# chinesesamericandream / Instagram Thesis Canonical: https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/chinesesamericandream chinesesamericandream / Instagram Thesis, 2018. Network-based work, Instagram account, thesis. He Fa’s role: Artist: He Fa / Fa He. 2018 / Network-based work, Instagram account, thesis “Fa He’s thesis is a instagram account.” A short statement redirects the reading of a thesis to a social platform account. Text transcribed from Fa He.docx (2018). Original English grammar is retained; this is not an Instagram screenshot. Artist He Fa / Fa He Date Artist’s document from May 2018 Work entry point Instagram: chinesesamericandream Document format Artist’s statement identifying an account as a thesis ## Work record chinesesamericandream / Instagram Thesis, 2018. Network-based work, Instagram account, thesis. He Fa’s role: Artist: He Fa / Fa He. Work / series chinesesamericandream / Instagram Thesis Date 2018 Medium Network-based work, Instagram account, thesis He Fa’s role Artist: He Fa / Fa He Catalogue section Early explorations Cite this record: chinesesamericandream / Instagram Thesis · 2018 · Artist: He Fa / Fa He · [https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/chinesesamericandream](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/chinesesamericandream) [chinesesamericandream — historical Instagram entry supplied by the artist](https://www.instagram.com/chinesesamericandream/) ## A thesis located in an account The retained 2018 document Fa He.docx contains a brief statement: “Fa He’s thesis is a instagram account.” It then invites readers to search Instagram and supplies the link to chinesesamericandream. The artist identifies the account itself as the thesis, rather than using social media simply to promote a separate document. ## Document and platform The document moves the entry to a research project from a single text toward an account, a rhythm of posting and acts of browsing. It establishes the account designated by the artist and the thesis format. Without a complete reading of the historical account, this page does not infer its post count, narrative sequence or present public status. ## The original 2018 record The document metadata records creation on 10 May 2018 and modification on 12 May, with hefa as author. This site provides a readable transcription and retains the historical account link so the project can be read alongside Fafalish, YourTube and Fa’s review. ARTIST’S STATEMENT / PORTFOLIO Fa He’s thesis is a instagram account. Translated from the artist’s Chinese portfolio statement. ## Archive note Prepared from the artist’s retained Fa He.docx and its metadata. The image is a clearly labelled text transcription, not a recreated historical Instagram page. ## Continue exploring ### Fafalish A sentence passes through translation, accent and transcription, becoming a situation between languages. ### YourTube Screens are connected and people sit together. When does connection become participation? ### Fa’s review A work-sample list preserves four recordings with different lengths and viewpoints. TAKE A PATH ACROSS ## Other paths from this work. Keeping and losing Publication becomes part of the work [chinesesamericandream / Instagram Thesis](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/chinesesamericandream) ↔ [Kill the Rose: 3P—Watching, Performing, Recording](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/kill-the-rose-3p) The Instagram thesis statement treats an account as the thesis; 3P makes publication during production a rule. Both include public entry points in the work, but the account’s historical posts have not been fully read, so their sequence cannot be supplied. 2018 / Network-based work, Instagram account, thesis 2021 / Theatre event, 3P creative observation and exhibition proposal Read the source materials Artist’s statement [A thesis located in an account ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/chinesesamericandream#chapter-1) The original 2018 Fa He.docx designates an Instagram account as the thesis; historical posts have not been fully read and no posting sequence is supplied. Period document [A parallel creative process ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/kill-the-rose-3p#chapter-1) He Fa’s signed 3P call requires at least three publications within one month, retained separately from the play’s director, writer and 3P participant lists. [Continue from this work ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/crossings#work=kill-the-rose-3p) Keeping and losing ### Publication becomes part of the work [chinesesamericandream / Instagram Thesis](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/chinesesamericandream) ↔ [Kill the Rose: 3P—Watching, Performing, Recording](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/kill-the-rose-3p) The Instagram thesis statement treats an account as the thesis; 3P makes publication during production a rule. Both include public entry points in the work, but the account’s historical posts have not been fully read, so their sequence cannot be supplied. 2018 / Network-based work, Instagram account, thesis 2021 / Theatre event, 3P creative observation and exhibition proposal Artist’s statement [A thesis located in an account ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/chinesesamericandream#chapter-1) The original 2018 Fa He.docx designates an Instagram account as the thesis; historical posts have not been fully read and no posting sequence is supplied. The original 2018 Fa He.docx designates an Instagram account as the thesis; historical posts have not been fully read and no posting sequence is supplied. Period document [A parallel creative process ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/kill-the-rose-3p#chapter-1) He Fa’s signed 3P call requires at least three publications within one month, retained separately from the play’s director, writer and 3P participant lists. He Fa’s signed 3P call requires at least three publications within one month, retained separately from the play’s director, writer and 3P participant lists. Keeping and losing A page can become a site of work [chinesesamericandream / Instagram Thesis](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/chinesesamericandream) ↔ [Shadow Counterpoint](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/shadow-counterpoint) Shadow Counterpoint organizes viewing through published GIFs and text; the Instagram thesis statement identifies the account itself as the work’s entry. One has a specific documented page; the other still requires fuller reading of historical posts. 2018 / Network-based work, Instagram account, thesis 2016 / Collective theatre, GIF and text Read the source materials Period document [How the work took shape ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/shadow-counterpoint#chapter-1) The public 2016 GIF edition combines joint credits, text and looping images; the 2022 retrospective is dated separately. Artist’s statement [A thesis located in an account ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/chinesesamericandream#chapter-1) The original 2018 Fa He.docx designates an Instagram account as the thesis; historical posts have not been fully read and no posting sequence is supplied. [Continue from this work ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/crossings#work=shadow-counterpoint) Keeping and losing ### A page can become a site of work [chinesesamericandream / Instagram Thesis](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/chinesesamericandream) ↔ [Shadow Counterpoint](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/shadow-counterpoint) Shadow Counterpoint organizes viewing through published GIFs and text; the Instagram thesis statement identifies the account itself as the work’s entry. One has a specific documented page; the other still requires fuller reading of historical posts. 2018 / Network-based work, Instagram account, thesis 2016 / Collective theatre, GIF and text Period document [How the work took shape ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/shadow-counterpoint#chapter-1) The public 2016 GIF edition combines joint credits, text and looping images; the 2022 retrospective is dated separately. The public 2016 GIF edition combines joint credits, text and looping images; the 2022 retrospective is dated separately. Artist’s statement [A thesis located in an account ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/chinesesamericandream#chapter-1) The original 2018 Fa He.docx designates an Instagram account as the thesis; historical posts have not been fully read and no posting sequence is supplied. The original 2018 Fa He.docx designates an Instagram account as the thesis; historical posts have not been fully read and no posting sequence is supplied. FROM HERE, ELSEWHERE ## Passages between works ### Related records in the archive [Fafalish ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/fafalish) 2017 [YourTube ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/yourtube) 2018 [Fa’s review ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/fas-review) 2017