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

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

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

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

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

  2. Colourful fireworks in the night; Several colourful fireworks overlap in the dark, their trails still visible below.
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    Colourful fireworks in the night

  3. Fireworks across a dark sky; Many small purple and blue fireworks scatter across a wide dark sky.
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    Fireworks across a dark sky

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

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

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