AK: What public (is it a specific group of people) do you have in mind? Does your work aim at a specific group of people.
And is The Farm autobiographical. Did you think of a certain favourite cow…?

KOS: Good question. Could you expand on your interest in the public and the wish to interact with your audience?

VA: Well, when I say public I mean any person, anyone passing by. If they notice my work, they will certainly make an analysis of what is in front of them. The interaction is the interpretation and response. I started my artistic activities as a teenager in busy neighbourhoods of Paris where many people could see my work. During the making of these pieces I would get all kinds of reactions and remarks from pedestrians, which was very interesting, as I probably would have never spoken to these people otherwise. If I can catch their attention and get an interpretation and reaction, then my interaction process succeeds. The Farm is based on several personal events living in the countryside, witnessing as a young child the slaughtering of farm animals, moving to a busy urban area.