"The government likes to control everything, to control your mind, your thought, your information. But they cannot control your dreams."

"My art is about individual freedom and expression, which is what the Chinese government fears most."

"I think the most important thing for an artist is to be critical, to be analytical, to be questioning."

"Without freedom of speech, there is no modern society, just a barbaric one."

"I think art should be a mirror to society, to reflect what's happening."