We've all had this experience in front of the camera.

I'm going to pose again and again.

The sight of the camera still makes us nervous.

If you put the camera in the theater

Photos are seen as a dramatic performance in front of the camera.

Can I be released?

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"Real Image" is trying to reverse the stereotypes of photography.

To offer you a private stage of self-release for eager performance.

In the cross-border mix of photography and drama

We invite you to join a journey of metabolism of life.

This time, you just play yourself.

And the camera is your real witness.

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For your exclusive photography and drama experience.

"Real Image" is a completely new private, custom-made photography drama project officially launched by P4 Theater in 2020.

It's a rediscovery journey of eight drama events.

Real Image stage

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Photo by P4 Theater

There were only two participants per trip

You, Real Image's "Intruder" in front of your phone screen.

And the cameraman, Real Image's "separate."

In the eight well-designed interactive theatre experiences

The intruders will be with the separatists.

In the presence of the camera

It's just that I don't know what to do.

I'm going to finish a deep and unique spiritual quest.

A mysterious, new, relaxed person.

P4 Theater "Real Image" fermentation

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P4 Theater sits at 19.90 km north of the Beijing Central axis, the Tien An Gate.

It's a black box in Beijing's Sculptural Area.

A fermenter for the video show experiment.

P4 Theater Black Space

Photo by P4 Theater

The theater was born out of reflection on photography

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In the case of photographs, they are viewed by photographers and photographers.

This is a dramatic moment in the event.

It reveals the true spiritual world in which the filmmaker is hiding in front of the mirror.

A black velvet curtain cuts p4 into two worlds: black and white.

Half of the black is stage and private studio.

It's a symbol of an open mind.

Half of the whites are viewers and leisure areas.

It's a sign of eyes staring.

P4 Theater White Space

Photo by P4 Theater

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The black-white intersection is just like the two young people in the P4 Theaterlogo who are spinning dances.

They're viewers, they're integrated, they're sculptures.

"Who am I?"

Who am I? How am I supposed to live with my desires?

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"Real Image" wants to help you find the answer in a two-person interactive show before and after the camera.

P4 stage

Photo by P4 Theater

The nature of photography is a performance by both the target and the cameraman.

As the angels of Benjamin Messiah

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This performance looks to the future while looking at the past.

It's the first time I've ever been there.

It is a creative moment for photographers to interact with those who are filmed.

It collides all the history and memories of the filmmaker at this moment.

It's also a common vision for the next two people.

A successful performance is an instant proof of the truth.

It will be a memory for the participants to grow up.

To join the archaeology of human civilization in the distant future...

P4 Theater Internal Settings

Photo by P4 Theater

"Real Image" is the stage where this performance takes place.

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It's a place where self-image becomes visible in photo interaction.

The truth is that it exists.

There is no real desire within us to speak out.

It's like, a variety of transformations in which desire subsides in everyday life.

Desire is revealed in the distance from which the truth and the image are explored.

A mirror on stage.

Photo by P4 Theater

In the eight step-by-step drama

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The filmmaker did a single performance in front of the camera.

Through normality, spread yourself.

We want to be with you in the theater to release me.

In one of the sub-sections of his image, he wrote

To explore the right distance from their true desires.

"Real Image" details

Project description

This is a total of eight scenes.

It's private.

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The participants are just you and the photographer.

The rules will be revealed after the first scene.

Your personal information will be strictly confidential.

You have the right to decide whether you want to publish your own photos.

The event is aimed at exploring self-interest and willingness.

Open to persons over 18 years of age with an independent capacity to take responsibility for individual behaviour

The first act tastes pretty good!

"Open yourself in words."

Experience content

As the intruder, you will first enter the white space in the theatre.

I'm going to have a face-to-face conversation with the separatists.

Complete an overall scan of personal history.

Then the intruders and the separatists will enter the black arena of the theatre.

Finish a performance.

Length

2.5-3 hours

Photography products

It's a big 8x10 inch painting camera.

A portrait of the film taken by the United Heliar camera in Florida.

I'm curious.

P4 assistant will answer your questions.

About us.

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P4 Theater's founder, Zhang Shaohua, and He Fa, were classmates of the 2012 Faculty of Photography at the Central Academy of Fine Arts.

Upon graduation, Zhang Shahua went to Beijing University to study psychology and was a long-time business photographer and involved in contemporary artistic creations in a variety of fields, including integrated materials, devices and images.

He Fa holds a Master ' s degree in pure arts from the California Arts Academy of the United States of America and is widely practised in areas such as exhibition, 3D printing, art theory and art education.

They created P4 Theater in 2015 to promote cross-media research in photography, theatre and psychology, with a series of live performances such as theatre, video and audio. Since 2019, they have been working together in the field of psychoanalysis.

We look forward to working with you.

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Rediscover yourself at P4 Theater.

The good people are watching.