This may sound crazy, but...

Suicide rates are up, funding is down, and prescriptions of anti-depressants are at an all time high. What can one creative team do, that the relevant charities are legally restricted from doing, to address Britain’s serious mental health problems? By choosing not to accept Government funding we can retain our right to freedom of expression and our ability to provide a critical voice. We’ve created a revolutionary guerilla campaign that harnesses art, and uses the power of social media, to ask questions of the policy makers and stimulate a positively MENTAL debate.

LAUNCH EVENT
Hijacking Greenwich Mean Time by defracting the Royal Observatory laser.  
Van Gogh balloon supported by steel cables and multiple tweets. 

This may sound crazy, but... by Fraser Adamson & Julian Dyer - Integrated Creative Team

PARLIAMENT SQUARE INSTALLATION 
The Black Dog Bites Back. Targeting the law makers and decision takers. 

WEBSITE 
Our mission statement. 
NB: We aren't creating a Mobile App as the costs for multi-platform development are too high and Web Apps will soon make Mobile Apps yesterday's story. 

BALTIC CONTEMPORARY ART CENTRE, GATESHEAD 
INSTALLATION 
Featuring flashing lights and a malfunctioning siren.  

EMBANKMENT INSTALLATION 
Making a ball of wool make a point about mindfulness. 

WESTFIELD SHOPPING CENTRE INSTALLATION 
A heat-sensitive re-skinning of an original piece of art by Ron Mueck 

KINGS CROSS INSTALLATION 
An air-conditioned, sound-proofed, foam-lined escape pod enveloped in a real cloud.  

INNER CITY INSTALLATIONS 
Wild Flower Head Planters Placed in the most run-down, unloved estates in Britain 

MENTAL CHALLENGE 
#LetYourInsideOut2016 
Show the world how you’re really feeling with a creative selfie that captures the inner you. Using photo-sharing sites to engage a wider audience. 

REMEMBRANCE DAY WINDOW DISPLAY, SELFIDGES 
Bringing the Art Gallery onto the high street. Four window displays (One shown). 

MENTAL NOTES 
Oversized memos posted in relevant public spaces across the country to remind people of a few mental health home truths.  

Spread the word with our Mental Merchandise 

All proceeds will go to fund more crazy campaigning 

 An artistic collaboration with 
Cameron Balloons (Vincent van Gogh) 
The Churchill Foundation 
The Baltic Contemporary Art Centre 
Ron Mueck (Woman In Bed) 
Berndnaut Smilde (Cloud) 
Selfridges  
Central Saint Martins 
Channel 4 
Tate Modern 
We are also in discussion with Southbank Centre about offering our mental input to their annual Changing Minds event. 

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