The best common ground I’ve been able to find thus far are everyday objects. There’s this great quote from Robert Rauschenberg where he says he feels sorry for people who think the every day objects in our lives our ugly, because those objects surround us. The whole situation must make them miserable. I find objects like Coke bottles, pencils and coffee cups really appealing because people understand them. They have intimate experiences with them, and hopefully it makes my work more intimate as well. It’s like my work and all of us exist in the same world. No need to construct new ones: this one is plenty beautiful and good.