Before We Explain the World

Photography by Lu Heng

5The Scale of Time

Light Inside Rock

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Follow the view from the canyon opening towards a shaft of light, then to the rock beside a narrow gap. The light takes up only a small patch, yet it is what makes the weight of the stone around it visible. Stay with it for a moment.

  1. Orange rock in a canyon; Curved orange sandstone walls fold around a bright opening in a narrow canyon.
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    Orange rock in a canyon

  1. Light inside a canyon; Long ribbons of light sweep through close orange sandstone walls.
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    Light inside a canyon

  2. A beam between rock walls; A bright opening cuts through a dark red canyon, its edges softened by motion.
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    A beam between rock walls

  1. Layered rock at sunset; A shaft of light descends between twisting orange canyon walls.
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    Layered rock at sunset

  1. Light beams in sandstone; Soft light picks out rippled sandstone walls beneath a narrow opening.
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    Light beams in sandstone

  2. Sunlight in a narrow canyon; A narrow strip of bright sky twists between dark orange canyon walls.
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    Sunlight in a narrow canyon