‘The Saddest Place on Earth’ was an exhibit that featured the gloomy writing of various sorrow-filled artists. To commemorate the depressing event, a limited edition boxed set of sadness is offered for sale.
The kit includes a blue, weepy, runny-nosed, tear-shaped plush doll, a book with the entire collection of heartbreaking prose and a hand-embroidered ‘Hug Your Sorrow’ bookmark. Each of the little water-drop mementos includes a tag with one of the authors’ memories of what made them cry.
The whole sorry box-set is available for $115 from Mimipong or BooksActually of Singapore.
Memories of Misery
'The Saddest Place on Earth' Boxed Set of Melancholy Mementos
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