Oil on canvas, 2008, 90 x 70 cm.

The animal has just been skinned and is about to be cut into pieces. It may be a pig, a dog, or a monstrous being. It could be me, punished and offered in sacrifice to wash a fault that I'm sure I have not committed.

Original available for sale:
http://www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-Xin-butchering-an-animal/46606/182341/view