Gerry Hofstetter

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Gerhard Daniel "Gerry" Hofstetter (born March 8, 1962 ) is a Swiss light artist . He lives and works in Switzerland. His field of activity is worldwide.

Life

Gerry Hofstetter is married, has two daughters and lives in Zumikon . His daughter Celine Hofstetter (* 1993) is also an artist. Hofstetter's career started in 1982 at a private bank, where he worked up to Head Investment Banking. He traveled the world and visited international customers. Hofstetter has been working as a light artist in Switzerland since 1999 and worldwide since 2003. Since 2009 he has also been working as a film producer with his own company. He has owned a company in Hollywood for film productions since 2016 . Gerry Hofstetter is a trained helicopter pilot . In the Swiss Army he was a captain, sniper and demolition specialist with the mountain grenadiers.

Works (selection)

  • 2020 - Projections as a sign of solidarity and hope during the Covid 19 pandemic on the Matterhorn, Zermatt
  • 2017 - 500 years of the Zwingli Reformation - Switzerland
  • 2015 - Grand Prix d'Horlogerie - Geneva 2005–2015
  • 2003 - events for various Swiss embassies - since 2003
  • 2014 - 50 years of ESA European Space Agency - Kourou
  • 2013 - 150 years of the Swiss Alpine Club - Switzerland
  • 2017 - UN - UNHCR World Refugee Day - Switzerland 2007–2012
  • 2011 - 100 years of the South Pole discovery - Oslo 2011
  • 2011 - 75 years of the Fram Museum Oslo - Norway 2011
  • 2011 - 150 years of Fridtjof Nansen - Oslo 2011
  • 2011 - Ceremony 150 years Republic of Italy - Rome 2011
  • 2010 - UN - UNHCR Nansen Award - Geneva 2010
  • 2010 - State Reception Norway – Switzerland - Oslo 2010
  • 2010 - 125 years of Coca-Cola - Zurich and Atlanta USA 2010
  • 2010 - 60 years of diplomatic friendship between China and Switzerland - Shanghai 2010
  • 2008 - 100 Years National Cathedral - Washington USA 2008
  • 2008 - Ambassador City of Zurich for the UEFA Football EURO 2008
  • 2008 - Event Kunstfreunde Kunsthaus Zürich in the Kunsthaus - 2008
  • 2007 - Emirates, 1st Middle East Film Festival - Abu Dhabi 2007
  • 2008 - City of Venice for Carnival and Redentore - 2006–2008

Awards (selection)

  • Various European awards 2015 for best event, best PR image, best communication project for “attentiveness” project for SWISS.
  • Nominated at the SwissAwards January 12, 2013 as Swiss of the year 2012 and in the “Show” category as Swiss of the year.
  • Various nominations such as PR picture of the year for Bayer with the lighting of the Jungfrau north face in 2012.
  • Winner of the Swiss Marketing Prize 2011, audience category, with the “Climate Protection Included” project for EgoKiefer

Literature (selection)

  • Publications and «Hütten im Alpenglühn». 26 lights, 26 stories.
  • Documentation of the lighting tour for the 150th anniversary of the SAC Swiss Alpine Club. NZZ Libro (2015).
  • «People and Visions». The story of the illumination of the Virgin. Documentation of the lighting on the north face of the Jungfrau for the 100th anniversary of the Jungfrau Railways. Verlag Bayer (Schweiz) AG (2012).
  • "Swiss landmarks in a new light". Documentation light art tour as a passing game through Switzerland for Credit Suisse as part of the European Football Championship EURO 08. Orell Füssli and Credit Suisse (2008).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gerry Hofstetter's curriculum vitae
  2. ^ Gerry and Celine Hofstetter , report and pictures of the artists
  3. ^ Hofstetter Marketing Films
  4. ↑ Matterhorn lighting as a sign of hope. Retrieved March 28, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Hofstetter, Gerry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hofstetter, Gerhard Daniel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss light artist
DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1962