We're like the forest: Things accumulate, things die and disappear. It's an organic process.

The art here is playful enough to break down the boundaries of suspicion and fear some people have around contemporary art. Some people have reticence about viewing art, fearing they'll be thought stupid if they don't 'get it.' These sculptures engage them without being threatening, while still adhering to the principles of contemporary art.

To me the figures represent the transformation of the Peninsula from a heavy extraction economy to a more culture-based economy — at least that's what we're trying to instill here.

Welcome to the new age. The greatest age in history. The Technology Age.

It's time, more than ever, to shrug off apathy. For Socialism not to be a dirty word any more. This is a time for heroes.

I do tumbling and flips; there's a gym I go to for that.