"The process involves killing one thing to make another. There's this thing that Joan Didion said in the Paris Review about how writing is a matter of 'eliminating possibilities.' The idea is that with your first sentence, you're 50 percent committed."
"I had family members who were news agents in a little village in Belgium. Every six months or so, my uncle would send us a box of random stuff. They'd throw in teen magazines for me, and I got all the crime novels too."
The fascination with the combination of words and images began in childhood, influenced by dramatic movie posters. Creating collages involves a process of elimination, where each element chosen restricts future possibilities. The earliest work, 'Haussman, or the Barricades,' was made in 1979 and marked a personal exploration of collage. Family influences, such as receiving random items from relatives, contributed to the artistic journey, highlighting the significance of personal history in creative expression.
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