Shadi Hajj
Freelance Technical Artist at Refraction Labs
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolShadi Hajj is a London-based freelance Technical and Generative Artist working as Refraction Labs, with over 12 years of professional experience and two decades of practice in algorithmic visual systems. He specialises in real-time graphics, VFX, algorithmic visuals and interactive installations using Unreal Engine, Houdini and Unity to translate physical laws, biological processes and complex systems into striking visual experiences. His work spans commissions for high-profile clients and brands such as Jenny Holzer, Mercedes, Adidas, Snap, Ford, Nike and Adobe, alongside independent digital art and digital dance projects shown at international festivals. Comfortable at the intersection of art and engineering, he leverages generative techniques to create both bespoke commercial visuals and experimental performances.
12 years of coding experience
Institut des Arts de Diffusion
English, French, Spanish, Arabic
Github Skills (19)
webgl10
shader10
glsl10
metal10
shadertoy10
wgsl10
computer-graphics10
hlsl10
flexibility10
live-preview9
opengl9
vscode-extension5
visual-studio4
audio3
visual-studio-code3
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
shadielhajj/lygia
Jun 2024 - Feb 2025
LYGIA, it's a granular and multi-language (GLSL, HLSL, WGSL, MSL and CUDA) shader library designed for performance and flexibility
Contributions:336 pushes, 141 branches, 1 issue in 7 months
shadielhajj/lygia_unity_examples
Jul 2024 - Jan 2025
Contributions:17 pushes, 6 branches in 6 months
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