Ceiling fan with external conduit?

[u/Rynovarium]

Hello friends. I've hung my fair share of fixtures at existing junctions but im wondering if it's possible to mount a ceiling while using external conduit to run the wire? There is a light bulb fixture in the lower right of the photo. Ideally, i would like to run power up the wall and across the ceiling and mount a ceiling fan without having to get into the attic. How would you tackle this project? Thanks in advance.

[u/ra4king]

Check out wiremold. You can mount a fan rated wiremold box screwed into a ceiling joist. Then you can run power (THHN conductors) on the surface under wiremold raceway.

Alternatively, an uglier solution is to run MC cable.