It was not an ideological thing like a self-portrait. I think it was more like painting a character. Instead of being someone’s likeness, it was my own character.

我的作品並不是一種如自畫像般與意識形態相關的事物，我認為我更像是在描繪一個角色。它們並不肖似任何一個人，而是我自己創作的角色。