May 4, 2013

The Fundamental Incomprehensibility of Cats

The only thing I’ve benefited from cats is I don’t understand them.

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Question: Why do you have so many cats?

Ai Weiwei: I think it’s always a treasure for a human to understand another animal or another life. And of course we’ll never understand their language and their life, but still it’s such a privilege to live with them.

Question: Can you talk about if spending so much time around cats influences the way you live and work?

Ai Weiwei: The only thing I’ve benefited from cats is I don’t understand them.

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