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I love it when people travel to see one of my works, and I always make time to meet and talk with them.

~Florentijn Hofman

Topics: Always Love Make Meet People See Talk Them Time Travel Works I Love

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That is the effect of my sculptures in the public domain: people are making contact with each other again.

~Florentijn Hofman

Topics: Again Contact Domain Each Effect Making Other People Public Public Domain Sculptures

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I make work not to give answers but to question things.

~Florentijn Hofman

Topics: Answers Give Make Question Things Work

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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.

~Florentijn Hofman

Topics: Away Explore Get Homes Internet London New New Perspective Out People Perspective Tv Use Wanted

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I really hate rubber ducks, actually.

~Florentijn Hofman

Topics: Actually Ducks Hate Really Rubber

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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.

~Florentijn Hofman

Topics: Because Birthdays Colors Devil Ducks Ears Get Know Like Lot Make Neck Presents Rubber Then Those Ugliest Ugly Used You

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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.

~Florentijn Hofman

Topics: Been Cuts Duck Gone Holland Knife Know People Public Rubber Saying Seeing Show Show People Sides Space Trying Two You

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Biography

Nationality: Dutch

Type: Artist

Born: April 16th, 1977

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