"With the Fire Comes the Rain" (大雨来临) (2014)

by Liu Dao

MEDIA RGB LED display, acrylic painting, paper collage, teakwood frame EDITION Unique DATE Made in island6, Shanghai 2014 SIZE 67(W)×48(H)×5(D) cm | 26.4(W)×19(H)×2(D) inches

EXPOSURE Affordable Artfair 2014 at HKCEC CREDITS David Keohane & Jean Le Guyader (model) • Xu Yihan 徐义涵 (painting) • Lena Shchecbakova (performance) • Thomas Charvériat (art direction & technical guidance) • Fabrice Amzel (visual research) • Anto Lau (animation) • Jean Le Guyader (documentation) • Guan Yan 官彦 (production supervisor) • Yeung Sin Ching 杨倩菁 (production supervisor) • Loo Ching Ling 吕晶琳 (video) • Tanguy Laurent (video assistant)

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MEDIA RGB LED display, acrylic painting, paper collage, teakwood frame EDITION Unique DATE Made in island6, Shanghai 2014 SIZE 67(W)×48(H)×5(D) cm | 26.4(W)×19(H)×2(D) inches

EXPOSURE Affordable Artfair 2014 at HKCEC CREDITS David Keohane & Jean Le Guyader (model) • Xu Yihan 徐义涵 (painting) • Lena Shchecbakova (performance) • Thomas Charvériat (art direction & technical guidance) • Fabrice Amzel (visual research) • Anto Lau (animation) • Jean Le Guyader (documentation) • Guan Yan 官彦 (production supervisor) • Yeung Sin Ching 杨倩菁 (production supervisor) • Loo Ching Ling 吕晶琳 (video) • Tanguy Laurent (video assistant)

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Mmmm… Oh, yes! Yes! My hands were already wet, even as I clutched my umbrella. A marvelously good-looking fire fighter was doing his best to make me blush. His strong arms were struggling to tame his wild hose, and I could feel his mind drift to the now-transparent fibers of my sodden blouse.

…with his warm heart in my hands I revel in the promiscuous, soap-opera fantasy. I do indeed blush, but only for a second, as I realize the blood had been dripping on my shirt for some time now. Displeased with my findings, I want to chuck the lustrous clump of muscle and life on the ground, but in the end I place it neatly in the silver pan of my scales. With this done, I peel off my rubber gloves off and tread to the sterile sink of the morgue examination room. As I wash the deceased fire fighter’s blood of my wrists and elbows, I proceeded further with my fantasy.

… hmm, lets make it two fire fighters…

Being a doctor of pathology is a well-paid, but rather dull job. Even so, one does have plenty of time to ponder upon many a things, in this quiet place. [Margaret Johnson]

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