AR:
In your opinion, which role does a contemporary artist have in the social society you live in?

SC:
If being an artist means to create realms of freedom, I think the artist has the responsibility to bring something that is so very “special“ that other - so called “normal” - people could not create. I mean, usually the vast majority of such “normal” people all the time is concerned about work and money as their sole purpose for life and it is hard for them to find their own time to create art works (Nowadays, art is not something about skills only.).

I am not a political artist but at least I could bring some kind of peaceful additude, beautiful things/thinking and pure feelings to the audience.

The contemporary artist is as meaningful as much she/he is honest with him-/herself. Let the true and factual in our senses be realized and bring it out to the art world. No need to follow theories, copies or to act under any system, be it an art system or not.

Right now, my work is pretty much more a bit of a large scale project and I am working as an installation artist (For an Asian country, installation art is too far-reaching and the local/regional art market is not ready for it.). That means … it is double, twice of hard work. Since, making installation art means to create exhibition projects/exhibitions. It always means to be concerned/fascinated by the financial realms, space and the profile of a collection. For all partners involved, this is not easy – nor is it easy to realize an installation, to make it happen, nor is it easy for the art market.

However, all the facts/problems are not something that can stop me doing what I am doing. I still enjoy creating large scale installation art projects. If the museums/galleries/institutes could establish a collection of my works, I would feel very happy. If not I am OK as well, at least I can see my statement of my mind be realized and happen and I will enjoy it very much and be very happy with myself. Especially when being in the position of being a “free” artist and not being a slave of or being conditioned by any art trend, fashion, art systems and institutes.