Mental Superpowers photography and more complex than we

and more complex than we sometimes tell ourselves

The tale they tell is one of clubs as laboratories of otherness

this visually appealing compendium offers both a deeper appreciation and understanding of the huge diversity of edible plants and a rich source of inspiration for readers to discover

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Mental Superpowers photography and more complex than weLady Gaga, Diane Arbus, Vincent van Gogh, Kurt Cobain the list of creative geniuses with mental health issues is long and well known. But how do the two relate to one another? Can an mental illness also be seen as a superpower? To answer this question Jan Hoek spent three months living in a psychiatric hospital in Brooklyn, collaborating with the hospital's clients and other unique individuals he met in New York. This comic book is the result.