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Illuminating Mental Health, World's Largest Blacklight Painting for Charity
Discover how a massive blacklight painting became a metaphor for mental health awareness, supporting YoungMinds on Guinness World Records Day.
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So record breaking is a great way to raise money for charity or raise awareness of a
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good cause, which is why we're here today in support of Young Minds and their record
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attempt for the largest black light painting. Mental health is not always seen, then you shine the light and you'll see it, so I think
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it really shows that concept. You have to be able to look at this image straight away and know it's about mental health
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Inside we've got a tree growing, it's changing, it's got some flowers to show that there's
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positive elements, but then there's also some falling leaves to show that things might change
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or fluctuate, but there is hope. It's Guinness World Records Day, a day that everyone is talking about world records, so
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it's so great to have done a world record which is talking about something so important
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that's been created by young people with experience of mental health problems