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99 Fears is a collection of 99 pen and ink drawings by Bulgarian artist Nedko Solakov<\/a>, in which he describes a range of personal worries and a few of the more general anxieties that characterise modern existence.<\/p>\n In the above example he pairs an illustration of the balloon and the cactus with a sentence that describes how they work together to maintain their fragile relationship.<\/p>\n “Fear #37: A balloon and a cactus became friends. For the time being \u2013 everything OK. The cactus\u2019 pricks are minding the tender balloon, and the balloon keeps itself close to the ground for a better chat with the cactus (even though the balloon can easily go 56 metres high).”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Speaking for myself, I’ve been there and know what they are going through…!<\/p>\n 99 Fears is published by Phaidon<\/a> or you can see all 99 Fears at the exhibition that runs from September 2008 at the Bonn Kunstmuseum<\/a>.<\/p>\n