# Field of View

Canonical: https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/yanjie

Field of View, 2009. Photography, light box. He Fa’s role: Artist: He Fa.

2009 / Photography, light box

Roads and buildings repeat in rectangular cells, presenting the city through adjoining views.

Field of View, 2009. Portfolio image 1 of 3.

Artist

He Fa

Date

December 2009

Recorded dimensions

512 × 320 mm

Recorded medium

Light box

## Work record

Field of View, 2009. Photography, light box. He Fa’s role: Artist: He Fa.

Work / series

Field of View

Date

2009

Medium

Photography, light box

He Fa’s role

Artist: He Fa

Catalogue section

Early explorations

Cite this record: Field of View · 2009 · Artist: He Fa · [https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/yanjie](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/yanjie)

## Images and presentation

Field of View consists of three horizontal city images. Roads, traffic, elevated structures and buildings occupy successive rectangular blocks. Some areas appear almost continuous; others abruptly change brightness, angle or scale. Repeated rows establish a clear structure while retaining the points where neighbouring views fail to line up completely.

Where a conventional street photograph might choose one instant, these images contain numerous adjacent views within a single field. The city can be recognized broadly or read cell by cell. The title page records a light box measuring 512 × 320 mm, dated December 2009. Three images follow it, without separate subtitles.

## Works & details

Field of View, 2009. Portfolio image 2 of 3.

Field of View, 2009. Portfolio image 3 of 3.

## Archive note

Based on pages 27–30 of the 38-page portfolio 何发-作品小汇. Title, date, dimensions and medium follow the original title page. Images were extracted independently from the PDF and retain their full compositions. The English title is a translation or transliteration for this website, not a verified historical English title.

## Continue exploring

### Shanshui

From a distance, a landscape. Up close, photographs made at different times and positions.

### Large Portraits / Portraits

Four portraits unfold alongside three enlarged details of each.

TAKE A PATH ACROSS

## Other paths from this work.

Spaces transformed How multiple images arrange viewing [Field of View](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/yanjie) ↔ [Hamlet’s Mirror / Four-screen CAFAM Proposal](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/hamlets-mirror-cafam-proposal) Field of View juxtaposes city views in rectangles; the CAFAM four-screen proposal places viewers between screens. The move from planar divisions to enclosure changes viewing positions, while realization of the proposal remains unverified. 2009 / Photography, light box 2016 / Proposal for four-screen projection, live performance and real-time video · Proposals Read the source materials Work image [Images and presentation ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/yanjie#chapter-1) The first image places urban views in rectangular rows, retaining differences of angle and position between adjacent blocks. Period document [From one screen to four ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/hamlets-mirror-cafam-proposal#chapter-2) The jointly signed proposal of 5 September 2016 surrounds the space with four screens and distinguishes audience and performance areas by colour; the evidence is a proposal and equipment arrangement. [Continue from this work ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/crossings#work=hamlets-mirror-cafam-proposal)

Spaces transformed

### How multiple images arrange viewing

[Field of View](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/yanjie) ↔ [Hamlet’s Mirror / Four-screen CAFAM Proposal](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/hamlets-mirror-cafam-proposal)

Field of View juxtaposes city views in rectangles; the CAFAM four-screen proposal places viewers between screens. The move from planar divisions to enclosure changes viewing positions, while realization of the proposal remains unverified.

2009 / Photography, light box 2016 / Proposal for four-screen projection, live performance and real-time video · Proposals

Work image [Images and presentation ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/yanjie#chapter-1) The first image places urban views in rectangular rows, retaining differences of angle and position between adjacent blocks.

The first image places urban views in rectangular rows, retaining differences of angle and position between adjacent blocks.

Period document [From one screen to four ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/hamlets-mirror-cafam-proposal#chapter-2) The jointly signed proposal of 5 September 2016 surrounds the space with four screens and distinguishes audience and performance areas by colour; the evidence is a proposal and equipment arrangement.

The jointly signed proposal of 5 September 2016 surrounds the space with four screens and distinguishes audience and performance areas by colour; the evidence is a proposal and equipment arrangement.

FROM HERE, ELSEWHERE

## Passages between works

### Related records in the archive

[Shanshui ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/shanshui) 2012

[Large Portraits / Portraits ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/large-portraits) 2010