Argentine artist Marcelo Toledo usually creates his works out of metal. But now Toledo is working with new materials: used masks and syringes from the COVID-19 pandemic. His aim is to create a show that explores the painful effects of the virus. Toledo has made jewelry for the musical “Evita” on Broadway in New York. He has created special pieces for people like former U.S. President Barack Obama and singer Madonna. Toledo was among the first in Argentina to become infected with COVID-19 a year ago. He was hospitalized for eight days. The experience affected him deeply. It led him to begin creating new kinds of artwork, such as a 14-meter mask with the Argentine flag, which he placed on the famous Obelisk in Buenos Aires. His new show is called the “Museum of the After.” Toledo has been collecting coronavirus waste sent by hospitals, laboratories and other people. The waste materials include old vaccines and newspaper stories about the pandemic. “I am excited to be able to transform pain into beauty and this exhibition is just that, capturing everything that is happening to us as a society,” Toledo told Reuters reporters.