I’m an artist who is always looking for what is possible. I’m always looking to extend the boundaries. - Ai Weiwei

House arrest, travel restrictions, surveillance, stopping phone service, cutting the Internet connection. What we can still do is greet the crazy motherland once again.

The frustration mainly comes from trying to understand what they really want. Also, you cannot understand how can such a large nation maintain its so-called stability by doing something very unlawful. I mean, how can they possibly manage to stabilize the whole social condition by not [acting with] justice and fairness.

My activism is a part of me. If my art has anything to do with me, then my activism is part of my art.