# Large Portraits / Portraits Canonical: https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/large-portraits Large Portraits / Portraits, 2010. Photography, archival pigment prints. He Fa’s role: Artist: He Fa. 2010 / Photography, archival pigment prints Four portraits unfold alongside three enlarged details of each. Portrait — He Fa, 2010. Full portrait; 2310 × 2430 mm, archival pigment print. Artist He Fa Date 2010 Portrait — He Fa 2310 × 2430 mm Portrait — Yang Chen 1350 × 1500 mm Portrait — Huazai 1240 × 1430 mm Portrait — Bowen 930 × 1020 mm ## Work record Large Portraits / Portraits, 2010. Photography, archival pigment prints. He Fa’s role: Artist: He Fa. Work / series Large Portraits / Portraits Date 2010 Medium Photography, archival pigment prints He Fa’s role Artist: He Fa Catalogue section Early explorations Cite this record: Large Portraits / Portraits · 2010 · Artist: He Fa · [https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/large-portraits](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/large-portraits) ## From the portrait to its details The 17-page portfolio unfolds in four groups: He Fa, Yang Chen, Huazai and Bowen. Each begins with a full portrait followed by three pages of enlarged details—forehead, hair, eye, nose, lips, ear or hand. The sitters retain their own postures, clothing and lighting; they are not standardized into an identity-photograph format. The sequence moves from a person to details, then returns to another person. A full portrait allows a face to be apprehended as a whole, while detail pages attend to skin, hair, reflected light and incidental gestures. Each portrait has its own recorded physical dimensions; all are identified as archival pigment prints from 2010. Names follow the captions in the portfolio. ## Another record of the same portrait Portrait — He Fa in the 2010 portfolio and I in the 2012 record use the same portrait. The earlier image is vertical and has no grid; the later image is square and gridded. The portfolios give different titles, dates and dimensions. This site retains both documentary versions and connects them through related works. ## Works & details Portrait — He Fa, 2010. detail 1; 2310 × 2430 mm, archival pigment print. Portrait — He Fa, 2010. detail 2; 2310 × 2430 mm, archival pigment print. Portrait — He Fa, 2010. detail 3; 2310 × 2430 mm, archival pigment print. Portrait — Yang Chen, 2010. Full portrait; 1350 × 1500 mm, archival pigment print. Portrait — Yang Chen, 2010. detail 1; 1350 × 1500 mm, archival pigment print. Portrait — Yang Chen, 2010. detail 2; 1350 × 1500 mm, archival pigment print. Portrait — Yang Chen, 2010. detail 3; 1350 × 1500 mm, archival pigment print. Portrait — Huazai, 2010. Full portrait; 1240 × 1430 mm, archival pigment print. Portrait — Huazai, 2010. detail 1; 1240 × 1430 mm, archival pigment print. Portrait — Huazai, 2010. detail 2; 1240 × 1430 mm, archival pigment print. Portrait — Huazai, 2010. detail 3; 1240 × 1430 mm, archival pigment print. Portrait — Bowen, 2010. Full portrait; 930 × 1020 mm, archival pigment print. Portrait — Bowen, 2010. detail 1; 930 × 1020 mm, archival pigment print. Portrait — Bowen, 2010. detail 2; 930 × 1020 mm, archival pigment print. Portrait — Bowen, 2010. detail 3; 930 × 1020 mm, archival pigment print. ## Archive note Source: 大头像--何发作品.pdf. The filename uses “Large Portraits”; the page captions read “Portrait — He Fa”, “Portrait — Yang Chen”, “Portrait — Huazai” and “Portrait — Bowen”. “Bowen” follows the visible caption on page 14. Each group follows its title page and three detail pages. Garbled and residual PDF text was checked against the rendered pages. ## Continue exploring ### Four-Dimensional People Bodies are assembled from separate views, holding traces of walking, reading and working. ### Illusion Six bodily gestures appear suspended against a white field. ### Shanshui From a distance, a landscape. Up close, photographs made at different times and positions. ### I A macro lens travels across the body; individual photographs assemble into an enlarged self-portrait. TAKE A PATH ACROSS ## Other paths from this work. Distance and looking What follows a portrait [Large Portraits / Portraits](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/large-portraits) ↔ [Shixiang](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/shixiang) Large Portraits places detail pages after a complete portrait; Shixiang follows photography with viewing and expression. One changes the distance of reading an image, while the other places the return to a photograph within another meeting. 2010 / Photography, archival pigment prints 2019–2020 / Photography theatre Read the source materials Work image [Works & details ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/large-portraits#chapter-3) The portfolio places the complete portrait in the He Fa group alongside three details: nose, forehead and hair, and eye. Period document [Eight and a half acts. ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/shixiang#chapter-3) The 2020 project text sets out photography in odd acts and viewing and expression in even acts within an eight-and-a-half-act structure; this is the method announced at the time. [Continue from this work ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/crossings#work=shixiang) Distance and looking ### What follows a portrait [Large Portraits / Portraits](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/large-portraits) ↔ [Shixiang](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/shixiang) Large Portraits places detail pages after a complete portrait; Shixiang follows photography with viewing and expression. One changes the distance of reading an image, while the other places the return to a photograph within another meeting. 2010 / Photography, archival pigment prints 2019–2020 / Photography theatre Work image [Works & details ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/large-portraits#chapter-3) The portfolio places the complete portrait in the He Fa group alongside three details: nose, forehead and hair, and eye. The portfolio places the complete portrait in the He Fa group alongside three details: nose, forehead and hair, and eye. Period document [Eight and a half acts. ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/shixiang#chapter-3) The 2020 project text sets out photography in odd acts and viewing and expression in even acts within an eight-and-a-half-act structure; this is the method announced at the time. The 2020 project text sets out photography in odd acts and viewing and expression in even acts within an eight-and-a-half-act structure; this is the method announced at the time. Distance and looking One face, dispersed attention [Large Portraits / Portraits](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/large-portraits) ↔ [YourTube](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/yourtube) Large Portraits presents each person through a whole image and details, while YourTube disperses imagery across screens. Both allocate attention, but a viewer cannot survey them through the same kind of sequence. 2010 / Photography, archival pigment prints 2018 / Multi-screen video installation Read the source materials Period document [From the portrait to its details ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/large-portraits#chapter-1) The grouping and captions of the Large Portraits PDF list four sets of full portraits and details; names follow the original captions only. Period document [Installation instructions and playback ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/yourtube#chapter-10) The saved installation instructions document switching on individual screens, media players and MP4 selection, and preserve the arrangement of screens, tubing and six connected stools. [Continue from this work ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/crossings#work=yourtube) Distance and looking ### One face, dispersed attention [Large Portraits / Portraits](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/large-portraits) ↔ [YourTube](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/yourtube) Large Portraits presents each person through a whole image and details, while YourTube disperses imagery across screens. Both allocate attention, but a viewer cannot survey them through the same kind of sequence. 2010 / Photography, archival pigment prints 2018 / Multi-screen video installation Period document [From the portrait to its details ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/large-portraits#chapter-1) The grouping and captions of the Large Portraits PDF list four sets of full portraits and details; names follow the original captions only. The grouping and captions of the Large Portraits PDF list four sets of full portraits and details; names follow the original captions only. Period document [Installation instructions and playback ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/yourtube#chapter-10) The saved installation instructions document switching on individual screens, media players and MP4 selection, and preserve the arrangement of screens, tubing and six connected stools. The saved installation instructions document switching on individual screens, media players and MP4 selection, and preserve the arrangement of screens, tubing and six connected stools. Versions of a work Two versions of the same face [Large Portraits / Portraits](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/large-portraits) ↔ [I](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/i-2012) Portrait — He Fa from 2010 and I from 2012 use the same portrait, without and with a grid respectively, and with different dimensions. Source material continues, but titles and versions should not be collapsed. 2010 / Photography, archival pigment prints 2012 / Archival inkjet print Read the source materials Period document [Records from 2010 and 2012 ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/i-2012#chapter-4) The two portfolios separately record titles, dates and sizes for the 2010 ungridded vertical version and the 2012 gridded square version, retaining a shared source with distinct versions. Period document [Another record of the same portrait ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/large-portraits#chapter-2) The composition and dimensions of the 2010 Portrait—He Fa and 2012 I follow their respective documents; titles are not merged. [Continue from this work ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/crossings#work=i-2012) Versions of a work ### Two versions of the same face [Large Portraits / Portraits](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/large-portraits) ↔ [I](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/i-2012) Portrait — He Fa from 2010 and I from 2012 use the same portrait, without and with a grid respectively, and with different dimensions. Source material continues, but titles and versions should not be collapsed. 2010 / Photography, archival pigment prints 2012 / Archival inkjet print Period document [Records from 2010 and 2012 ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/i-2012#chapter-4) The two portfolios separately record titles, dates and sizes for the 2010 ungridded vertical version and the 2012 gridded square version, retaining a shared source with distinct versions. The two portfolios separately record titles, dates and sizes for the 2010 ungridded vertical version and the 2012 gridded square version, retaining a shared source with distinct versions. Period document [Another record of the same portrait ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/large-portraits#chapter-2) The composition and dimensions of the 2010 Portrait—He Fa and 2012 I follow their respective documents; titles are not merged. The composition and dimensions of the 2010 Portrait—He Fa and 2012 I follow their respective documents; titles are not merged. FROM HERE, ELSEWHERE ## Passages between works ### Related records in the archive [Four-Dimensional People ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/siweiren) 2010 [Illusion ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/huan) 2011 [Shanshui ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/shanshui) 2012 [I ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/i-2012) 2012