Wölfli's Workbooks

Wölfli's Workbooks are extensive self-created art and text projects by Adolf Wölfli, a Swiss artist and mental health patient. Comprising thousands of pages, these notebooks blend detailed drawings, narratives, music, and poetry, reflecting his complex inner world. They serve as a form of expressive therapy and personal storytelling, showcasing intricate patterns and autobiographical themes. Wölfli’s Workbooks are considered masterpieces of outsider art, highlighting creativity rooted in psychological experience and illness, and they provide insight into his quest for meaning and identity.