German artist Arnd Drossel designed a 265 pound sphere and built it out of stainless steel rods with the assistance of patients from a local psychiatric hospital.
Drossel, 38, who designs furniture for a living when not suffering for his art, will eat, sleep and move in the ball. He is walking (or you could also say rolling) 220 miles between the town of Dorsten and Raesfeld to raise money and awareness for psychiatric patients.
"I got the idea for this because, about a year ago, I hit a low and realized how little help there was out there," Drossel said. "I set about thinking of a way to publicize those who need psychiatric help and came up with this. Basically, the whole concept is about finding the courage to do something and inspire courage in those who have lost their confidence along with much else."
This is yet another example of using your talents to do something for a cause that you feel passionate about. All of us have talents and while seemingly unrelated to a cause, we can still use thse talents to create magic.
What about us in advertising?
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