I'm not a political artist in any way, but if an idea takes me somewhere or something is … - Idris Khan

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Of course, the laws of science contain no matter and have no energy either and therefore do not exist except in people's minds. It's best to be completely scientific about the whole thing and refuse to believe in either ghosts or the laws of science. That way you're safe. That doesn't leave you very much to believe in, but that's scientific too.

Idris Khan

I'm not a political artist in any way, but if an idea takes me somewhere or something is emotionally impactful, I find a way to make a painting that encapsulates it.

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It is hard to avoid the aspect of time when producing what ones sees as a photograph. . . . my images [are] something that is not a frozen moment, but an image made up of many moments and that is created over time rather than taken.

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The photograph is a tool used to take you back to a certain point in one's life, to remember a face or a place you once stood. I feel there is always something quite melancholic about a photograph.

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. . . don't be put off by someone telling you that your image looks too digital; maybe that's the way it's supposed to look.

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Recently, I can't seem to take a straight photograph without thinking that what I am photographing won't be the final image - like the world in front of me is not good enough or something.

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I always wanted to make an abstract photograph. I would photograph walls, sports interiors, marks on the walls people made. Even looking back it makes so much sense. It's like it was a fight against the photograph.

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