Ronghui Chen Posted on 16th May 202017th June 2022 by nr NR Vol. 11 · Spring Summer 2020Published · Print Page Unnumbered An Ordinary Evening In New Haven Last year I went to Yale to study my MFA program. When I arrived in New Haven, everyone told me it was not safe to take photos outside in New Haven at night. I also was afraid as I had received some emails from the police station about crimes in New Haven. I always run back home at night. When I open the door of my house, I take a deep breath. Then I lay down on the bed and have no energy to turn on the light. I just watch the natural light come through the windows. Then I feel calm. These moments remind me of my childhood in a small village in China. My grandparents raised me as my parents had to move to the city to earn money for me. Thirty years ago, Chinese people were so poor that my grandparents never turn on the lights at night. They just wanted to save some money. But I was a boy full of curiosity. So I would always try to find some interesting things to witness at night such as the beauty of the firefly or the beauty of the moonlight. I want to explore the glow of the night time light and rebuild our ability to find this kind of beauty and mysteriousness at night. Credits Photo and words Ronghui Chenronghuichen.com About Founded in London in 2016, NR is a bi-annual print publication embracing art, culture, design, fashion and music. Based in Milan since 2021, NR aims at providing in print and online, an archive of features and conversations between creatives within the arts, design, fashion and music spheres. CREATIVE DIRECTORJade Removille TYPEFACESInterHelvetica Neue PUBLISHERNR WORLD DISTRIBUTIONWhiteCirc For any distribution or advertising enquiries, please contact info@nr.world Explore InstagramSoundcloudArchiveNR 16NR 15 StoreContact Stockists Boutique MagsDashwood Books New YorkDover Street Market LondonGood News LondonVillage Books LeedsVillage Books ManchesterIMS, AntwerpIMS, HasseltPapercut StockholmAnouk ViennaOFR Paris10 Corso Como MilanMondadori Milan © NR 2022 All Rights ReservedNR is the property of NR WORLD S.r.l. Made with sustainability in mind, nr.world is cleaner than 70% of web pages testedLegal