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Photography by Lu Heng

6Life Itself

Cars and Their Surroundings

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The raised doors catch the light under the trees; in the evening, one door is outlined against the sky. Rain spreads the headlights across the ground; a tower makes another car look small. Finally, red tail lights on a city street give way to a green car with mountains beyond. The car remains the focus, while each setting changes how we see it.

  1. A red sports car faces the camera on a shaded road, both doors raised. Sunlit leaves fill the background. The dark windscreen and car body reflect green, and the headlights shine brightly.
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    Red beneath the trees

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  2. A red sports car with one door raised sits in shadow beneath a pale evening sky. Thin white headlights remain visible, with low buildings and lamp posts along the horizon.
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    A door against the evening

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  1. A red sports car faces the camera with bright headlights and an open door. Rain catches the beams above their reflection on the wet ground, beneath a deep blue clouded sky.
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    Light across wet ground

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  2. Black-and-white night photograph of a dark sports car in a broad paved space. A lamp shines behind it, and a tall curved building with horizontal window bands rises on the right.
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    Beneath the tower

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  1. Rear view of a dark sports car beside a brick pavement, with red tail lights glowing. Bare trees, other cars and street lamps recede into the softly blurred background.
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    Red tail lights at the kerb

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  2. A bright green sports car stands in a marked parking space beside bare trees. Mountains extend beyond a low barrier and coloured seats; the words Arashiyama, March 2019 appear in the sky.
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    Green, with mountains beyond

    Inscription: Arashiyama, March 2019.

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