The “Swiss Design in Hollywood” exhibit offers visitors a look behind the scenes, and showcases the work and impact Swiss artists have made in design and digital imagery in international film productions, as well as in video games.

“Swiss Design in Hollywood” is a chance to look at the historical perspective of artistic techniques and practices which are often seen but given little thought. The exhibition shows extraordinary artistic works of several Swiss masters in the area of film design and computer graphics. The exhibition consists of 35 panels, which are divided up into thematic sections: poster, introduction, historical context, artists, techniques and digital Switzerland. Six panels present the historical context in relation to Switzerland: painting, illustration, fantasy films, animation, video games and the relationship between films and games. The central element of the exhibition presents the following artists and their work in film or video game production: H. R. Giger (“Alien”), John Howe (“The Lord of the Rings”), Christian Scheurer  (“Final Fantasy”), Deak Ferrand (“Hellboy”), Natasha Devaud (“Pirates of the Caribbean”), Brigitte Wuest (“King-Kong”), Silvio Aebischer and Simon Christen (“Ratatouille”), Nadja Bonacina (“Over the Hedge”), Simon Otto (“Flushed Away”) and Alex Ongaro (“Bee-Movie”). Other panels present the techniques related to film design (matte painting, concept design, special effects and other techniques). Book illustrator John Howe, best known for his depictions of the fantastic worlds created by J. R. R. Tolkien, will be in Kyiv to open the exhibition on December 8. Howe was one of the lead artists for Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” movie trilogy.

Kinopalats (1 Instytutska, 490-7060). From Dec. 8 through Jan. 11