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section3: Conceptual sculpture. Even now the sculptures am making are like the ones I used to make before but I changed them a bit. So I have grown while making them because I used to make toys using metal and I am still using metal now. Q: Do you feel as if working with the other artists in the space has influenced your art style? A: Yah, that’s why I love coming to Kuona because of the other artists. First I listen to their comments about my work. When I make something, I like to hear from them their comments as they help me develop my work. Q: The work that you do is unique. Is it influenced by the modern contemporary world? A: I think most people think that but, for me I don’t know how to differentiate modern from old. I believe it is modern art, and that it is our turn to change the art scene a bit, not just paint and do sculpting like using glass. We need to also come up with something new. That’s why I am saying it’s up to you to define whether it’s modern but I believe it’s modern because we need to come up with new ideas to think out of the box. Q: The world is changing so much and the art world is changing too; we are going toward digital art more and more. Is that something you think is influencing your work or will influence your work in the future? A: I don’t like digital and neither do I believe in it. Our generation has a hard time because of technology and we don’t know where we are heading because of it; because everyone is working with computers and machines, this makes me not know where we are heading - because we can either end up doing good with it or it might destroy our art and that’s why am telling you I don’t believe in it. Q:Are you willing to learn about digital art to see if you can move with these trends, or are content with what you are doing now? A: I am content with what I am doing. This is because I have a lot am doing like the sculpting, painting, working with the Glasses and I don’t think that I could enjoy learning about digital as I am okay with what I know now. If I add digital, I might end up getting confused and I will be an artist prostitute who wants to do everything, and I don’t want to be that. 27