Jannik Giger

Jannik GIGER (1985, Switzerland) is a Basel-based composer and video artist. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in Music and Media Art at the Bern University of the Arts as well as a Master of Arts in Composition at the Lucerne University of Music. In 2015 he received his Master of Arts in Specialized Music Performance (Composition) at the Basel Conservatory. Staging rituals in the art and music business is a key focus of his work. Video and sound as forms of transformation, interference and communication processes are fundamental parts of his artistic work. Recurring themes include hierarchical relationships and interactions between author, interpreter and the piece itself. Jannik Giger’s compositional signature is characterised by the organic integration of foreign material into his own sound language. He lets tonal and harmonic sounds shimmer through but cleverly complements and surrounds them with microtonal discolourations and leaves room for the various sound worlds to unfold, to collide lustfully and finally to grow together anew. Jannik Giger’s works are internationally received in the context of music, film and art. 

Filmography

(all short) Bachrausch (co-dir. 2011), Einsiedler (co-dir. 2011), Henneberger (2014), Gabyrs (2014), The Making Of An Exhibition (2014), Intime Skizzen (2016), Sunday Lovers (co-dir. 2017), Karolina Control (2018), Mixtape (2020), Trilogie (2021), Blind Audition (2022), 420 Dur 420 Moll Ländler (2023), Lamento (co-dir. 2024)

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