Journeys and Historical Lives · Lian Po’s Apology

Bearing Thorns · Across the Narrow Bridge

A figure walks on, leaving a bundle of thorns on a narrow bridge. Elsewhere, a branch grows through an old shield toward a small door.

Thorns on the Bridge

A bundle of thorns lies on the narrow bridge as a figure walks ahead empty-handed.

The thorns remain. The figure walks on.

A thorn branch emerges through a split shield toward a small door above.

Dark shapes draw apart around thorn branches held within a circle of light.