[Shanghai Biennale] has been my attitude for as long as I've been practicing art and other cultural-related activities.

Technology is a liberation. I think the information age probably is the best thing to happen to the human race in human evolution. Now you have the equal opportunity to equip yourself through information and knowledge and express yourself as an independent mind.

Through my work and ways of expression, I strive to engage in dialogue with the society that I am living in.

These are nonviolent people who have lost their freedom simply because they expressed their ideas….In truth, they are heroes of our time.

Our lives are bound by physical limits, familial ties, political conditions, and geographical restrictions. Individual freedom takes us beyond them all.

Maybe [success] is because I'm in China and I'm more open. Maybe it's my independent behavior, or because I participated in certain projects. I have no idea.

I curated this show [Shanghai Biennale ], I was by no means trying to shock people or be controversial.