Usually people start with painting and then go on to make installations; my painting came from installation.

There was something really wonderful about being able to feel confident about doing my first exhibition in China, that people would have no trouble recognising the images and understanding my work. I also have a lot of freedom in the way I use colour, and I think that kind of freedom in colour is also understandable in every culture.

I had my exhibition of paintings first in Shanghai, and then recently in Wuhan. Wuhan particularly interested me, because I am 1/8 Chinese.

All the basic information should be in the object itself.

If I did not love the things that I do, how could I spend my life doing this? You have to invest what you spend your life doing with pleasure.

If you try to copy something exactly you won't get it correct, because you don't share the same tradition and context.

The viewer brings all additional information to the image.