When you make art, those things change shape into something else. It's transformation into a body of different visual elements.

When I hear Khmer poets, when they recite their poems, I know what they're talking about, I get it right away.

Sometimes I fantasize about learning to write in Khmer. Because if I could write in Khmer, my perspective would be very different, because I'm both an outsider and insider and I see the writing in a different way. My description would be different from, say, a local writer.

Sometimes the mere connection we make with each other can change people's lives. It doesn't have to be something big. The mere fact that you're interested in them makes them happy.

How am I placing myself in the world of other people around me? For me, I feel that I am not really alone, that others can feel it too. I see art in this way.

I don't approach my writing or my work from an academic or analytical point of view. I do it for myself.

You have to experiment with different mediums and things around you [making art].