Things that are very significant and important to you when constructing an identity when you're younger change.
Kiki SmithAs an artist, you want to have an experience. What you need to experience changes over the course of your life because your life changes.
Kiki SmithI like that feeling when youโre making art, that youโre taking the energy out of your body and putting it into a physical object. I like things that are labor-intensive : you make a little thing and another little thing and another little thing, and eventually you see a possibility.
Kiki SmithMaking art is a lot about just seeing what happens if you put some energy into something.
Kiki Smith