“Moscow is defined by Stalinist architecture, although the latter is soiled by glass skyscrapers and concrete flyovers. The city is going to get worse and worse. And this is not a problem caused by architects. The problem is the authorities. Power is in the hands of savages. The country is on its knees. There’s nothing that has not been ruined – industry, education, and so on. I’ve talked to some oligarchs. They’re intelligent people, they love ancient philosophy, but they don’t believe that the latter should be expressed in visual space. They all live abroad. Thee have their families with them and their children are educated there. Russia is merely where they earn their money. Like at the front. Moscow’s plus point is its Babylonian might, its chaos of energy. It’s as if you’re in a dream: you can’t understand anything, but there’s a mission of some kind that you have to carry out. There’s a feeling of war, a nervousness, aggression. I frequently walk through Kazan Station in Moscow (my studio is nearby). It’s always night. I see the contours of people’s faces outlined – narrow-eyed, alcoholic faces. It’s a sepulchral theatre!”