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Art : @haze_labs_forever
Curation: @thecanopyat900
Currently installing at: @atlas9.kc

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Zac’s gateway into art was flowers. Long before he thought of himself as an artist, he was making arrangements, later training in the Japanese art of Ikebana. Adrian came up in the digital world, unburdened by the laws of physics. They’ve made art together for nearly 10 years and never once fused these two mediums — until now. Both voices are in this piece, exploring the space between nature and technology, hoping that as time goes on, the two will find harmony with each other.

📍The Canopy at @900shops
🎨 @haze_labs_forever

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Does a flower have a spirit? If it does, can you capture it?

In search of these questions, we arranged flowers, then scanned them into the digital realm. The flowers themselves have since withered and returned to the Earth, but we’d like to think that we captured their essence, and that through The Canopy, a little piece of their spirit lives on.

📍The Canopy at @900shops
🎨 @haze_labs_forever

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"Even after this beauty withers away, the ghost of this flower will carry on with a life of its own." 🌸

- Zac Hall, @haze_labs_forever

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Saturday.

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Zac had been working in floral design, and Adrian had been doing digital art for many years before they even began their collaboration known as Haze Labs. Yet it wasn’t until now that they put these skill sets together.

Building floral arrangements, scanning them into 3D, and using those models to compose new arrangements all grew out of one question: What is the essence of an arrangement, and can that spirit be captured digitally?

Of course, what the scanner captured wasn’t the flowers themselves. It created glitches and imperfections that held a beauty of their own. It created something like a digital ghost of the original arrangements.

📍The Canopy at @900shops
🎨 @haze_labs_forever

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My first and probably last photoshoot in Kansas City 😂😎 The people were great, my friend’s art was even better @haze_labs_forever @exactlyzac @looneystein @atlas9.kc #kansascity #kansas #atlas9 oh and I used chatgbt to make these edits

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Some may have heard of this, some lived it with us. But what we want everyone to know is we made it back, with a story to tell….

When we got selected to be a part of @atlas9.kc it was a dream come true. It was THE moment we had been building up to our whole careers. We had a studio set up, we had a CNC, we were absolutely and entirely winning at that moment. But, life has a way of knocking you down when you least expect it.

That day for us was April 16th, 2025. The day that our studio burnt down.

We lost everything, and we mean everything…

But, we did NOT give up.

We picked ourselves up, called out for help to our community and our community ANSWERED. It took the whole village and their family to bring us back from this, and thanks to @quixoticfusion and the team at @dimensional_innovations and so many of you, we made it back from the ashes. Against all odds, we rebuilt our project. Proving that you can make it through absolutely anything if you believe in yourself and your people.

On October 1st we will premiere a short clip from a documentary were working on that has the story of Haze Labs, the Fire, and how we made it to @atlas9.kc .

Haze Labs Forever

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visit wwww.haze.works to get your hands on some fresh HAZE LABS gear :)

The Haze Labs Shop is officially open!!!!!

After much trial and error we have finally found a way to get everyone those cool jerseys you always see us wearing ;)

photography: @dbgraham
Models: @kerry_grant_ @exactlyzac

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We’re excited to have Zac Hall and Adrian Stein of Haze Labs back at Atlas9 for our A9iversary Artists’ Panel + Q&A on October 1st.

They’re the creative minds behind some of the most surreal spaces in Atlas9, taking you from a black-and-white film noir alleyway to a mysterious study and into a crystal realm that feels like another world.

Come hear them talk about how those spaces came together, the ideas behind the work, and all the little details you might have missed along the way. Then, stick around for a live Q&A and a chance to chat with the artists in their rooms throughout Atlas9.

Tickets at atlas9.com 🎟️

Your ticket includes Atlas9 admission + the Artists’ Panel and Q&A. Free for annual passholders.

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Should we get studio chickens?

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"Excavation of Movement” is a collaboration between the Art Institute of Chicago (@artinstitutechi), The Joffrey Ballet (@joffreyballet), and The Canopy at 900 North Michigan. (@900shops). The piece explores movement in Willem de Kooning’s artwork, with Joffrey dancers Coco Alvarez-Mena and Zachary Manske performing in front of “Excavation” (1950). It runs in parallel with “Willem de Kooning Drawing,” on view through September 20, and is now playing on The Canopy, curated by Zac Hall.

From director and Canopy resident artist Adrian Stein: “Abstract Expressionism is an embodied record of action, a history of raw decision-making and of the limits of the artist’s reach. If Abstract Expressionism is a record of movement, what happens when we turn it around and let the record become direction for movement?”

Excavation of Movement

Directed by: Adrian Stein (@looneystein)

The Canopy Curator: Zac Hall (@exactlyzac)

Director of Photography: Daniel Graham (@dbgraham)

Second Camera: Zac Hall

Dancers: Coco Alvarez-Mena (@cocoalvarez) and Zachary Manske (@zachmanske), The Joffrey Ballet

Production Manager: Sean Cannon (@mrseancannon)

Story and Content: Heather Schroering (@ohitsheather)

Filmed at The Art Institute of Chicago

Special thanks: Mel Becker Solomon & Kevin Salatino, curators of “Willem de Kooning Drawing,” Taylor Howard, Jen Nelson, Nora Gainer, Jade Capua

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What does it mean to experience a hand-painted animation in a world flooded by AI?

Danaé Gosset's music video for Mac Miller’s “Rush Hour” transforms thousands of watercolor paintings into an immersive installation on The Canopy. Every brushstroke, every texture, and every small imperfection remains visible at a large scale, reminding us that this work was made by human hands.

As digital tools continue to reshape how images are made, Danaé's work offers something increasingly rare. She and her team of illustrators provide evidence of process, patience, and touch. It captures the emotional world of Mac Miller's music as much as the quiet beauty of human creation itself.

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@danaegosset Mac Miller – "Rush Hour"

Courtesy of Warner Records
Produced by @pencil.tv (http://pencil.tv/)

Illustrated by Britton Korbel, Nick Apple, Zaira Calderon, Gabby Sibilska, Alienor Delaporte, Camila Amorocho, Nick Remes, Karen Ella, Maria Barrios, and Jeremy Higgins

Art Direction by Danaé Gosset and Neil Cohen

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