Pascal Vonlanthen

Born in the village of Rossens in the canton of Fribourg (Switzerland) in 1957, Pascal Vonlanthen grew up on a farm in a family of seven children, which became a major source of inspiration for his early drawings, where he depicted people and animals.
Due to Fragile X syndrome (a condition that causes significant cognitive impairments), Vonlanthen was unable to learn to read or write, leading to a unique relationship with language.
In 2014, his interest in writing began to emerge in his works through the rewriting of newspaper headlines from the papers he encountered on his way to the CREAHM workshop. Since his work started being exhibited, his sources of inspiration have expanded to include invitation cards and articles about him, leading him to repeatedly incorporate his own name into his drawings.