Toxic world

2015

The Toxic World series offers an objective and very specific reflection of the world entrusted to us. A world that we are thoughtlessly destroying, in which we are struggling to find our place and ourselves. Everything that has formed and evolved on this planet for millions of years can be denied and destroyed in the blink of an eye due to our inability to think in a broader context and our boundless desire for domination over nature and over ourselves.

The gas mask, as the central motif of this series, symbolizes the current efforts to gain power and control over key territories of our world, and much more. The gas mask also represents the distance of the individual from natural harmony with the world, where the lord of the world, wearing the mask, tries to protect himself from the consequences of his own actions. The body position in a heroic gesture emphasizes reflection, where the toxic cloud, in faint outline, symbolizes the dying heart of a patient or the death of our planet — slowly dissolving.