Welcome to the submission page for TRIBUTES: HR GIGER
This is the
call for entries for a book full of work from artists who admire the creations of
HR Giger. We work together with the
HR Giger Estate to bring you an experience that is true to the spirit of Hans and will give additional insight into his life through anecdotes from those who called him a friend and worked with him for many years. In this publication, we are
not striving to highlight the movies he has worked on but we instead want to
focus on the body of work he created and how it has influenced artists around the world, be it through the exploration of a new medium or simply the groundbreaking style that has become his distinctive signature.
We all know the
tribute albums where bands perform songs of iconic artists to show how much they respect them.
Imagine this book as the same thing, but with art. The book will be as much curated as it will accept artwork that is simply outstanding and the list of artists participating in it is constantly growing, with names such as Pascal Blanché, Andrea Chiampo, Jasmin Louise Darnell, Adi Granov, Björn Hurri, Alex Konstad, Bastien Lecouffe Deharme, Nekro, Peter 'Apterus' Polach, Maarten Verhoeven and including conversations with bands who admired HR Giger and his contribution to the visual side of the music industry. The
Tributes series will be continued with other big influences to artists, like Frank Frazetta and H.P. Lovecraft
If you would like to contribute, please read the following points thoroughly and make sure to fill out as much info as you have before you use the upload tool at the bottom of the page. The book will launch through a crowdfunding campaign in 2025.
What we’ll need from you
- One artwork (do not send multiple images to choose from)
- JPG format, 300dpi, Vertical A4 (297 x 210 mm | 11,7 x 8,3 inches) + 3 mm all-around bleed, RGB
- We accept digital and traditional 2D and 3D art and also Photography
- Fill in the details of the submission form
- If you have one, include your story of how HR Giger has influenced you.
Deadline
Submit your work before the 31st of October 2023, 8 p.m. (CEST).
The book has been postponed to early 2025
Whoever is saying that the book is not happening is ill-informed. It is simply not happening this year and will be campaigned in 2025. If you see a post or a message somewhere claiming we canceled the book, please comment or inform them that this is false. We are adding loads of content right now and we have new judges added. On top of it, one of my partners is dealing with a very tough situation right now and I don't mean to put even more stress on them. Please understand that any such claims hurt the project. And if you are impatient about the release and want to withdraw your art, that's totally fine and understandable. Just let me know and it is done.
Do not!
- Please do not send us artwork based on movies, games, or other IPs that Giger has worked on. This is not a tribute to Alien, Species, or other projects, but about HR Giger's personal body of work and influence. To be clear, we do not include artwork showing Ridley Scott's Alien or Species and other copyrighted works from movies HR Giger worked on.
- Please do not send us artwork that is a copy of Giger's work
- Don’t join this book if your personal views as a person and artist marginalize other fellow humans. We have no space for homophobes, sexists, racists, xenophobes, or any kind of prejudiced individuals and their bigoted ideas.
- Please don’t send us artwork that has been published anywhere. It can be old work but then still it has to be unseen material. If the contrary is found out along the way, it will be pulled from the publication. If you want to post about your contribution on social media, do not share it unless it is cropped to only show 25% of it as a preview. We believe that prior to the publication the content should be exclusive and whatever is fully shared before, will be curated by the book's creators for promotion.
- Absolutely no AI work is allowed in the book!
Judges
Entries will be evaluated by a team of professionals from different backgrounds, and whose artistic styles vary. The judges are:
Spiridon Giannakis, editor and designer
Erik Staub, art director and former assistant to HR Giger
Roland Brandt, sculptor and former assistant to HR Giger
Marco Witzig, curator HR Giger Estate
Vanessa Lemen, artist
Rob Bliss, artist
Tehani Farr, artist
Andrea Chiampo, artist
Pablo Dominguez, artist
Chosen entries
The artworks that are picked will be published alongside the curated content of the book. Every artist that was selected to be published will receive a unique copy of the book signed by the curators and judges and a limited print, also signed and numbered. Both will be exclusively made for participants of the project. You will also get a discount on additional copies of the retail version of the book. We do not ask for ownership of your artwork, but only exclusive publishing rights for one year after the book is published and available in retail.
Other info
The book and its content will be discussed on
Discord which is the only place where feedback on the artworks will be publicly shared. Sneak peeks on the creation of TRIBUTES: HR GIGER will be available on
Patreon. The book will be co-published with
Éditions Caurette, who will also sell the retail version of the book after the campaign and handle the fulfillment of the books.
