For me, it would be very difficult to express an opinion about our times without humor. I don't think you could do that.

I think humor is often a very powerful tool to be able to express ideas that are heavy.

For me, it would be very difficult to express an opinion about our times without humor. I don't think you could do that.

I want to experiment with new techniques and become a "traditional baroque artist."

I'm working on new techniques. I'm trying to find a way to make fresco that can be detached from a wall, and I'm trying to find new people who can help me work on a very large scale in bronze.

In the traditional Ikebana things always have to be asymmetrical, because in this they look more natural and balanced.

I know that Instagram belongs to Facebook, so I cannot really stand on a political pedestal and say, "I'm against Facebook!" But I haven't wanted to be on Facebook from the beginning.