I’m an artist who is always looking for what is possible. I’m always looking to extend the boundaries.

Widespread state control over art and culture has left no room for freedom of expression in the country. For more than 60 years, anyone with a dissenting opinion has been suppressed. Chinese art is merely a product: it avoids any meaningful engagement. There is no larger context. Its only purpose is to charm viewers with its ambiguity.

Even if there have been setbacks during these past years, China is changing. China's society is opening.

This so-called fame or being better off doesn't really attract me at all.

All movies in China are censored. Out of 600 movies produced in China, only 60 are allowed to show in theatres.

The people who control culture in China have no culture.

Nationality started as something natural, but we should not be restrained by the old politics that make up these clear lines. It should have its own way of evolving. In some places, it will evolve slower and in others, faster. It's like the mountains, the ocean and the rivers. It has its own geological forms. Societies cannot be flat. But during change, human rights, human dignity and free speech have to be protected. Otherwise, we'll be going backward.