"I was with French friends when I received the invitation to participate in this project. We were talking about Europe, so we thought: why not take the front page of the referendum on the European Constitution of 2005? Why not, ten years later, stir up the knife a little? Even if they had voted yes, my friends thought it was abnormal that the choice of the French had not been taken into account. I remember that at the time of the referendum, I was in Venice to prepare the Biennale. I had certainly seen the front page of Libé on the newsstands, but in Italy as a whole, this episode had hardly been mentioned. There's something apocalyptic about this cover. In fact, the artist Arsène Heitz, who designed the European flag, once said that he found inspiration in the book of Revelation according to Saint John. The Assumption of the Virgin Mary is described in the book as follows: "The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is described in the book of Revelation as followsA great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars."... Finally, it's funny to see presidents advocating secularism giving their speeches today in front of such a flag. Libération is famous for its very sober headlines and puns in the titles. So the dilemma, when it came time to speak, was: what more could be done? Perhaps the "attack" was too strong and, like aikido, I responded with the most minimal gesture possible. In this almost nothing, there is a reversal of the balance of power. Moreover, by turning the page vertically, it creates a visual disturbance. Everything is reversed except the "NO" which remains as it is. I like to disturb a bit. Provoking, getting out of line. It's part of my job. And then I like performance. I can't be satisfied with the gallery. Besides, I don't have a studio as such. My workshop is a green and red Mexican hammock. I lie down in it and, carried by gravity, ideas come to me. If my work is necessarily nourished by what surrounds it, for a while now, I keep my distance from current events. I'm on a media diet. This is to keep my optimism, because, as the saying goes, "a pessimist is a well-informed optimist" ... ".