Paintings of Terror

Mu Yiran patted Ke Xun's back with one hand, let him relax as much as possible, and said unhurriedly: "I think the example of anti-virus software you gave is very appropriate. There are so many human beings who are indeed on this earth. of cancer.

"They pollute the air, land, ocean, and fresh water, deforestation, slaughter animals, and destroy the ecological chain. They manufacture chemical weapons and biological weapons for power and profit, and let the evil results of war last for a hundred years. They produce drugs for desire and pleasure. , Promiscuous sex, they have no sense of responsibility and moral awareness, leading to frequent health and safety accidents, and how many innocent children and adults died of man-made disasters.

"I think these may be what the painter Abel wants to express in his paintings. Environmental pollution, ecological destruction and plague infection, human beings have not only destroyed the earth, but also destroyed their own species. On the road to destruction.

"The painter Abel is likely to be an environmentalist and a humanist thinker. This painting is full of irony and criticism. The title of 'Restart' also reveals his anger and boredom. 'Re-cleaning the earth, killing all the human viruses that are active in this system of the earth, and then restarting, let this system look brand new, and restore normal and high-quality operation.

"Actually, the most unexpected thing about this painting is the name of the painter Abel. I think it may be the painter's pen name, and this pen name is actually a very important clue. Abel is a character in the Bible, transliterated For Abel, I think you must have heard of it. In Hebrew, the word Abel means breath and life.

"So we already had our first clue when we first saw the painting and its author's name.

"And if we can think of the "Bible", then the second clue will appear. In the "Revelation" of the New Testament, there is a story about the "Doomsday Judgment".

"The gist of the story is that at the end of the world, there will be the 'Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse' riding white, red, black, and gray horses, and they will bring plague, war, famine, and death to the people who are subject to the final judgment. Human beings, when the world is out of balance, the sun and the moon will change color, and then the world will be destroyed.

"In this way, the "Doomsday Judgment" in "Apocalypse" has the same meaning as the "Earth Renewal" in the Mayan prophecy, and the "Reconstruction of the Universe" in "Tui Bei Tu". At the same time, the painting by Abel "Restart" also means this.

"The plague, war, famine, and death represented by the four horsemen of the apocalypse are actually what we just said about environmental pollution, ecological destruction, and plague infection. The chaos and disorder of the world depicted in "Apocalypse" is not the same as this "Apocalypse" In "Restart", the vegetation types in the forest are chaotic in the north and south, and they are almost the same situation.

"So now, all the clues we listed before have basically been explained. The hot climate and smoggy days mean environmental pollution, the vegetation in the forest is chaotic, which means ecological damage, and what happened in residential areas The Ebola bloodbath means that the plague is contagious, and there is one last thing: infrasound.

"I have never figured out what the infrasound points to here, but when the clues dug up 2012, and from 2012 pointing to the end of the world, this point is no longer a confusion.

"The end of the world in 2012 comes from the Mayan prophecy—of course, this is just a rumor, but it does not prevent painters from using it as a theme for artistic creation. The Mayan prophecy said that there are five cycles of destruction and rebirth on the earth, and each cycle is called It is a 'solar period'. Rumors say that 2012 will be the end of the world, and the fifth solar period will start after the apocalypse.

"And when the end of the world comes, the earth's poles will be reversed, and there will be a drastic change in the magnetic field—this may also explain why there are tropical plants and frigid plants in that forest. The artist wants to use this way of expression to express Suggesting chaos and disorder on Earth.

"Severe magnetic field changes are likely to cause magnetic storms, and magnetic storms will produce infrasound waves.

"So far, all the clues we got before are actually hints given to us by the painter. From the painter's name to every seemingly messy and vague setting, in fact, they all clearly point to the meaning of this painting. Theme - "restart" is a grand and far-reaching, angry and sad, fearful and hopeful thinking under the two words.

"If the painter is a real anti-humanist, then maybe the way to pass the level is as you worry, it may require all of us to die, or leave the last person to trigger the 'restart' mechanism, so that Get signed and leave the painting alone.

"But I don't think Abel is. No matter from the implication of his name, or from his quiet settings in some details, he doesn't want human beings to disappear on this earth in such a desperate way. Just As Luo He said, there was such a coincidence in the forest that there were long vines rich in water that he knew. This may be the glimmer of hope that Abel left for human beings in his paintings.

"The original dilemma that Shao Ling mentioned may not be called a dilemma. When all the man-made products that can pollute and destroy the earth disappear, human beings will return to the most primitive and natural state, just like other species in the entire biological chain. , to survive honestly.

"So Abel kept the beasts, insects, snakes and all the animals in that forest, which proves that his intention was never to destroy the earth, or even the destruction of mankind. He kept the forest and other species, and kept a most Primitive and natural biological chain, in this biological chain, he has always reserved a place for human beings, and he hopes that human beings will return to their original place and re-fit into this original biological chain, in the most natural way And the law, together with other species, is endless on this earth.

"Doomsday Judgment, Renewal of the Earth, and Reinvention of the Universe. This painting criticizes human beings' destruction of the earth and the harm and encumbrance of the same kind. What wants to be renewed and recreated is the original ecological earth in the most natural state. And the original ecology Human beings should have a place on this earth.

"So it seems that if we want to find the signature, we don't need to die and let the human beings on this earth be completely extinct, but maybe we should start from scratch after accepting the punishment and lessons from nature. "

When Mu Yiran's words fell, before Ke Xun could react, they heard a rustle behind them, and the two turned their heads to look at each other, but saw that everyone had woken up at some time, and they all got up and sat around Coming over, even Wu You stared at Mu Yiran with wide-eyed eyes in shock and amazement.

"Brother-in-law...you are so amazing!" Luo Kuo rubbed his eyes and sat next to Ke Xun, "Brother, can I hug my brother-in-law's thigh? Just a little."

"How long have you been sleeping before you all woke up?" Ke Xun looked at the people who were still in a bad mood.

"I can't sleep well, I'm worried about Brother Qin." Wei Dong lowered his voice, with deep worry floating on his face.

Ke Xun glanced into the distance, and saw that Qin Ci was already lying on his side on the ground with his back to this side, wondering if he had fallen asleep.

"So you heard the analysis just now?" Ke Xun asked.

"I've heard a lot," Shao Ling said, "but it's enough. I agree with his reasoning, but I think this Abel has some extreme primitive ideas. Protecting the ecological environment does not mean going back to primitive The living conditions and superior living standards are still needed, but what human beings urgently need to do is to make all aspects of life as environmentally friendly as possible. To achieve this, there are obstacles and long roads. However, works of art criticism and literary criticism, viewpoints It is normal to be sharp, otherwise it would not be able to sting those numb and cruel people, not to mention that there are still behind-the-scenes forces in the painting that exaggerate and intensify the painter's resentment-these are not important for the time being, what is important right now is to How to find signatures based on Mu’s deduction and the theme of ‘restart’.”

"The emergence of AIDS, Ebola, and other rainforest pathogens is an inevitable consequence of the destruction of the biosphere. Some people think that the earth is like a sophisticated computer that seems to be immune to actions that destroy it, but In fact, it has the ability to protect itself." Mu Yiran raised his eyes, looked at the gray sky in the distance, and the primeval forest standing quietly under the sky, "The art of checks and balances is not only human wisdom, It is also the wisdom of the universe. Nature has its own means to balance everything. When the damage to the earth makes the energy unbalanced, the "computer" of the earth will start its self-defense mechanism.

"Some people think that the earth has its own immune function against human beings, or the 'killing function'. When it detects the 'invasion' and destruction of human beings, and when this damage has exceeded the tolerance limit of the earth, then this function will It will start, trying to use its own way to eliminate the infection of this parasitic organism in humans.

"This kind of view coincides with the theme of this painting. The earth is equivalent to a computer system, and all natural things on the earth are equivalent to system files. When the human system executes programs infected with viruses and begins to wreak havoc on other system files, The defense and antivirus functions of the earth system are activated accordingly.

"And now, it's the last step of the anti-virus program: restart the computer after killing the virus. What we need to find is the restart button, or the place where you can tick √ in front of this option.

"As for where this place is, I have a conjecture that may seem absurd," Mu Yiran said here, meeting everyone's gazes on him, "Usually when we want to download some computer software, Which type of software is easy to pay attention to and tend to be?"

Everyone was about to think, but they heard Zhu Haowen answer word by word: "Green software."

"—Green antivirus software!" Several people suddenly shouted in unison.

"The tropical rainforest is the deepest species reserve pool on the earth, and it is also the largest virus reserve pool on the earth." Mu Yiran nodded slightly, "It is said that the Ebola pathogen came from the tropical rainforest, so can we understand it as Ebola?" The Bora virus is the execution program of the "green anti-virus software" in the tropical rainforest to kill human beings? So is the option of "restart after killing the virus" included in the "green anti-virus software"?"

Everyone cheered up immediately, "Go to the forest! Go to the forest to find it! No wonder the forest is also part of the painting!" Wei Dong said and looked at Fang Fei, "Sisters, you are right to suspect that the forest really exists in the painting Very important!"

Fang Fei nodded at him.

"Hey!" Luo He slapped his legs suddenly, "Brother-in-law's conjecture is not absurd at all, because—green is the color of environmental protection!"