Alexander Giesche – Visual Poems

Video still from STILLE NACHT — a luminous wolf moves across the dark glass façade

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A wolf crosses the glass façade. Several images share its body. The department store stays brightly lit. The night now has very large paws.

STILLE NACHT+2021 · Globus windows, Zurich

An oversized wolf moves across the windows and façade of Globus. Several images overlap inside its body; glass, department-store lighting and reflections remain visible. STILLE NACHT was created in 2021 as an animated Christmas installation for the Globus department stores. On Zurich’s Bahnhofstrasse, the wolf crossed the entire front of the building. The audience stands outside. Afterwards, it is a shop window again. On this public site, this 46-second film is the only trace of the work that remains.

Concept and direction: Alexander Giesche

STILLE NACHT2021 · Globus windows, Zurich

An oversized wolf moves across the windows and façade of Globus. Several images overlap inside its body; glass, department-store lighting and reflections remain visible. STILLE NACHT was created in 2021 as an animated Christmas installation for the Globus department stores. On Zurich’s Bahnhofstrasse, the wolf crossed the entire front of the building. The audience stands outside. Afterwards, it is a shop window again. On this public site, this 46-second film is the only trace of the work that remains.

Concept and direction: Alexander Giesche