I've always been interested in space in pictures. I think my going deaf increased my spatial sense, because I can't get the direction of sound. I feel that I see space very clearly, and that's because I can't hear it. So it's a compensatory thing.

We all know a mirror reflects us, if you look in it. If you move, the reflection moves. If you project from a mirror, meaning it will project an image, it's nothing to do with you. The world seen by nobody.

We live in an age where the artist is forgotten. He is a researcher. I see myself that way.

Faces are the most interesting things we see

I think photography has made us see the landscape in a very dull way - that's one of its effects. It's not spatial.

The problem is, photographic dyes and printing inks aren't as good as paint, actually.

I'm very attracted to the great open spaces of the West.