“I've always loved drawing. When I was little, I saw images of riots on TV. In order to subdue the mob, the riot police raised their batons and threw Molotov cocktails and stones at them. I imitated that and played "riot games" in my neighborhood, and once I got hit in the head with a big rock and got covered in blood. I was 6 years old. After that, even after the injury healed, I remember returning to the place to look for the rock that hit my head and making sure there was blood on it. The blood faded day by day...”

ー Shota Aoki