The Marriage Story
2021, Oil on linen, 30 × 40 in.
A Circle of Story
A Circle of Story
First Meet/Marriage/Fertility/Sex/Love/Seperation
初遇/婚礼/生育/性/爱/别离
紫藤
Wisteria
沉迷的爱
Indulgent Love
彼岸花
Equinox Flower
花开无叶 叶生无花 不得相见
Death and Farewell
鸢尾
Iris
爱的使者 念念不忘
Purity and Love
Rabbit
兔
Symbol of lust and desire
Fish
鱼
The narrator of the story
This image is a marriage story narrated by fishes. The school of fish swim across the surface to guide the viewer as a visual narrative. The symbols are rabbits, representing sex and lust, and men (by association). Each flower has a meaning in Chinese culture.