Pull Yourself Together Haarlem | Bobby Baker

Performance artist Bobby Baker asks the people of Haarlem, Holland, to pull themselves together as part of the 3rd International Madness & Arts Festival

MAF is an international and multidisciplinary festival bringing together madness and arts.

For Pull Yourself Together Bobby Baker rode around Haarlem on the back of a flat bed truck, shouting words of encouragement to the passers-by: 'Chin up', 'Do your best', 'Cheer up, darling, put a smile on your face'. These are the words that were addressed to her when she was struggling with mental illness. Now she shouts them back at the public in a kind of cheerful revenge, hoping it will make people think about what these words of encouragement mean. How readily do we use them with people going through a difficult period? What do they really mean for those who have to listen to them?

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[KLaneAnimations]

This is absolutely amazing