The arrow and the open sky

The Midpoint Café sign stands alone against a grey sky, its arrow pointing beyond the picture. Photography by Lu Heng.

A black-and-white Midpoint Café sign on a white post, with a large right-pointing arrow against a grey sky.
Photography by Lu Heng

The café itself is outside the picture. Its name and a broad arrow are all we have to go on, standing high against an otherwise empty sky.

Look along the arrow’s edge and the paint begins to break up. The lettering is still bold. Something made to be read in passing rewards a longer look.

In the exhibition Work 323 of 363

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See this photograph in the exhibition