Two Video Interviews with H.R. Giger

Since his night terror inspired designs became ubiquitous, H.R. Giger has occupied a visionary place in the weird aesthetic. His paintings and sculptures imprison the essence of exotic horror in tangible forms, nightmare landscapes and grotesque creatures scarcely imagined by other strange artists in the literary or visual media. He also proved more than a tenuous connection with the weird when he titled certain artworks in Lovecraftian terms, and later constructed the infamous Alien for a film widely considered one of the most Lovcraftian ever made.

In the past two decades, a small army of imitators and artistic offspring sprouted up from the blackness embodied in Giger's creation. So, it's only natural that he continues to be a source of immense curiosity. These two interviews on Youtube go a little ways toward satisfying wonderment about this man. The first is a recent piece in German. It highlights the Giger museum, the alien form, and the artist. The second is vintage footage from a 1980s interview in English.





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