Self-Portrait 5

2026–ONGOING

Paper, ink, weighing scale|One drawing per day|Dimensions and weight increase over time

Wen-Hsuan Kuo, Self-Portrait 5, stacked drawings displayed on a weighing scale, 2026
Wen-Hsuan Kuo, Self-Portrait 5, stacked drawings displayed on a weighing scale, 2026
Self-Portrait 5, state of the paper stack on 8 April 2026
Self-Portrait 5, state of the paper stack on 8 April 2026
Self-Portrait 5, state of the paper stack on 14 April 2026
Self-Portrait 5, state of the paper stack on 14 April 2026
Self-Portrait 5, measuring the weight of the accumulated paper stack
Self-Portrait 5, measuring the weight of the accumulated paper stack
Self-Portrait 5, detail of a daily self-portrait and underlying accumulated images, 2026
Self-Portrait 5, detail of a daily self-portrait and underlying accumulated images, 2026

Each day, the artist draws a self-portrait on a separate sheet of paper and stacks it chronologically. New images cover earlier ones; individual portraits gradually lose their clear boundaries, while dates, lines, and sheets accumulate as visible layers of time.

The work does not culminate in the completion of a single portrait. Through the continuing accumulation of paper, thickness, and weight, elapsed time becomes stackable and measurable matter.