Fire-Followers

A story about a town where art has become a burning issue. Throughout the ages the town has burned regularly. The modern methods helped to protect it from fires so its inhabitants could live without thinking that any moment a new catastrophe would appear. However the whole town expects a fire caused by a respected retired art historian. It in his opinion the regular destructive fires burning down the museum collections have become the nature of local art; without the fires, the progress of art is impossible. The residents of the town suspect that the art historian is running a secret organization which aims to set the fires destroying the historical art. The museums, the galleries and the private art collections are all considered to be in danger. People get rid of art pieces to protect their lives and houses, the vicinities of the museums become desolate. The fear and paranoia are growing, casting a shadow on the peaceful life in the town.