In Quanzhou, I have a lot of influence from superstition. I would go to the temple with my grandmother and mother. That is why I have a lot of curiosity about the unseen force and invisible things. Cai Guo-Qiang Read Quote
Even though Chinese society was really closed, there were two windows for me to explore the world. One was from my mother and grandmother, the unseen and invisible world. Another window was brought from my father’s side, those classic and Western books. Cai Guo-Qiang Read Quote
Computer animation is one way to liberate people from their circumstantial gravity, and it is one way to give them mental freedom. Cai Guo-Qiang Read Quote
One reason I chose gunpowder is that I had the good luck in my environment to be exposed to gunpowder. The other reason is I was always looking for a visual language that goes beyond the boundary of nations, and so I found gunpowder. Cai Guo-Qiang Read Quote
Art should not be a tool of politics, but sometimes art can help make the political climate more open and help society become more free. Cai Guo-Qiang Read Quote
I have always been a coward as a child. I am not very brave. I am very aware of the fact that I am not very gutsy. Cai Guo-Qiang Read Quote
Any work that is born out of natural serendipity or reverts to simpler times is poignant for people – in any era. Cai Guo-Qiang Read Quote
The role of art in society is not to resolve conflicts; rather, it is to express these conflicts and antagonisms. Cai Guo-Qiang Read Quote
