I think childhood was when I was not receptive to outside influence or knowledge, when I was not self-conscious of how others would react, and when I could live truthfully, despite my inexperience, without revolting against my feelings. Coming of age and becoming aware that I was part of a society, I came to learn that going with the flow could be easy, came to learn to live in harmony with others by suppressing my emotions. However, after completing my studies, and as art as a form of expression became a part of my everyday, I have come to yearn for my childhood when I would cry out loud, laugh, and leap as I wished. They were emotions that I had almost forgotten in my stages of becoming an adult. This realization allowed me to re-evaluate my most important values. Perhaps, by making works with children as the subject matter, I am projecting my wish not to forget to be – not a “selfish child” but – “like a child”.