瑞士灯光艺术家投影作品 艾格尔峰上的老虎”

在璀璨的星光下，一头色彩斑斓的“老虎”匍匐在瑞士中部格林德尔瓦尔德市附近的艾格尔峰上。这只巨虎身长5.3公里、高2.2公里，虎头的斑纹与峰顶斑驳的积雪相映成趣，前爪趴在白雪覆盖的地面上，山坡缓降的曲线恰似卧倒的虎身。

在中国农历虎年春节之际，瑞士灯光艺术家、电影制片人格里·霍夫施泰特尔向外界展示了他的投影作品——“艾格尔峰上的老虎”。

为了更好地介绍此次灯光秀的创作过程，霍夫施泰特尔12日再次来到艾格尔峰，在创作巨虎投影的地点接受了新华社记者采访。

他表示，今年是虎年，老虎象征着拼搏和奋斗的精神，希望“艾格尔峰上的老虎”能够为正在北京冬奥赛场上拼搏的运动员们加油鼓劲，并唤起大众对老虎等濒危动物的保护意识。

为了完成这一巨型灯光艺术作品，霍夫施泰特尔和他的创作团队耗费了超过一年时间。他说，为了完美地呈现这一持续15分钟的作品，团队使用了专门研发的具有独特技术的投影设备，最远投影距离可达20公里，并考虑到了天气、风速、月相、气温、星光等各项影响因素。

霍夫施泰特尔说，艾格尔峰的形状类似一头卧虎，这是他创作“艾格尔峰上的老虎”的灵感来源。英语中“艾格尔”与“老虎”发音相近，拼写仅有一个字母的差别，“这也是一个有趣的文字游戏”。

“老虎是一种体型巨大的美丽生物，它安静地卧着，却展现出内在的强大力量。我希望正在参加北京冬奥会的各国运动员像老虎一样，在赛场上奋力拼搏。”

霍夫施泰特尔说，中国在2月1日迎来虎年春节，他也希望用这个作品表达对虎年的美好祝福。

“艾格峰上的老虎”连日来被媒体广泛报道，在各国社交平台上广受关注。有网友留言：创意十足！山都好像活了一样！很多国家都在祝福中国农历新年。（作者）将中国的红色喜庆、生肖文化元素理解得十分透彻，运用得恰当生动！

霍夫施泰特尔还呼吁，人类应该重视气候变化带来的挑战，保护自然和环境，致力于为地球上的生物创造美好家园。他希望用这个作品向老虎致敬，呼吁人们维护生态平衡。

世界自然基金会的数据显示，在过去的150年里，老虎的栖息地面积减少了95%，目前野外老虎的数量仅存约3900只。

“我想把这个‘艾格尔峰上的老虎’作为一个纪念碑、一个象征，帮助拯救老虎，激励所有人去做一些事情。”霍夫施泰特尔说。

Under the bright starlight, a colorful "tiger" crawls on the Eiger near the city of Grindelwald in central Switzerland. This giant tiger is 5.3 kilometers long and 2.2 kilometers high. The stripes on the tiger's head contrast with the mottled snow on the peak. Its front paws lie on the snow-covered ground.

On the occasion of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Tiger, Swiss lighting artist and filmmaker Gerry Hofsteitl presented his projection work "Tiger on the Eiger" to the outside world.

In order to better introduce the creative process of the light show, Hofsteitl came to the Eiger again on the 12th and was interviewed by a reporter from Xinhua News Agency at the place where the giant tiger projection was created.

He said that this year is the Year of the Tiger, and the tiger symbolizes the spirit of struggle and struggle. He hoped that the "Tiger on Mount Eiger" can cheer on the athletes who are fighting in the Beijing Winter Olympics, and arouse the public's awareness of tigers and other endangered animals. Conservation awareness.

It took Hofsteitl and his creative team more than a year to complete this giant light art work. He said that in order to perfectly present the 15-minute work, the team used specially developed projection equipment with unique technology, with a maximum projection distance of up to 20 kilometers, taking into account weather, wind speed, moon phase, temperature, starlight and other influencing factors.

Hofsteitl said the shape of the Eiger, which resembles a crouching tiger, was the inspiration for his creation of "The Tiger on the Eiger." In English, "Iger" and "tiger" have similar pronunciations, with only one letter difference in spelling. "This is also an interesting word game."

"A tiger is a huge and beautiful creature. It lies quietly but shows great inner strength. I hope athletes from all over the world who are participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics will work hard on the field like tigers."

Hofsteitl said that China ushered in the Spring Festival of the Year of the Tiger on February 1, and he also hoped to use this work to express his good wishes for the Year of the Tiger.

"Tiger on the Eiger" has been widely reported by the media in recent days and has attracted wide attention on social platforms in various countries. Some netizens left a message: full of creativity! The mountains seem to be alive! Many countries are blessing the Chinese Lunar New Year. (The author) understands China's red festive and zodiac cultural elements very thoroughly, and uses them appropriately and vividly!

Hofsteitl also called on human beings to pay attention to the challenges brought about by climate change, protect nature and the environment, and devote themselves to creating a beautiful home for the creatures on the earth. He hopes to use this work to pay tribute to the tiger and call on people to maintain ecological balance.

According to the World Wildlife Fund, tigers have lost 95% of their habitat in the past 150 years, and there are currently only about 3,900 tigers left in the wild.

"I want to use this 'Tiger on the Eiger' as a monument, a symbol, to help save the tiger and inspire everyone to do something," Hofsteitl said.