Loy Krathong Lantern on Night River in Jhelum Hall

Bright fluorescent tubes cast a harsh, flat white glow across a wide interior space where a small, floating lantern drifts on still water. The water surface reflects the stark ceiling lights, creating a distorted mirror of the room's architecture. Low-hanging clouds appear as dense, gray formations suspended just above the waterline, blurring the boundary between the river and the sky within the enclosed hall. Early spring is hinted at by the bare branches of a potted plant resting near the concrete edge. The lantern itself, woven from dried palm leaves and holding a small candle, sits motionless in the center of the frame. A sharp shadow of the lantern's rim falls directly onto the rippling water below.