I think every writer has their waves of inspiration and their ways of doing things. But writing is very difficult for me. It's something I haven't practiced as diligently as my visual art. I've been doing visual art because I think it's easier for me to construct, whereas words are very difficult.

It's hard to choose the right word, the right line. This Body Mystery is a small book, but it took me over ten years.

You get closer to your own humanity by understanding the stories of other people and the struggles they have.

I thought of the pillowcases as a symbol of love and loss, of retaining the memory of your loved one.

I'm also developing my own narrative, because I'm the son of a widow. And so, while working with women and gathering their oral histories, I'm taking a step back to do my own art book and visual work.

I think there are things I can't write in English that I wish I could write in Khmer.

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