Schattenreise – H.R. Giger Photo Exhibition

The Photobastei shows milestones in Hansruedi Giger’s (1940 – 2014) career from his beginnings with drawings in underground magazines and variations of the motifs characteristic of his erotic-morbid style “Atomkinder” (1963), “Biomechanoiden” (1969) and “Passagen” (1971-73). In his cycle of works “Biomechanoids” he anticipates the fusion of body and technology; in the work “Atomkinder” the fear of the extinction of mankind through nuclear war.

In “Passages” Giger refers to the trauma of birth and draws from it worlds of images that point far beyond individual experience to the abysses and dangers of modern society.

The exhibition is essentially based on the impressive collection of Caren and Jörg Czwikla. It is supplemented by loans from private collections in Zurich.