Before We Explain the World

Photography by Lu Heng

5The Scale of Time

A Circle of Light in the Dark

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A small point of light, an opening circle, then different colours. Each photograph holds a different shape of light. Darkness leaves enough room around it to see the shape clearly.

  1. A golden firework with a red centre; A small golden burst contains a red point of light at its centre.
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    A golden firework with a red centre

  1. A single golden firework; A single small golden firework opens above a faint line of lights.
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    A single golden firework

  2. A single coloured firework; One pink and gold firework rises on a long trail through the dark.
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    A single coloured firework

  1. A firework with a pink centre; A golden firework radiates around a compact pink centre.
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    A firework with a pink centre

  2. Radiating red fireworks; Red and gold rays radiate from a bright centre into the black sky.
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    Radiating red fireworks

  1. A golden burst in the night; Long golden trails fall from a dense crown of light in the night.
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    A golden burst in the night

  2. A pale golden firework; A pale gold firework opens into a nearly perfect round burst.
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    A pale golden firework

  3. A golden firework with purple sparks; A pale gold firework is punctuated by small purple sparks around its edge.
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    A golden firework with purple sparks