Pipilotti Rist

I do a lot of garbage.

— Pipilotti Rist

Choosing a name is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

— Pipilotti Rist

I have no animals, unless you count my two kilos of bacteria.

— Pipilotti Rist

It's impossible for artists to accept compliments.

— Pipilotti Rist

First I did animation films, when I was young, in time-lapse. And then in the '80s I went directly to video. The…

— Pipilotti Rist

The smaller the group, the more trial and error and experimenting you can do. I do a lot of garbage.

— Pipilotti Rist

Fifty years ago, the spoken word reigned, but during the last fifty years, the power has gone over to pictures.

— Pipilotti Rist

It will probably take several more generations before the female body can be considered a stand-in for the human body.

— Pipilotti Rist

I'm always in awe of and respect humans for their ability to plan, but sometimes, good intentions are lost along the way.…

— Pipilotti Rist

Sexuality, eroticism and desire are important for all of us. But that is also the contradiction. How can we speak about pictures…

— Pipilotti Rist

That is an annoying side of democracy. The pendulum falls often in the extreme, and then we have to bring it back.…

— Pipilotti Rist

I did not go to art school thinking that I was an artist; I went there mainly doing stage sets for bands.…

— Pipilotti Rist

Should one be for or against pornography? I prefer to propose images of sexuality rather than to analyze the pros and the…

— Pipilotti Rist

Every work is completely different. Sometimes the music is first, sometimes it's parallel, and sometimes the music is after. There's no rule.…

— Pipilotti Rist

Women are less interested in watching two people having sex than in understanding how and what these people are feeling when they…

— Pipilotti Rist

When I close my eyes, my imagination roams free. In the same way I want to create spaces for video art that…

— Pipilotti Rist

I want to try to come away from that one directional, clear rectangular form. It's not used because it's the most beautiful…

— Pipilotti Rist

The main reason for civilization is that life is more comfortable. In a way, houses are there to protect us from rain,…

— Pipilotti Rist

Whenever we remember a series of events, we remember them different. We are constantly changing. It's a flaw, but on the other…

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For me, it's not important whether [subjects] are naked, half-naked, or dressed. What I'm more interested in is how they present themselves:…

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I always try to create equal power between the subject and the object, so as not to end up creating a relationship…

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