Egypt; UMAM D&R in Beirut/Lebanon; Oberhausen International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen/Germany; NEW INC, Belladonna, and Index NYC in New York City/USA; imc5533 in Istanbul/Turkey; and File-Electronic Language International Festival in São Paulo/Brazil.