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

- Rirkrit Tiravanija

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

- Rirkrit Tiravanija

I am a socialist, so I am not worried about socialism. I am worried about dictators who are putting everyone into a socialist state for their own ben…

- Rirkrit Tiravanija

I never give too much thought to the idea of universality.

- Rirkrit Tiravanija

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

- Rirkrit Tiravanija

When I first started working it was as if I didn't understand myself. The fact that I didn't understand myself was tied up with not understanding whe…

- Rirkrit Tiravanija

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

- Rirkrit Tiravanija

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

- Rirkrit Tiravanija

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

- Rirkrit Tiravanija