On a computer, right-click the profile thumbnail and select "Open image in new tab." You can often modify the URL (e.g., removing parameters like s160x160 ) to attempt to see a larger version.
The profile picture is a curated lie, a meticulous truth. It is the face we choose to show the aunt, the boss, the ex-lover, and the stranger from high school all at once. It is a mask designed to be transparent. When we view it, we are staring into a gallery of one, where the subject is both the artist and the prisoner. They are frozen in a split-second of a laugh that might have been staged, a sunset that might have been brighter, and a smile that reaches the eyes but not the heart. view facebook profile picture