“From about age 17 to 25, a time some people describe as "beautiful youth," it was "arranged" for me to live with two different collectives. These eight years where I had absolutely no choice influenced me in two ways: firstly, I gained an understanding of "freedom." To this day, I very much respect and treasure individual choice. Secondly, I developed a suspicion towards any kind of organization, collective, movement or uniform action, as well as a rejection of any kind of power.” PeopleKindDifferentAgeActionBeautifulChoicesIndividualUnderstandingYouthRejectionThis DaySuspicion Author:Wang Jianwei
“When I look back on the past two decades of my journey today, I guess many people would interpret my artistic practice as a kind of cross-media attempt. I have indeed tried many different kinds of media over the past 20 years and collaborated in many different ways with people from many different fields. However, I like to understand this process as a kind of compensation for having once lost my "right of choice," an exercise of free choice and taking responsibility for any consequences that might result from it. To be honest, it's a bit of a paranoid act.” PeopleKindDifferentTodayPastChoicesResponsibilityJourneyHonestExerciseConsequenceArtisticBeing HonestDifferent KindsTaking ResponsibilityCompensationOver The PastParanoid Author:Wang Jianwei
