Pascal Fessler

I'm a colorblind artist born in Geneva in 1960, grew up in New York and currently working in London and Geneva. My practice is grounded in the capture of transient emotional states—visual “snapshots” that record a moment of feeling, reflection, or intuitive response. Rather than striving for resolution or completion, I deliberately preserve imperfection and openness within each work. This unfinished quality creates a space for the viewer’s imagination, encouraging active interpretation and critical engagement.
Thematically, my work draws from a broad spectrum that includes mythological references, social observations, and personal emotional responses to the landscapes I traverse. These landscapes are often hybrid or fictive, constructed from layered memories and experiences gathered across multiple journeys. In this way, place becomes less a document of geography than a psychological and emotional terrain.
Central to my methodology is the rejection of preparatory studies. By eliminating preliminary sketches or planning, I resist the rationalizing distance that can arise between conception and execution. This approach allows the work to remain immediate, intuitive, and emotionally authentic, preserving the tension between control an...

Arts Décoratifs of Geneva

1984 : Gallery Cluny, Geneva, Switzerland
1985 : Gallery S.M.A., Geneva, Switzerland
1986 : Salle Davel, Cully, Switzerland : Gallery Florimont, Lausanne (collective exhibition), Switzerland : Exhibition/concert at JILL SANDERS’, Geneva, Switzerland
1987 : Gallery S.M.A. (collective), Geneva, Switzerland
1990 : Botanical Gardens, Geneva, Switzerland : «ROI UBU», Geneva, Switzerland
1991 : Gallery S.M.A., Geneva, Switzerland
1992 : MAISON VISINAND, Montreux, Switzerland : International Triathlon, Geneva, Switzerland
1993 : POLYOL INTERNATIONAL, Geneva, Switzerland : Espace SWISSAIR, Geneva, Switzerland 1994 : La Lignière, Gland, Switzerland
1996 : Ecole de Jazz de Montreux, Montreux, Switzerland 2000 : Engenheiro Coelho (collective exhibition), Brazil
2001 : Maison des Arts (collective exhibition), Vétraz-Montoux, France
2007 : Gallery de l’Horloge, Geneva, Switzerland : Caterpillar, Geneva, Switzerland
2008- : Représentation by the AGORA Gallery, New York, USA
2009 and collective exhibition “Contemporary Perspectives”
2008 : DERAPAGES Art Gallery, Brussels, Belgium 2009 : Gallery de l’Horloge, Geneva, Switzerland 2010 : Brick Lane Gallery, London, UK
2011 : Brick Lane Gallery, London, UK
2012 : Brick Lane Gallery, Lo...