It was 8 May 1889 when Vincent Van Gogh asked to be admitted to the asylum at Saint-Paul-de- Mausole.
It was a conscious choice on his part because he realised that he had to change something in his life and in his mind. His is an extreme desire to regain a serenity he has lost or, more likely, never known.
When the doors of the Saint-Paul-de- Mausole asylum open for him, he begins a journey to try to find serenity and balance, but he continues his work as an artist.