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100 years Heidi Bucher
Not understood in her lifetime, but later celebrated worldwide: Heidi Bucher would have turned 100 this year – one more reason to pay tribute to the work of one of Switzerland’s most important artists.
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The design shows one of Heidi Bucher’s most renowned works, which was created in 1981 in her grandparents’ ancestral home. “Fliegender Hautraum” (Flying Skinroom) is a typical example of her famous skins, produced using an archaeological conservation technique by covering rooms with liquid latex and textiles before allowing the layers to dry and peeling them off like a skin. “The skinroom represents freeing yourself from the past, from conventions, constraints and patriarchal structures. At the time, this bold statement wasn’t properly understood by Swiss society nor by the art scene,” says her son Mayo Bucher. It was only after Heidi Bucher’s death in 1993 that she gained widespread recognition with international exhibitions in Asia, the USA, Switzerland and at the Venice Biennale.
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Exhibition in Winterthur
The Winterthur Art Museum is paying tribute to Heidi Bucher’s 100th birthday with a contemporary perspective on her work. Heidi Bucher and Liesl Raff will continue to be juxtaposed in artistic dialogue in the “Closer” exhibition until 8 November 2026.
Technical information
Sales
Philately: from 29.10.2026 to 31.12.2027 or while stocks last
Branches: from 5.11.2026 to 31.12.2027 or while stocks last
Validity
Unlimited from 5.11.2026
Printing
Offset, 4-colour; Cartor Security Printers, Meaucé-La Loupe, France
Formats
Stamp: 40 × 32.5 mm
Sheet: 115 × 192 mm, 5 rows of 2 stamps
Paper
White stamp paper, with optical brightener, matt gummed, 110 gm2
Perforation
13 ¼ : 13 ¼
Design
Graphic editing:
Mayo Bucher, Wallisellen
Photography:
Andreas Schwarber, Winterthur (stamp design)
Thomas Burla, Zurich (postal card design)