Before We Explain the World

Photography by Lu Heng

5The Scale of Time

Looking towards Islands

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Similar island shapes appear in clear blue, evening glow and darkness. Water returns throughout Lu Heng’s photographs. Here those recurring views stay together long enough for their differences to emerge.

  1. Blue sea meets a steep rocky coast beneath a pale sky.
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    Blue sea and rocky coast

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  1. A lit cruise ship crosses dark water before island silhouettes beneath a sky shading from orange to blue.
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    A lit cruise ship and distant islands

  2. Low islands recede into haze beneath a sky fading from orange to blue.
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    Haze over the sea and islands

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  1. A dark island chain sits across calm sea as the sky fades from gold to blue.
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    Sea and islands beneath a fading sky

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  2. A dark island chain lies below a pale gold sky, with the sea fading into haze.
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    Sea and islands beneath a golden sky

  1. Violet and orange cloud bands gather above a dark chain of islands.
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    Vivid colours over calm sea

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  2. Blue light lies over low islands and a tiny bright point on the water.
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    Sea and islands in blue light

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