Before We Explain the World

Photography by Lu Heng

5The Scale of Time

When Light Comes Apart

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Dense gold lines give way to scattered light and finally a red point. At the end of this wall, let your eyes rest before the visit returns to tables, objects and life close by.

  1. Dense golden sparks burst outward from a bright centre with a few green points around it.
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    A dense golden firework burst

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  2. Golden and blue firework trails spread above a thin launch trail against a dark sky.
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    Golden and blue fireworks

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  1. A bright golden burst overlaps a wider scattering of blue sparks.
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    Golden and blue sparks

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  2. A dense golden glow at the centre sends long, thin rays into the surrounding darkness.
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    A golden firework in the dark

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  1. Long gold trails form a full, soft-edged sphere of light.
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    Long golden firework trails

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  2. Thin golden trails cross and scatter into separate angular fragments.
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    Crossing golden spark trails

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  1. White and coloured rays spread from one bright point like a starburst.
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    Light spreading from a point

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  2. Incomplete red trails curve outward from darkness in a loose circle.
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    Firework trails spreading out

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  3. Sharp red sparks branch outward through a cloud of red smoke.
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    Red sparks

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Lu Heng on human life in the far future