Snow erases the distinction between architecture and ground, between bodies and shadows. A bird lifts off at the moment the courtyard goes soft. For one breath, the whole frame is in suspension.
Bird in Flight Over Snowy Palace Courtyard
A bird spreads its wings against the winter sky above a snow-covered Beijing palace courtyard. Figures in heavy winter coats move through the foreground while snow continues to fall, blurring the boundary between figure and ground.