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Crimson Realm- Abstract Images of Tailing Lakes

by Yvette Depaepe
Published the 8th of December 2025

 

This months' featured exhibition is titled  'Crimson Realm: Abstract Images of Tailing Lakes' by Aidong Ning

Tailings, the remnants of extraction, are often seen as waste, toxic, lifeless, the evidence of what we do to nature. Yet from above, these scars of the earth unfold into patterns of quiet beauty. Even in what seems forsaken, beauty endures, waiting for the eye that chooses to see.
Sometimes I think, perhaps nature does not mind what we do. It moves by its own rhythm, with or without us. What truly changes is our place within it.
Photography, perhaps, is a way to listen to that rhythm, not to take, but to return; not to conquer, but to understand. It is born from the same desire to explore, yet it leads us closer again to see, to feel, to remember our belonging.
The colors of the tailing lakes are not decoration, but the breath of time where poison and beauty coexist, as all contradictions do.


To close the exhibition, Aidong offers this beautiful quote:

When I stand before these images,
I am never sure whether I am looking at nature,
or nature is looking at me.
 


I invite you to explore this amazing exhibition where photography is a poet of light, translating industrial scars into crimson verses as an admirer expressed so well in his review. Every image is breathtaking and incredibly powerful.

This exhibition which will be exposed on our opening page  / Gallery throughout December 2025. 
Click here to see the entire exhibition: [394] Crimson Realm: Abstract Images of Tailings Lakes by Aidong Ning



To trigger your curiousity, here is a short selection of images out of this exhibition.

 

Crimson Realm - Emerging of a Fish
 
 
 
Crimson Realm - Moth Dream
 
 
 
Crimson Realm - The Yellow Herd
 
 
 
Crimson Realm - Ash and Flame
 
 
 
Crimson Realm - The Seed
 
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Dazhi Cen PRO
Amazing!
Piet Haaksma PRO
I am deeply impressed by your beautiful images. Congrats
John Fan CREW
Stunning work! Contratulations!
Eiji Yamamoto PRO
A very beautiful and interesting exhibition! Congratulations, dear Aidong! Thank you so much as always, dear Yvette! It's fun and interesting to learn about a world I don't know about!
Shenshen Dou PRO
This series of works is visually stunning! The rich interplay of form and color creates a powerful symphony! Congratulations dear Aidong! Thanks Yvette for introduce such wonderful work to us!
Wayne Pearson PRO
Brilliant natural landscape abstracts, congratulations Aidong.
Nancy Sun PRO
Amazing! Great work! Congratulations, dear Aidong!
Linda Lu PRO
What an extraordinary collection of images! Love the colors and how you present what you have seen. Congratulations!
Yanyan Gong PRO
Remarkable! Congratulations, dear Aidong!
Irene Wu PRO
Dear Aidong, Your work is truly stunning! Through the aerial perspective, you reveal such power, order, and beauty in the world. Congratulations on being featured in 1X Magazine — I have much to learn from you!
Nancy Lee PRO
Your work has this quiet magic to it—I find myself admiring it from afar. Congratulation Aidong!
Emel Sefer PRO
Congratulations
Wei Yu PRO
Amazing shape and colors. Great work! Congrats my dear friend.
Fan Lin (APA) PRO
I can feel the power from the abstracted shape and color! Great job! Congrats my dear friend!
Larry Deng APA PRO
The most powerful images really do feel like a quiet conversation. They kind of ask you: "What's catching your eye?" (The obvious stuff) "What does it stir up in you?" (The gut feeling) "Where does your mind go from here?" (The deeper thoughts) You just nailed all three levels. That's the real magic of getting lost in art ,it gets your own thoughts talking to each other. Thanks for sharing that. Honestly, it's really cool to hear someone put that feeling into words so well. Hope you keep finding art that meets your gaze and makes you see things a little differently. Congrats df Aidong ++
Yvette Depaepe CREW
Dear Aidong, each of those extraordinary images are telling us a story so well translated by you. I love your closing words and can feel your emotions. I will never see so much beauty from above and are so grateful that you are sharing it. Thank you so much!
Larry Deng APA PRO
Thank you dear Yvette for sharing these beautiful works.
Yaping Zhang PRO
震撼人心的杰出抽象艺术创意作品，令人回味无穷！欣赏学习了
Kathy（Jie Xiao） PRO
Amazing!
Ruiqing P. PRO
These images make me feel not just visually striking, but quietly profound, inviting us to look deeper and reflect on what looks back at us. Inspiring!
Aidong Ning PRO
Thank you 😊
Xuedong Bai PRO
巨作太奆了！
Aidong Ning PRO
谢谢😊
Ludmila Shumilova PRO
There is so much beauty in the world, even in things that poison the earth, like these tailings whose shape and colours are defined by their interaction with the natural landscape. They form extraordinary abstract scenes, an eerie poetic atmosphere, surreal forms. The colours are amazing. I have never seen such views. Great work!
Aidong Ning PRO
Thank you so much for your beautiful comment, Ludmila! Nature is the greatest artist, I am always amazed by the artistic creations, especially in the unexpected area.