I am intrigued by inanimate objects. They're a piece of history, someone's statement and ideas of life.

I would hate to think I'm promoting sadness as an aesthetic. But I grew up in not just a family but a town and a culture where sadness is something you're taught to feel shame about. You end up chronically desiring what can be a very sentimental idea of love and connection. A lot of my work has been about trying to make a space for sadness.

I am intrigued by inanimate objects. They're a piece of history, someone's statement and ideas of life.

I'm not a craftsman of graphics or art or film. I'm more of an idea generator and manufacturer.

My graffiti really comes more from a May '68, sort of Situationist vibe than the hip-hop world. I think a real graffiti artist would find me a poser.

To me, sadness and humor aren't disrelated and humor is the best tool I've had against the sadness in my life.

As someone who grew up in a house where there wasn't a lot of talking, I'm used to just looking at the world. And in general I often feel like I just don't understand what's happening. That everybody else does, but I don't quite get it.