Many artworks created by Lubo Kristek refer to toxicity of the environment.
Freak Show of Tomorrow (19 April 2011)Research Institute of Communication in Art
In his living installation Freak Show of Tomorrow (2011), it is no more possible to breathe without a gas mask.
Gas Mask Doll
Kristek even created the Gas Mask Doll – a requisite that appears in some of his happenings as a symbol of toxicity.
Requiem for Mobile Telephones VResearch Institute of Communication in Art
In Requiem for Mobile Telephones V (2010), the Temptation character cuddles the Gas Mask Doll.
Gate to a New Dimension (1 November 2012)Research Institute of Communication in Art
In Gate to a New Dimension (2012) happening, the Gas Mask Doll can be found in a stroller together with a television receiver.
Gate to a New Dimension (video) (1 November 2012) by Lubo KristekResearch Institute of Communication in Art
The Gas Mask Doll watches the breaking news on TV.
In 2020, Kristek created the assemblage Toxic Destiny.
Toxic Destiny (2020) by Lubo KristekResearch Institute of Communication in Art
Two gas masks dwell in a case full of art supplies and huddle next to each other.
Kristek pasted in the artwork his used paint tubes with some of the pigments also quite toxic.
He even buried his glasses in the red sky next to the sun.
