Before We Explain the World

Photography by Lu Heng

6Life Itself

Water Close By

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A little water rises from a stone bowl; a stream falls over rock. Two views of the shore bring the eye down to foam and wet sand. The last photograph looks up at drops beneath a roof. After the distant views, these small movements bring the exhibition close to where we stand.

  1. A small jet breaks into bright drops above a shallow stone fountain, with a blurred green garden behind.
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    Water rising from a bowl

  1. A stream falls over successive rock ledges, with small stones in the pools and green plants along the banks.
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    Water, step by step

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  1. Sunlight catches clear blue-green water over pale sand, with a lace of white foam across the foreground.
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    Sand through clear water

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  2. A curved edge of white foam separates turquoise water from a broad area of wet sand dotted with small bubbles.
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    At the edge of the foam

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  1. Drops hang and fall beneath the dark, uneven edge of a roof, against soft green and pale blue in the background.
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    Drops under the eaves

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Lu Heng
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Behind the camera

Before We Explain the World

These photographs are one of the ways I have looked at the world over the past twenty years. Behind each one is a moment and an experience.

From the orange at the window to mountains, cities, people and water dripping from a roof, perhaps two or three images have stayed with you. I am Lu Heng, the person behind the camera. My Notes hold the questions I keep asking.

Lu Heng

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