If I were really fluent and born into the English language, I would probably become a greater writer.

I used to despair about the condition of the world, to feel a sense of hopelessness; now I find more and more that I need to focus on what I can do, however little it is, to help others.

This is my first collaboration [with Mary Hamill] so I'm going to learn how it's going to work.

I'm doing a collaborative project with another artist, Mary Hamill. My project is to gather the oral history of war widows, starting with the women of my village, Kop Nymit.

There are multiple things entering in your mind.

I'm very connected to the story, the history, and the trauma people experience.

The family I grew up in had three generations of widows.