Before We Explain the World

Photography by Lu Heng

6Life Itself

Stopping for a Sign

Story 46 of 51 · 4 photographs

A café arrow, a railway sign, coloured railings and a wind chime. Small things like these came back from the travels too. One ordinary detail can bring a place close to hand.

  1. A café sign at the corner; A black-and-white arrow sign points towards a café against a plain grey sky.
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    A café sign at the corner

  1. Crossing road signs; A rail-crossing sign fills the foreground while trees and a street blur behind it.
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    Crossing road signs

  2. Light beside a colourful railing; Painted blue and red rails cross the foreground, with a bright field softened behind them.
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    Light beside a colourful railing

  1. A small hanging object in the wind; A small orange hanging object blurs against pale sky and dark branches.
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    A small hanging object in the wind