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Whisper to Heaven

 

Whisper to Heaven

Art Project by Chris Rayn · 2012 - 2019

Created during the Chinese New Years of the Dragon and the Snake, this project portrays the most auspicious, most intimate and most graceful moment of temple goers, as they grab a joss stick, light it in the fire, hold it up, close their eyes and experience a very personal moment despite the smoke and the crowds around them.

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A young woman clad in white fur, and white incense smoke

Whisper to Heaven

A scarf-clad Chinese girl shares her look into the future

The Girl With the Woolen Scarf

A moment of tranquility in a temple filled with smoke and cr

Chaos Be Gone

Holding a red envelope, for good fortune in the new year

The Red Envelope

Light falling through incense smoke, a mystic atmosphere

Sunken Light

Three joss sticks, a most auspicious sign

The Rule of Three

A praying woman in front of a wall of smoke in the temple

Praying Yin

A praying man in front of a wall of smoke in the temple

Praying Yang

With smoky incense, steaming ahead in the New Year

Steam Ahead

A moment of prayer, a split second of great symmetry

Split Second

Well-protected from the cold, a young woman in deep prayer

Buttoned Up

Smoke billows around a spectacled man in the Chinese temple

Smoked Glass

Catching fire, a praying man holds his joss sticks tight

Reign of Fire

A Chinese praying girl, looking up to her future

Looking Up

A couple sharing a moment of prayer, engulfed in incense

A Future Together

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