“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
“The only legitimate interpretation of the concept of the "public" is that it's a highly heterogeneous group of people, and I cannot imagine who has the right to speak on their behalf using a "public" voice. If the multiplicity of the environment is its true nature, then my works defend this truthfulness. The greatest fairness in society is to defend the difference between each individual - the fairness and truthfulness of their inconsistency and differentiation.” PeopleIndividualSpeakEnvironmentImagineFairnessTruthfulnessMultiplicityInconsistency 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
