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  • Home
  • News
  • The Artist
  • Get involved
    • Art Pieces
    • Online Art Shop
  • Projects
    • Past Projects
      • zäme-ensemble-razem-insieme-ensemen Bern 2022
      • Przyjaźń na okrągło Warsaw 2021
      • Lighthouse Beam New York 2019
      • FlyingTunnel Amsterdam 2003
      • FlyingWalls Madrid 2003
      • FlyingWalls Berlin 2001
      • Hochseilakt Dresden 1991
      • Air Wave Bern 1990
    • Projects in Progress
      • Air Vision New York 1994
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Philipp Krebs

The Artist

Son of a Polish mother and Swiss restaurateur father, public artist Philipp Krebs was born in Lima, Peru in 1961. The family returned to Switzerland in 1968. At age 25, Philipp entered the renowned Engineering College in Burgdorf, Switzerland. There he earned a degree in Architecture – a discipline that would eventually lead him into the world of public art.
Philipp’s achievements include several highly-praised public art installation projects in seven countries.

Since 1989, Philipp has designed and exhibited many large-scale mixed media sculptures. The first two monumental public works, which were identified as “The Bridge Projects”, make visible the exuberant nature of the wind. The first of these projects was installed in Bern, Switzerland, in 1990, the second in Dresden, Germany, in 1991.

In the years thereafter, Philipp began to create art installations that did not need to be affixed to existing structures: instead, he used large heliumfilled balloons, which moved and danced in the wind in a similar way. The first of these new projects, fittingly called “FlyingWalls”, was erected between the Swiss Embassy and the German Federal Government Building (Bundeskanzleramt) in Berlin in celebration of Swiss National Day, August 2001.

From 1998 through 2004, the artist divided his time between Cape Town, South Africa and Bern, Switzerland. While residing in Cape Town, Philipp became very aware of the AIDS epidemic and its devastating effects on the population. In 2000, turning his artistic soul turned toward social consciousness, he thus installed – to high acclaim – the “Stop Aids! HIV/AIDS Awareness Project”.

About Us

FlyingWalls Ltd. is supported by a professional team, consisting of communication specialists, lawyers and technical experts. Most of the team members render their services on a voluntary and honorary basis. Most of them are friends who have been by my side and supported my projects for the last 20 years. The team varies between 6 to 20 persons.

Contact

FlyingWalls Ltd., Hotelgasse 6, 3011,Bern, Switzerland
+41 76 303 1122
philipp@flyingwalls.com