P4 Theater
2015 to present
A long-running experimental theatre and public practice platform built through live projects, workshops, writing, and non-standard spaces.
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He Fa
Cross-media artist, theatre and moving-image creator, educator
He Fa, also written Fa He and 何发, is a cross-media artist, theatre and moving-image creator, educator, and founder-curator of P4 Theater.
Current role
Founder-curator of P4 Theater
Education
CAFA Photography, CCA MFA Fine Arts
Practice
Photography, theatre, moving image, public art
Archive
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He Fa's work starts from photography and installation, then moves into theatre, film, education, and public art practice. Since 2015, he has worked through P4 Theater in non-standard spaces such as former factories, offices, boxing gyms, bookstores, and temporary public rooms.
His projects ask how watching, relation, participation, and lived experience become visible in a live situation. This profile gathers public biographical material, selected projects, education, exhibitions, awards, and available contact channels.
Sources: local CV, lecture submission materials, P4 Theater article archive, and public project pages.
Selected projects
Human Surrender / Shoot Self with You
2023 to 2024
A theatre and moving-image project directed and produced by He Fa, bringing rehearsal, documentary image, and second-person watching into one field.
Read project entryPurples / Purple Action
2021 to 2022
A social theatre experiment that placed combat space, mobile sound-light setups, game rules, and non-professional participation in the same live situation.
Open tagIceberg
2021
A decentralized theatre production in a 16-square-meter office, using a compact honeycomb-like viewing structure and collaborative production model.
Read archiveLove Drama
2023
A co-produced meta-narrative experiment around intimacy, reality-show logic, documentary shooting, and immediate performance.
Read archiveHamlet Mirror / GIF Theater
2016
Early performance and online-image work connected with the 3rd CAFAM Biennale and the 11th Shanghai Biennale context.
Read archiveEducation and work
- MFA in Fine Arts California College of the Arts, 2016-2018
- BFA in Photography Central Academy of Fine Arts, 2008-2012
- Founder-curator P4 Theater, 2015 to present
- Guest lecturer School of Jewelry and Art Design, Beijing Institute of Economic Management, 2023 to present
- Founder and artistic director Gewu 3D Printing Studio, 2011-2013
Exhibitions and recognition
- Human Surrender / Shoot Self with You Semi-finalist, Boden International Film Festival, Sweden, 2024
- Barclay Simpson Master of Fine Arts Award Nomination, 2017
- SangoSangoSango / GIF Theater / Is or Not Shown in the 11th Shanghai Biennale context, 2016
- Hamlet Mirror Shown in the 3rd CAFAM Biennale context, 2016
- Twelve Water Lamps Collected by i.materialise MGX Gallery, Belgium, 2013
- Shan Chong Shui Fu Graduate work collected by the CAFA Art Museum, 2012
Contact
- Email 563073224@qq.com
- WeChat hefahefa
Frequently asked questions
Who is He Fa?
He Fa, also written Fa He and 何发, is a cross-media artist, theatre and moving-image creator, educator, and founder-curator of P4 Theater.
How is He Fa related to P4 Theater?
He Fa is presented here as the founder-curator and long-term organiser of P4 Theater, with public archive links to projects, methods, and writing.
What projects should I start with?
Start with P4 Theater, Human Surrender, Purple Action, Iceberg, Love Drama, and the later AGT method texts.
How can I contact He Fa?
Use email 563073224@qq.com or WeChat hefahefa.