Chernobyl, Fukushima…

The artist created Chernobyl, Fukushima... to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, which coincided with the atomic plant catastrophe in Fukushima, Japan in 2011. Lukova reinterprets the ancient sculpture of Laocoön and His Sons who, according to the Greek myth, were attacked by venomous snakes. She replaces the serpents with the atomic model, speaking about the vulnerability of contemporary man. Humankind, possessing the power wrenched from the heart of the atom, can now destroy itself and the planet.