The idea to use backpacks came from my visit to Sichuan after the earthquake in May 2008. During the earthquake many schools collapsed. Thousands of young students lost their lives, and you could see bags and study material everywhere. Then you realize individual life, media, and the lives of the students are serving very different purposes. The lives of the students disappeared within the state propaganda, and very soon everybody will forget everything.

Even if I have hundreds of things to do, the disconnected feeling is still there because it is very hard to find a real purpose of life.

The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.

This world should be much more open and should be much more free, so the young people would have the chance to exercise the quality of their lives.

Modern Chinese culture is weak and lackluster.

I don't think there is a distinct change, because in the West I'm not a person who can serve his purpose.

It's always the rich and there's plenty to waste, yet still China has a lot of people living in very spare, poor conditions.