A small burst in the dark

A red and gold firework sits within a wide field of black, above two pale trails.

A small red and gold circular firework near the top of a dark portrait frame, with two pale trails below.
Photography by Lu Heng

A small circle of red and gold sits high in the frame. Two pale lines rise beneath it, with darkness left around all three forms.

After the fuller frames in this sequence, this photograph asks for a little more distance. The light occupies less space, but there is still plenty to look at.

In the exhibition Work 297 of 363

The Scale of Time

A Moment Above the Water

Before We Explain the World

See this photograph in the exhibition