The main reason for civilization is that life is more comfortable. In a way, houses are there to protect us from rain, cold, and heat; cars are there to overcome distances. Culture is the exception. Music, art, and all of… — Pipilotti Rist Copy Share Image
I'm always in awe of and respect humans for their ability to plan, but sometimes, good intentions are lost along the way. And often… — Pipilotti Rist Copy Share Image
The smaller the group, the more trial and error and experimenting you can do. I do a lot of garbage. — Pipilotti Rist Copy Share Image
It will probably take several more generations before the female body can be considered a stand-in for the human body. — Pipilotti Rist Copy Share Image
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: if someone is half-naked and having self-confidence or you have the feeling that she has or he has control of the situation. She likes to do it. Then I have nothing against it. But it's true that society… — Pipilotti Rist Copy Share
Whenever we remember a series of events, we remember them different. We are constantly changing. It's a flaw, but on the other hand, when… — Pipilotti Rist Copy Share Image
When I close my eyes, my imagination roams free. In the same way I want to create spaces for video art that rethink the… — Pipilotti Rist Copy Share Image
I did not go to art school thinking that I was an artist; I went there mainly doing stage sets for bands. I considered… — Pipilotti Rist Copy Share Image
I always try to create equal power between the subject and the object, so as not to end up creating a relationship where the… — Pipilotti Rist Copy Share Image
First I did animation films, when I was young, in time-lapse. And then in the '80s I went directly to video. The main reason… — Pipilotti Rist Copy Share Image
That is an annoying side of democracy. The pendulum falls often in the extreme, and then we have to bring it back. It's never… — Pipilotti Rist Copy Share Image
