In many rural areas of the world, local communities use kerosene for indoor lighting, which leads to asthma, poor quality of light, and the desperate cycle of oil-based products that continually degrade the environment.

Photographs have a relevance for things that cannot be said.

Having an experience is taking part in the world. Taking part in the world is really about sharing responsibility.

Artists are valuable to public discussion: They show the correlation between doing and thinking.

I am not opposed to the art market. I have lots of friends who are collectors. But the whole idea of the art market is complex. Sadly we have a situation where auction houses and secondary market dealers are creating a lot of confusion and unnecessary pollution.

I don't think you need to be so result-oriented when you're trying to define the success of an art work. I think we can allow some unpredictability.

There are 1.3 billion people today who have no access to electricity. Many of them rely on kerosene lanterns for light, but kerosene is both expensive and hazardous to the health.