Liao Wen 廖雯
Tears of the Succubus 撒克巴斯的泪水, 2024
hand-carved and painted limewood, stainless- steel, Metaplexis japonica seeds 手工雕刻及上色椴木，不锈钢，萝藦种子
118 x 288 x 210 cm
46 1/2 x 113 1/2 x 82 1/2 in
46 1/2 x 113 1/2 x 82 1/2 in
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In a precarious balance, a fictional copulation seems to be taking place between a male and female praying mantis. The penetration of the female’s abdomen is answered by the foreseeably...
In a precarious balance, a fictional copulation seems to be taking place between a male and female praying mantis. The penetration of the female’s abdomen is answered by the foreseeably brutal, post-mating devouring of the male mantis, an act reminiscent of the myth of the succubus – a demon in female form who seduces and drains sleeping men of their life force. Lifting this scene of sexual cannibalism are light feathery seeds inserted onto the back of the female mantis, as if letting out a sigh of lament as she (instinctually) ingests her lover. When removed of their shell, these seeds’ soft bristles burst out in an uncontrollable and irreversible expansion of vigour. It is as if libido has taken over their body, a desire that threatens to rupture the border between bodies.
