I have problems with a lot of photography, particularly street photography and photojournalism - objectifying the other, finding the contempt and exoticism that you might feel within yourself or toward yourself and projecting it out to others. There can be an abusive power to photography, too.

What makes the production of my work so expensive? The whole installation thing - the construction, the objects, the technology. It really adds up.

I work with pictures and words because they have the ability to determine who we are, what we want to be and what we become.

You know, one of the only times I ever wrote about art was the obituary of Warhol that I did for the Village Voice.

I have problems with a lot of photography, particularly street photography and photojournalism - objectifying the other, finding the contempt and exoticism that you might feel within yourself or toward yourself and projecting it out to others. There can be an abusive power to photography, too.

I think I developed language skills to deal with threat. It's the girl thing to do-you know, instead of pulling out a gun.

I have no complaints, except for the world.