Red Lantern

2026

I have been wanting to create something with a Chinese theme for a while. There is arguably no more prominent symbol of China in the Western imagination than the red lantern. You can always find them in Chinatown. Lanterns are thought to bring good fortune and resemble light and hope.

Turning in the pavilion, white dress catching the low sun, lantern held low

Close crop: the lantern against a white skirt, red socks and silver heels

Standing in a red pavilion in winter, holding a red lantern out at arm's length

Holding the lantern up by its cord, head bowed, snow behind

Standing against a weathered painted mural of a figure in a landscape

The lantern resting in the snow beside red stockings and silver heels