“The images are not specific stories and the characters are not specific people. They’re the result of me seeing society and also trying to write this like fiction. Imagine that you’re writing fiction. Nothing is real but also it’s very familiar. When people see these images, they can interpret it themselves.”
“I always wanted to create images that can speak to everyone.”
“I used a specific material—bullet shells. I said, okay, I want to use them, but I want to use them in a different way… the destruction of the means of destruction was kind of a meditation for me.”
“I don’t want to sell art. My work is about power dynamics. Once you play into that role, you have to bow to the curators and the galleries. You have to change. You have to be kind of hypocritical.”