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.

I think that through the narratives of other people you get closer to your own.

It's really hard when you read literature in a language that's not your own. There are all these cultural references you have to be born into that particular language to get.

Even if you look in the dictionary you know the meaning of the word or phrase, but there's still the feeling of it.

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

I tried to write poems in rhyme. I tried writing songs. Sometimes I jotted down a thought. I would keep a log of spontaneous thoughts.

I'd like to do more collaborations because collaboration creates different viewpoints.