In profile

A woman in a patterned kimono sits in profile in a softly lit room.

A woman in a patterned kimono sits in profile in a softly lit room.
Photography by Lu Heng

The view follows a seated profile, then the folds and patterns of the kimono. Flowers in the hair and the darker fabric at the back give the eye smaller places to pause. The room remains quiet around the figure.

In the exhibition

Work 136 of 365

Before We Explain the World

This photograph has a place in the continuous exhibition, alongside the other moments Lu Heng has chosen to show together.

Meeting Other LivesA Look and a Gesture

See this photograph in the exhibition