Before We Explain the World

Photography by Lu Heng

2The Position of Looking

Through Glass

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Glasses, reflections, glass vessels, then a hazy city. Glass can sharpen a view or lay one view over another. Notice the moment when an object becomes hard to separate from its reflection.

  1. A view through glasses; Dark eyeglass frames hold a warm blurred landscape inside the lenses.
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    A view through glasses

  1. A monkey’s face appears behind glass and pale reflections, with a hand near the right edge.
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    A gaze through glass

  2. Time inside glass; A mechanical clock face and gears appear through a clear glass enclosure.
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    Time inside glass

  1. A blue glass orb; A blue glass sphere reflects a scatter of tiny coloured lights.
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    A blue glass orb

  1. A city covered in morning mist; A hazy city rises through pale morning mist, with one tall tower near the lower edge.
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    A city covered in morning mist

  2. Soft sunset reflected on calm water; A blurred horizon separates blue water from a sky streaked with cool and warm light.
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    Soft sunset reflected on calm water

Lu Heng on how his view changed