The beautiful broken tulip which helped to fuel the early Dutch tulip craze was a result of a virus which eventually wiped it out. In Secret Lover little viruses float about a baroque backdrop which imitates the swirls and stripes of the flower. The Victorian meaning is reinforced with an imagined rendezvous, an antique slide is illuminated from behind spelling out the lyrics to "Tip Toe though the Tulips" while erotic toes and hidden keys seek the lock behind the glass.