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All Quotes by author - Florentijn Hofman
" If you work in a public space, you have to be aware that no one is buying a ticket. "
You
Buying
Public
" I love it when people travel to see one of my works, and I always make time to meet and talk with them. "
Travel
Talk
People
" I make big objects that are simple, bright and clear, kind of ironic but hopefully funny because I love the shapes, and I get inspiration from toys and books, and I believe in art for everyone. "
Funny
Art
Believe
" I make work a bit like how you mix cocktails - with ingredients like budget, history and location. "
Location
Work
You
" I make work not to give answers but to question things. "
Question
Answers
Work
" In Holland, we have a saying: 'A knife cuts on two sides.' With the rubber duck, I'm trying to show people what they haven't been seeing in their public space. When the rubber duck is there and when it's gone, you know. "
You
Saying
People
" I really hate rubber ducks, actually. "
Rubber
Ducks
Hate
" I think places that need the rubber duck the most are the ones in distress. "
Most
I Think
Think
" I used to get a lot of rubber ducks on my birthdays as presents because, you know, I make rubber ducks. But then I get the ugliest ones with a neck, ugly colors, and devil ears. I don't like those. "
Colors
Devil
Know
" I've always said the rubber duck is a yellow catalyst. "
Catalyst
Always
Yellow
" I wanted to use the hippo to get people out of their homes, away from the Internet and the TV, and to explore London with a new perspective. "
Perspective
Explore
Internet
" I want people to get inspired by public space - their space. People tend to forget about it because they do the daily thing, but putting up these sculptures breaks the routine. "
People
Daily
Forget
" My sculptures cause an uproar, astonishment, and put a smile on your face. "
Face
Put
Cause
" That is the effect of my sculptures in the public domain: people are making contact with each other again. "
Again
People
Public Domain
" The Internet is fascinating but also stupid in a way. You only see two-dimensional images, and you think you've seen it and know it. "
Know
See
Stupid
" 'The Moon Rabbit' is laying against the bunker, dreaming and thinking about life and dreaming the impossible possible and creating its own true stories. "
True
Thinking
Impossible
" The slugs are ascending this steep city staircase that leads up to a huge Catholic church, essentially signifying their slow crawl towards death. The work reminds us of religion, mortality, natural decay, and the slow suffocation of commercialized societies. "
Church
Death
City
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