Foreign places Quote by Rirkrit Tiravanija

“My starting point was the search for my identity in foreign places, in places where I am estranged from myself.” quote by Rirkrit Tiravanija — Download Open image

“My starting point was the search for my identity in foreign places, in places where I am estranged from myself.”

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For me, staying in place might mean staying with my own thoughts, even if the body keeps traveling. I might be experiencing new things,…

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One gets wrapped up in reacting to ones own reputation, which can be a kind of trap.

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I guess I've always been quite interested in the Situationists' ideas about urbanism and spectacle and how we move through life.

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If we have too much clarity, we might not be compelled to continue searching for new ideas.

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One gets wrapped up in reacting to one's own reputation, which can be a kind of trap.

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I'm ephemeral as much as I can be, so I started to think about the idea of not working. It's really about a change…

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I am always rethinking how art is perceived and received, questioning our relationship to art. That's always been a constant.

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One of the first issues I dealt with was the struggle to find a language, to find my own words.

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When I visit new places, I like to see the markets.

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