Christoph Heinen
Naters / Switzerland
Christoph Heinen is a Swiss graphic designer and multimedia artist born in 1970 in Naters. He trained as a graphic designer with Mengis Druck + Verlag in Visp, and since 1992 has run his own studio, CH.H.GRAFIK Gestaltungswerkstatt, in Naters.
He is a self-taught artist with a particular interest in typography, history, travel, nature, movement and the avant-garde. His work is inspired by the archaic “Hüszeiche” (family symbols) of the ancient Valais and traditional “Friesen” (wall decoration on half-timbered houses, XV-XIXth century), creating art pieces and graphic compositions, resurrecting a world of vanished signs. He uses a variety of media, including woodcut, digital work, photography and video.
In addition to his solo exhibitions, he has taken part in group shows. His work has been exhibited in Switzerland and abroad. Thanks to his talents as a designer and organizer of cultural projects, he has succeeded in creating many memorable and inspiring events.