Henning von Gierke, born December 22, 1947, in

Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...

, is a German

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

, set designer,

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and

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. He has collaborated with director

Werner Herzog Werner Herzog (; born 5 September 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and opera director, regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema. His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with un ...

on a number of projects. Among his many collaborations with other film, theatre and opera directors, Gierke is most notable as a painter.

Significant collaborations

With Werner Herzog

Gierke collaborated with Herzog on seven films and several operas. He was Production Designer during '' The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser'', '' Nosferatu the Vampyre'' and '' Fitzcarraldo''. As a Set Decorator he worked on '' Heart of Glass'' and '' Woyzeck'', as Stage Designer on operas: '' Lohengrin'' and ''

Giovanna d'Arco ''Giovanna d'Arco'' (''Joan of Arc'') is an operatic ''dramma lirico'' with a prologue and three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera, who had prepared the libretti for ''Nabucco'' and ''I Lombardi''. It is Verdi ...

'' and as Costume Designer on film '' The Transformation of the World Into Music''. Gierke shot additional still photographs on ''

Stroszek ''Stroszek'' is a 1977 German tragicomedy film directed by Werner Herzog and starring Bruno S., Eva Mattes, and Clemens Scheitz. Written specifically for Bruno S., the film was shot in Plainfield, Wisconsin, and North Carolina. Most of the lead ...

s set. He appeared twice in Herzog's film ''The Transformation of the World Into Music'' as himself and in Herzog's TV realisation of opera ''Giovanna d'Arco''.

Awards

Von Gierke won Film Award in Gold for ''The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser'' during German Film Awards and Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement for ''Nosferatu'', at the

29th Berlin International Film Festival The 29th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 20 February – 3 March 1979. The Golden Bear was awarded to the West German film ''David'' directed by Peter Lilienthal. Michael Cimino's ''The Deer Hunter'' was surrounded by controver ...

Books

*''Henning Von Gierke: Goldener Strom Flowing Gold'' (2009) *''Bilder von Bildern'' (2000) *''Der innere Schlaf'' (1999)

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