“Even though I am prompted by specific obsessions as a creative artist, I don’t constantly create. I am in need of long periods of calm because, to me, artistic creation is a battle. Every once in a while, I need to stand back and take a better look at things; otherwise, I become consumed without cause and without essence. Most of the time, the idea, even before actually forming into an idea, hits me at the exact moment when I least expect it. I have taken great pains to avoid being stunned. So, this is more or less how the whole process is kicked off. Only much later do I reach the stage of materialization, after I have first struggled with the work in my mind. But I always leave it up to the objects themselves to decide on the final details. There’s always a spot for randomness in my works.”
