Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.

We are living in a popular culture where everything is overexposed.

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

I came back [to Beijing ] because that's the only time I had an excuse to come back, or otherwise I would never have a reason to come back.

Now many enterprises are made by individuals, so the attitude has started to change.

At the moment about 350,000 students return to China from abroad each year - 350,000 young and educated people. I know about them because they know me and often ask me in the street if they can take a selfie with me. These folks are creative and ironic, and the government can ultimately not control what is going on in their heads.

I don't think [price] reflects if the work is good or bad.A good artist shouldn't be nervous about that.