China
The City Already in Pictures
A meal appears through reflections, a cat joins the roof guardians, and workers stand beneath oversized words. The figures of the living city enter its windows, ornaments, and signs.
The Street Joins the Table
Two women eat behind a restaurant window. Reflections, lanterns, and signs enter the glass, bringing the street into the space around their table.
One of Them Can Leave
A cat sits among the roof guardians. For the moment, it holds its place in their procession.
A Face Left Unseen
A painted fan covers a woman's face. Her dress and gesture remain in view, while the portrait keeps its center to itself.
Working Beneath the Words
Workers stand beside large gold characters on a facade. The scale of the lettering draws attention to the small human figures tending it.
Beneath the Lit Words
The market fills the night with bright lettering. Beneath it, a seated figure, a performer, and two people at a shopfront give the spectacle its human scale.
A Borrowed Shape
A performer takes the shape of a panda. In the street, an invented creature briefly occupies a human place.
Beside the Shopfront
Two people stand outside a shop. Their shared place at the edge of the doorway holds a small interval in the street.
A Gesture Finds Its Echo
A passerby's raised hand meets the sweep of a figure on a billboard. At two different scales, the gestures briefly belong to the same movement.
A Pause with Company
Two men share a phone outside a shop. Elsewhere, a group pauses beneath an umbrella as traffic passes. The street continues around these small gatherings.
Between Two Smiles
Two men share a look at a phone outside a shop. Reflections and lettering fill the window behind their conversation.
Two Speeds of an Afternoon
Women gather beneath an umbrella while a scooter blurs past. The steps hold one pace of the afternoon; the street carries another.
Along the Same Pavement
Steam fills a counter, and cloth unfolds beside the food stalls. The street brings these neighboring gestures into the same busy field of signs and faces.
The Meal Takes Shape
Steam rises around a young cook and the food-stall counter. Hands, trays, and faces emerge from it as a meal takes shape.
