Together with a small team of four people and his own electric generator, the artist will work in Ukraine for two more Christmas evenings.

As part of the “Christmas Light for Hope” light art tour, the world-famous Swiss artist Harry Hofstetter presented Ukraine with a light show to bring hope and light to Ukrainians in dark days.

Together with a small team of four people and his own electric generator, the artist will work in Ukraine for two more Christmas evenings – December 24 and 25 from 4 to 10 p.m., according to the website of the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine.

On December 23, projects with Ukrainian state symbols, Christmas-themed abstractions, embroidery and linings, linings appeared at St. Andrew’s Church, the National Museum of the History of Ukraine, the bell tower of the Mykhailo Golden-Top Monastery, the building of the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine named after Hennadiy Udovenko, and the bell tower of St. Sophia Cathedral.

On December 24, the buildings of the KMDA, the “Ukraine” hotel, the Ukrainian House on European Square, the River Station, the National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”, the Kyiv Opera House, the National Bank (on Podil) will light up, and on December 25, the projections will appear on the buildings of MKIP, National Circus of Ukraine, building #120A on Zhilyanska Street, Red Building of KNU, Church of St. Nicholas.

“It is very symbolic that at a time when Russia is trying to deprive us of light, we, together with our European friends, can return this light. At least in such an artistic image,” said Oleksandr Tkachenko, Minister of Culture and Information Policy.

Harry Hofstetter and his team deliberately refused to celebrate Christmas with their families as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine. After all, due to Russian armed aggression, many Ukrainians cannot celebrate as usual in warm, cozy homes among relatives and friends. But the artist proves with his works that it is worth living and protecting and supporting the place where we live, the planet Earth, its environment.

Projections that appear on buildings in Kyiv are broadcast live, so they can be seen in any corner of Ukraine and the world. Individual projection images are created immediately during on-site lighting as NFTs and hosted on the Opensea NFT platform. The funds received from the sale of works will go to the artist’s next campaign to support Ukraine.

The project is implemented with the support of the Embassy of Switzerland in Ukraine, the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and the State Agency of Ukraine for Arts and Art Education.