Before We Explain the World

Photography by Lu Heng

5The Scale of Time

Many Lights at Once

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A few bursts appear side by side; the next frames grow denser. Take in the whole picture, then choose one streak and follow it through the other colours. Even the busiest image holds small details.

  1. Several gold, red and blue fireworks open together against black sky.
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    Gold and red fireworks

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  2. A dense field of multicoloured fireworks fills the night from edge to edge.
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    Colourful fireworks filling the sky

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  1. A row of red and gold fireworks repeats across the black sky.
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    Red and gold fireworks in a row

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  2. Fine gold and silver sparks spread in a pale cloud against the night.
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    Gold and silver fireworks

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  1. A horizontal row of pink, green, white and red fireworks opens over the night.
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    Rows of colourful fireworks

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  2. Several colourful fireworks overlap against the dark sky.
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    Colourful fireworks in the night

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  3. Many small purple, blue, green and red fireworks scatter across a dark sky.
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    Fireworks across a dark sky

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  1. Many green, blue, red and purple fireworks overlap in a dense night scene.
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    Multicoloured fireworks at night

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  2. Overlapping green, orange, pink and white firework trails build a dense luminous field.
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    Architecture made of fireworks

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  3. A row of orange and green fireworks opens across the dark sky.
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    Orange and green fireworks

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