• Pere's drawings are sophisticated and at times quite sombre
• He uses two techniques: pen drawing and collage
• His drawings are usually completed by a few words or short texts

As a child, Pere Ginard suffered terrible nightmares and feared the dark until after the age of eight. He says it was something irrational, a fear with no explanation, and very slowly it disappeared. But monsters and ghosts have remained a fascination in Pere’s life, so much so, that nowadays they are the favourite subject of his illustrations. Pere is a sociable and jovial person, but his work is fuelled by the hidden, by what has no explanation. His drawings are dark and sophisticated, but also comic and ironic. “Editors have always considered my style unsuitable for a child audience,” he admits. “At first this bothered me, but now I feel comfortable in drawing for adults and teenagers. This has allowed me to illustrate works by Verne, Poe, Hemingway, even Seneca and Marcus Aurelius. What more could I ask for?”