The biggest Santa Claus in the world lights up Rochers-de-Naye
Published: Wednesday, Dec 6th 2023, 22:00
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The world's largest Santa Claus appeared on a rock face at Rochers-de-Naye above Montreux on Wednesday evening. Behind it is the light artist Gerry Hofstetter with a projection.
The huge, colorful figure was projected onto a surface around 700 meters long and 400 meters high - onto a rock face a good 2,300 meters away. The installation was therefore "not easy to accomplish", said artist Gerry Hofstetter to the Keystone-SDA news agency.
According to Hofstetter, the action was tricky with the prevailing humidity, the clouds and the moon - because 80 percent of the secret of such a projection is the weather.
With this projection, the Swiss artist wants to convey a message: "We should always keep dreaming and remain a bit of a child", he said - "and hope, because light is hope".
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