“The Visitor exhibition was an incredibly interesting and transforming exhibition for me. My brief was to include a group of 18-30 year olds in the exhibition in some way. The aim was to give encouragement and support to this group of young people at a stage in their lives when they needed some direction. I proposed an installation, an 80 metre wall painting of a disco, because for me the dance floor is a totally communal space, where people are free to express themselves in any way they choose, united by music. It seemed like the perfect image for this project. Once completed, the space became a stage for concerts, readings, workshops and other activities. A modern dance group made a performance responding to the environment, and local DJ’s hosted dance parties. I also painted an image on a large disused billboard in the city and we set up a letterbox for visitors to post comments about my paintings. After two months we received over 3,000 letters to which I replied, sending each person a drawing on a postcard. This archive became an unedited and anonymous survey of what people think of my work.”

「『訪問者』是一場十分有趣的展覽，對我而言有著脫胎換骨的影響。我的職責是為展覽招攬一組18至30歲的年輕人，旨在鼓勵及支持這些亟需尋找人生方向的年輕人。我當時建議創作一件裝置，最後決定是一幅80米長的壁畫，主題設為的士高舞廳。因為對我來說，舞池是一個公眾共享的空間，人們可以在音樂的統領下，以自行選擇的方式恣意表達自我——這個場景正是『訪問者』展覽希望達成的理想畫面。壁畫完成後，該空間成為音樂會、讀書會、工作坊及其他活動的舞台。曾有一隊現代舞組合以表演回應這個場地，也有當地DJ打碟主持派對。我還在市內一塊廢置的大型廣告牌上畫畫，並設立信箱，收集觀眾對那幅作品的感想。兩個月後，我們收到三千多封來信，我逐一回覆，並隨函附上一張畫有素描的明信片。這些來信好比一次未經發表的匿名調查，反映大眾對我的作品的看法。」