Dalian Shengya's water tank is filled with a layer of cool blue light all year round. Whale trainer Chi Yuanji accompanies the belugas day and night, guarding this stable waters.
Ji Heng, who is overwhelmed by family affairs, always likes to hide here at dusk to isolate himself from all the noise.
"You always come here, what are you looking at?" Chi Yuanji wiped the tools and spoke calmly.
Ji Heng pressed his fingertips against the cold glass, looking at the cruising beluga whales and responded softly: "I envy them, they don't have to be restrained by the people around them."
"Whales look at freedom and are trapped in a fixed sea area for life. There is no absolute freedom in the world."
"Then if you guard a pool of water, wouldn't you feel trapped?"
Chi Yuanji raised his eyes and looked at the lonely profile of the young man: "I regard the deep sea as my destination, and you, I hope you can be as free as a whale."
This piece of blue water is a unique place of respite for the two of them from the pressure of reality. There are shackles everywhere in the sea of people, and the sea of whales leaves the two of them with a moment of peace.
Ji Yuanji × Ji Heng
Whale trainer × photographer
Breaking free from the shackles in both directions｜Towards urban tranquility
Intent: To calmly ride through the reciprocating tides in the posture of a whale
