But who exactly is H.R. Giger, the inspiration behind Debbie Harry’s first solo work? The innovative Swiss visual artist was best known for his airbrushed monochromatic images of humans and machines in remote relationships he described as ‘biomechanical.’ Himself influenced by painters Dado, Dali and Ernst Fuchs, he was an infl uential part of the 1980 Oscar-winning special effects team for Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic Alien, his design for the creature inspired by his painting Necronom IV.
Other films he’s designed for include Dune, Poltergeist II: The Other Side, Species, Batman Forever, Future-Kill, and Prometheus. Self-directed films include Swiss Made (1968); Tagtraum (1973); Giger’s Necronomicon (1975), and Giger’s Alien (1979).