Department for Public Safety

Are you worried about art? Afraid you might be living next door to an artist, or even have an artist in your home?

To help you overcome these and similar fears, the Department for Public Safety (DfPS) has produced a handy booklet, Confronting the Danger of Art, which explains how to keep your home and family safe from art. 

"This is a stark and original pamphlet of poems, both disturbing and amusing. The superb illustrations darkly complement and enhance the explosive impact of the poems." SPHINX REVIEW

“Think a Salad Fingers style doodle, matched with a satirical Banksy-esque dialogue ... this little book was the perfect length and provided an anti-reality for 20 pages and was a strange joy to read.” BRIG NEWSPAPER

“With striking images, and thought provoking messages, this pamphlet will take you five minutes to read, but weeks to consider.” CONCRETE NEWSPAPER

“The illustrations and poems work together seamlessly ... McLachlan and Cooper’s new age method of collaboration has been a success. The cryptic, earth tone illustrations play off of the cautionary poems impeccably.” THE FREDONIA LEADER

“The poems and delightfully strange and vivid artwork work in unison to deliver a coherent message ... Thought-provoking and genuinely funny.” XMEDIA

“Confronting the Danger of Art is one of the most original ideas that I’ve come across recently ...” STRUCTO MAGAZINE

“ ... a hilarious and searing look at the way people do sometimes treat the arts ... perfectly crafted and delightfully witty.” THE BOAR NEWSPAPER

“Phil Cooper’s ... simplistic comic strip style evokes suggestive moods in each panel ... As an artist, I find this booklet a reminder that art has no limitations.” THE TARTAN NEWSPAPER

“The beige and rust color scheme complement each other and provide a perfect backdrop for McLachlan's biting free verse.” THE DEPAULIA NEWSPAPER