The Wise Virgins

I believe in empty spaces; they're the most wonderful thing.

But I believe above all that I wanted to build the palace of my memory, because my memory is my only homeland.

If I do something that depresses, it's not because I'm depressed, but because political life and history is depressing.

What does the artist do? He draws connections. He ties the invisible threads between things. He dives into history, be it the history of mankind, the geological history of the Earth or the beginning and end of the manifest cosmos.

I was interested in transcendence from a very early age. I was interested in what was over there, what was behind life. So when I had my first communion I was very disappointed. I had expected something amazing and surprising and spiritual. Instead all I got was a bicycle. That wasn't what I was after at all.