What inspires you?

Rush-hour subway inspires me because it's an unfiltered life: tired laughter, patience when it’s crowded. In ten minutes I’m reminded how much we carry—and how often strangers still choose kindness.

What is the most significant challenge that society faces today?

Society’s defining challenge is rebuilding shared standards and spaces of “generality” in an age that rewards “singularity”—algorithmic attention markets, performative authenticity, and winner-take-all recognition. When every group curates its own world, polarization follows. We need common grounds that practice doing universality without flattening differences.

What historical moment or event do you wish you could have witnessed?

I’d love to stumble into Carl Andre’s mid-60s exhibition at Tibor de Nagy—when he moved sculptures from the wall to the floor. Visitors looked around, not down, unknowingly standing on the work. That misrecognition punctures the arrogance of “getting it” at a glance - and urges me to go beyond.

What song represents the soundtrack of your life at this moment?

‘Chega de Saudade’ (João Gilberto) captures my current chapter: saudade turned into motion. I’m half Brazilian, so saudade – this untranslatable Brazilian longing for what you love and miss – feels familiar, yet I’m moving forward. The song’s steady groove feels like a gentle push: don’t linger; act.