What are you mainly inspired by?
I get inspired by music, by poetry. Then, I hope, that inspiration gets reinforced by more concrete ideas, by non-fiction knowledge. Inspiration is something that you need to call; you need to create the atmosphere for it to happen. And when you have it, you have to massage it, in order for that to become the actual spark of something new. At some point in my career I thought the idea of inspiration was such a romantic thing, but little by little I have started to accept that it actually exists. I guess, it’s a matter of how each of us conceive it and recognize it.
How does your work connect to music?
Music has been close to my work for a long time. I am not a musician, but somehow, I have managed to publish a number of records. I have produced music as works by themselves, but also have created soundtracks for films and installations. Always, as a collaboration with somebody else. I either act as lyricist or as some kind of producer. The first time I did a musical piece, I turned the explanation of a work of art, into lyrics, and that became the main element of a sound installation. I have discovered that music is such an incredible place, because it is a shared language, and also an easy way to transmit ideas. If you look me up on Spotify and most other platforms you could listen to several records.
Can you tell us about your performance at Tate.
Oh, thats been so long. That performance consisted of following people inside the Tate, from the moment they came into until they left in order to discover the dynamics of visitors. I did that during the whole day. It was some kind of re-make of Following Piece by Vito Aconcci.