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Good Bear & Co.
W I L H E L M
H E I L I G E R
Pregledno razstavo in izdajo kataloga so omogočili / The exhibition and the catalogue were made possible by:
Wilhelm Heiliger se je rodil leta 1944 v Ljutomeru. Študiral je slavistiko, filozofijo in grafiko v Ljubljani in Gradcu (Avstrija), kjer je doktoriral iz literarnih ved. Nato se je leta 1973 preselil v Washington in kasneje v Kalifornijo. Na Standfordski univerzi je deloval kot pisec in raziskovalec. Izdal je številne knjige o politiki, literaturi, filozofiji in psihologiji, med drugimi Nostalgija pri Ivanu Cankarju, knjigo o poeziji Edvarda Kocbeka, prevod Integralov Srečka Kosovela v nemščino in ameriško angleščino. V slovenščino je prevedel knjigo Friedricha Nietzscheja, Rojstvo tragedije iz duha glasbe, ki jo je 1970 založila Slovenska Matica, Ljubljana. Sredi sedemdesetih let prejšnjega stoletja se je posvetil fotografiji. Od začetka osemdesetih let fotografira predvsem arhitekturne elemente v Mehiki, Kaliforniji in Sredozemlju. Njegovo umetniško smer imenujemo konkretna fotografija. Svoja dela je razstavljal po vsem svetu in sicer na Kitajskem, v Indiji, Združenih državah Amerike, Mehiki ter po Evropi, večkrat tudi v Sloveniji. Njegova dela najdemo v pomembnih zasebnih in javnih zbirkah. Trenutno ustvarja v Sloveniji in Italiji. Wilhelm Heiliger was born in 1944 in Ljutomer, Slovenia. He studied Slavic Languages and Literatures, Philosophy and Printmaking in Ljubljana and Graz, Austria, where he received his PhD in Slavic Studies. In 1973, he moved to Washington, D.C., and later on to California. He worked at Stanford University as a researcher and writer in Soviet Affairs. Heiliger published a number of books about politics, literature, philosophy and psychology: Ivan Cankar and Nostalgia, London, 1972; Dichtungen, poetry of Edvard Kocbek in German translation, together with Heinrich Böll, 1978; Integrals, poetry of Srečko Kosovel, translated into German and English, München and San Francisco, 1978 and 1985; Friedrich Nietzsche, Die Geburt der Tragödie, translation into Slovene, Slovenska Matica, Ljubljana, 1970, Soviet and Chinese Personalities, American University Press, Washington, D.C., 1980. In 1975, Wilhelm took up photography. He photographed primarily architectural abstractions in Mexico, California and the Mediterranean. His creative concept is called Konkrete Photography. Heiliger exhibited his works all over the world – in China, India, the United States, Mexico and throughout Europe, including Slovenia. Many of his works are included in important private and public collections. Today, Wilhelm works in Slovenia and Italy.