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'The Moon Rabbit' is laying against the bunker, dreaming and thinking about life and dreaming the impossible possible and creating its own true stories.

~Florentijn Hofman

Topics: About Against Bunker Creating Dreaming Impossible Laying Life Moon Own Possible Rabbit Stories Thinking True

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I've always said the rubber duck is a yellow catalyst.

~Florentijn Hofman

Topics: Always Catalyst Duck Rubber Said Yellow

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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.

~Florentijn Hofman

Topics: Catholic Catholic Church Church City Crawl Death Decay Essentially Huge Leads Mortality Natural Religion Reminds Slow Societies Staircase Steep Towards Up Us Work

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I think places that need the rubber duck the most are the ones in distress.

~Florentijn Hofman

Topics: Distress Duck Most Need Places Rubber Think I Think

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I make work a bit like how you mix cocktails - with ingredients like budget, history and location.

~Florentijn Hofman

Topics: Bit Budget Cocktails History How Ingredients Like Location Make Mix Work You

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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.

~Florentijn Hofman

Topics: Art Because Believe Big Books Bright Clear Everyone Funny Get Hopefully Inspiration Ironic Kind Love Make Objects Shapes Simple Toys I Love I Believe I Believe In

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If you work in a public space, you have to be aware that no one is buying a ticket.

~Florentijn Hofman

Topics: Aware Buying Public Space Ticket Work You

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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.

~Florentijn Hofman

Topics: About Because Breaks Daily Forget Get Inspired People Public Putting Routine Sculptures Space Tend Thing Up Want

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My sculptures cause an uproar, astonishment, and put a smile on your face.

~Florentijn Hofman

Topics: Astonishment Cause Face Put Sculptures Smile Uproar Your

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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.

~Florentijn Hofman

Topics: Also Fascinating Images Internet Know Only See Seen Stupid Think Way You

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Biography

Nationality: Dutch

Type: Artist

Born: April 16th, 1977

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