Close-up of a hand holding a bright light against skin, with a patterned fabric at the bottom.

Pieces by Jingmu Fu

Photography July 19 2024

Intro

Jingmu captures the reflections on a memorable summer, blending nature's beauty with personal memories. Each piece invites the readers to feel the timeless magic of summer days and nights.

An interior view of a modern building with large glass windows, high ceiling, and a staircase leading to an upper level. Reflection of a person in blue scrubs is visible in the glass.
Two people walk on a curved brick pathway through a park during sunset, with trees, grass, and tall city buildings in the background.
People on a rocky beach near the ocean, some sitting on rocks, others standing or walking, with ships visible in the distance under a cloudy sky.
A clear sky with a large fluffy cloud, utility poles with wires, umbrellas in the foreground, and trees and a metal water tank in the background.
Close-up of a person's hand forming a peace sign against a blurred, colorful background of trees and sky.
View through beige curtains revealing a cityscape with tall buildings and trees outside on a sunny day.
Close-up of water droplets or bubbles on a surface, with blurred highlights and reflections.
Person holding a small branch with green leaves and tiny buds near a moss-covered log over a flowing stream with a wooden bridge in the background.
Pink textured fabric covering an object with brown pointed-toe shoes poking out from underneath.
A bedroom corner with an unmade bed, a small white bedside table, and an orange and gray striped headboard, with plain white walls and electrical outlets above the bed.
A beige multi-story apartment building with laundry hanging on the balcony and air conditioning units attached to the exterior. A tree partially obscures the lower right corner.
A brown leather handbag placed on a small wooden table against a plain wall.
Two young girls sitting on the edge of a swimming pool, with one in a black swimsuit and the other in a yellow dress, as they watch the water.
Two children lying on a blue inflatable pool mattress in a swimming pool, with water and foam around them.
Abstract light blue and white blurred background with bright spots and faint darker shapes.
Tall tree with green leaves against a partly cloudy sky.

From the Artist

“The dry, expectant soggy afternoon was the smoothest asides about the summer, the first time I'd spent much of it alone, and the most familiar sight was lying in bed staring out the window. The sun was bright on a sunny day, and where I was in the north, the sky was usually cloudless and blue for perhaps the most saturated months of the year. It often rained heavily in the afternoon, and the wind blew up outside the Windows, and the rain soon soaked all the ground, and the air quickly spread the steam that had not had time to evaporate, mixed with the smell of soil.”

A view of a window at dusk or early evening with a building visible outside, illuminated by some lights. The window has two panes and is set in a dark wall.
A person with short black hair wearing a white shirt, looking to the left, in front of a blurred background with blue window panes.
A parking lot during dusk with several parked cars and streetlights illuminating the area. In the background, city lights are visible under a sky with a few clouds.
Nighttime view of stadium light towers with a tall pole near the center, which has a flame or explosion at the top, against a darkening sky.
Nighttime view of a window with a lit lamp, books, and a small decorative item on the window sill.
View through a car window showing a building with a metal roof, a tree, a fence, and some pedestrians on the sidewalk.
Close-up of fingers forming a heart shape with a black background.
Close-up of a person's hand making an 'OK' gesture with a thumb and index finger forming a circle, illuminating the skin underneath, with patterned fabric in the background.
Close-up of a person's face, partially obscured by bright light, in black and white.
A lit candle in a dark container sitting on a tiled surface, with a semi-transparent curtain hanging above, casting a glow on the wall behind.

From the Artist

“There is only one night when I open a whole window in the heavy rain, the whole world is lit up in a flash of lightning, and the roar of thunder makes the whole summer exceptionally calm, and all my fantasies and thoughts are sucked into such a night. This is the 26th summer of my life.

Hermann Hesse wrote in The Last Summer of Klingsor that "there was but one great summer in my life, and after that the moon fell." I used every summer after that to imitate the moon, I envy its only, and love its tenderness."

Close-up of a partially eaten peach resting on a wooden surface.
A green apple with a bite taken out of it, placed on a gray surface.
A close-up of a single cashew nut inside a beige or light brown container, with some small dark specks around it.
Close-up of a slice of watermelon showing pink flesh and white seeds.
A raw chickpea on a white surface with shadow
Close-up of a piece of peeled fruit, possibly a melon or apple, showing its textured, watery interior.
A partially eaten apple core with a stem and bruised brown spots, placed on a wooden surface.
A person holding a halved orange, with part of their hair visible in the foreground and a plain light-colored background.
Close-up of a plastic water bottle with water pouring out, viewed from an angle.
Hand held under running water, lathering with soap.
Close-up of a celestial body or moon seen through rippling water or glass with reflections.
Hand holding several clear ice cubes outdoors with blurred green trees in the background.
Reflections of trees and sky in a body of water, with mist or fog over the surface.
Close-up image of a plastic water bottle next to a paper cup with light reflections.
Photograph of a dense, green mangrove forest with a cloudy sky in the background, over water.
Tree with pinkish-red leaves and a clear dark night sky in the background.

Outro

Jingmu told DART: “Without having experienced all the summers, I could not judge which moment I could no longer reach, and if there was, I would still overturn it one day, and if I had to explain this hesitation, I would explain it by age. If the age is too conventional, just use space to explain, in the space of the universe, everything is always equal lying there, and we jump from one point to another point, the formation of the arc of a short life, in this case, a moment in a summer, eventually we also have a way to return there, but the memory, will always superposition......”

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Jingmu Fu

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