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

"I believe that every single individual should have the right to express themselves, to think, to question, to challenge."

"I think my work is always about my life, and my life is always about my work. They are inseparable."

"My father was a poet. So I grew up in exile, in a very remote area, where I didn't see any other children for five years. I was in the desert. My father was a political prisoner. So for me, freedom is…"

"I think the most important thing for an artist is to be authentic, to be genuine, to be true to himself."