They are also found on the roofs of pagodas, because they represent the liquid element that protects from fire.

在宝塔的塔顶，也可以看到龙的浮雕，因为它们象征着可以抵御火灾的水元素。

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The works belonging to the 2008 series come wreathed in a semi-transparent, vividly blue atmosphere in which formally simplified figures appear suspended, as if floating in a liquid element.

2008年系列作品笼罩在一种半透明的亮蓝色氛围中，简化的形象在画面中看起来处于悬置状态，好像漂浮在液体中。

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This container is filled with 50kg of liquid argon and a thick layer of the element in its gas form.

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Until the concrete sets up into a solid, it functions like a liquid, and instead of being a load resisting element, it is a load producing element!

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