“There's a sort of absurdity to Australia and the so-called New World nations. I sensed it all the time growing up in Western Australia, which is really remote.” WorldGrowing UpWesternAbsurdity Author:Shaun Tan
“You discover how confounding the world is when you try to draw it. You look at a car, and you try to see its car-ness, and you’re like an immigrant to your own world. You don’t have to travel to encounter weirdness. You wake up to it.” WorldTryingLooksCarDrawsDiscoveryWake UpFilmmakerEncountersImmigrantsExploringWeirdnessConfounding Author:Shaun Tan
“As an artist, even if you are putting out something really dark and disturbing, that's good because it's opening a discussion. Always in the back of my mind is this thought that the world has to be a better place with you in it.” IfsWorldMindArtArtistDarkOpeningDiscussionBetter PlaceDisturbingOf My Mind Author:Shaun Tan
“Depression is the flip side of creative inspiration but it can be useful. It's telling you to stop for a little bit. You can become so fully absorbed in the world of creative work that it can lead to some imbalance in your life.” WorldLittlesArtInspirationBitsSidesCreativeLittle BitFlipCreative WorkImbalanceCreative Inspiration Author:Shaun Tan
