HR Giger Baby SUMO

Swiss artist HR Giger (1940–2014) is most famous for his creation of the space monster in Ridley Scott’s 1979 horror sci-fi film Alien, which earned him an Oscar. In retrospect, this was just one of the most popular expressions of Giger’s biomechanical arsenal of creatures, which consistently merged hybrids of human and machine into images of haunting power and dark psychedelia. The visions drew on demons of the past, as well as evoking mythologies for the future. Above all, they gave expression to the collective fears and fantasies of his age: fear of the atom, of pollution and wasted resources, and of a future in which our bodies depend on machines for survival. 

Enter a world of haunting power and dark psychedelia with this SUMO-sized tribute to the biomechanics visions of HR Giger. The magnum opus volume spans the artist’s painting, sculpture, film work, iconic album covers, and unique artist’s museum, with seven fold-out spreads, an essay by Andreas J. Hirsch, and an extensive artist biography based on Giger’s own writings.