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Tag: fire

  • 26-04-1986

    Vladimir put the last hose in place. He’s feeling very hot. and had to unbutton his jacket. They managed to contain most of peripheral fires, but the last one resists. It is… different. Looks different too, Glowing. His comrade shows him a strange dark block of concrete he found on the rumbles.

    – What’s this? he ask.
    – Drop it. Leonid said to set the hose here and here. Help me to…

    Viktor falls on his knees and starts vomiting.

    I’ll join the chorus: go watch HBO’s Chernobyl. Worth it.
    Pencil doodle on A6 sketchbook

    ***

    Vladimir met la dernière lance en place. Il a tellement chaud qu’il vient de déboutonner sa veste. La plupart des feux périphériques sont maitrisés, mais le dernier résiste. Il est…différent. Sa couleur aussi est différente. Viktor monte à ses cotés et lui montre un curieux bloc rectangulaire et sombre ramassé dans les débris.

    – C’est quoi ça ? demande-t-il.
    – Laisse tomber. Leonid veux déplacer les lances ici et ici. Aide-moi à…

    Viktor tombe à genoux et se met à vomir.

    Je me joins au choeur pour vous dire : Regardez Chernobyl de HBO. Ca en vaux le coup.
    Criterium sur carnet A6

  • Burning away

    Everything comes to pass
    Some slowly fading away
    Some brightly burning away
    It’s a matter of scales, lass

    All memories, belongings
    Nothing remains but ashes
    Fire transmute everything,
    As slow as it can be fast.

    ***

    Tout passe, inéluctablement
    Parfois s’effaçant lentement
    Parfois s’embrasant violemment
    Ce n’est qu’une question de temps

    Possessions, souvenirs et richesses
    Rien ne reste que des cendres guère épaisses
    Le feu, terriblement envoûtant.
    Transmute tout dans le brasier du temps

    ink doodle on A6 sketchbook / Encre de chine sur carnet A6

  • Burned to the ground

    On the second of September, 2018, a fire broke out at Paço de São Cristóvão in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which housed the 200-year-old National Museum of Brazil.
    This is a tragedy. I know there is worse event out there. War, famine, hate mongering and general defiance to facts.But this one could have been avoided easily. This one destroyed the past of a nation.

    Pencil doodle on A6 sketchbook

  • Summoning the Dragon

    From the depths of this volcano,
    I summon thee, Harbinger of Fire !
    bring my foes mayhem and woe !
    Burn them up, that’s my desire !

    Pencil doodle on A6 sketchbook

  • The Reaper’s Apprentice

    It was not the best job of the world, nor the most paid. He have to
    walk around a lot, wear old-fashioned uniform and handle heavy tools
    all day long. The worst was the customers, always complaining, never
    satisfied… He took pride in a job well done and these reclamations
    were hurting his pride a lot.  

    Pencil doodle on A6 sketchbook

  • Dragon Fire

    Breathing fire, living fire,
    Blazing wrath so dire,
    Scorching earth with its ire,
    Setting the world on fire.

    Pencil doodle on A6 sketchbook

  • Dragon Fire

    Breathing fire, living fire,
    Blazing wrath so dire,
    Scorching earth with its ire,
    Setting the world on fire.

    Pencil doodle on A6 sketchbook