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With this happening, Kristek enteres a ‘landscape' where the precious cultural jewels must be guarded with guns. The guard consists of nuns; in Kristek's fantasy, the nuns are often men. The air is no more breathable so they carry gas masks. The gathering strikingly resembles current neurotic society with ‘pills of happiness’ where people change they skin colour and finally became only numbers. The addiction on news is so heavy that TV must be brought everywhere. The greed and overconsume leads to society's destruction followed by a question: ‘Who will survive?'
In Kristek's happenings, the Cosmos or the Cosmic Keeper character can often be found. He never intervenes directly, but sometimes changes the course of events. Here he gives birth to a ballerina who reveals, under the pile of corpses, the last survivors. Those who were not susceptible to all the baubles and who were called mentally ill avoided the destruction and start to lead the way. They come to recognize the basis of existence and return to the human senses.
This happening was part of 2nd International Conference Quo Vadis II held by the National Heritage Institute at the Sychrov Castle.
You can also see the video of the happening.

Details

  • Title: Gate to a New Dimension
  • Creator: Lubo Kristek
  • Date Created: 1 November 2012
  • Location Created: Sychrov Castle, Czech Republic
  • Type: Performance
  • Medium: Performance
  • Art Movement: Performance art, Happening
  • Art Form: Performance piece
  • Credits: Photo by Dušan Rouš

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