Rachel Whiteread

I like the idea of taking something that's very familiar and making it unfamiliar.

My work is about the residue of human life.

I'm interested in the spaces in between things, the negative spaces.

I think of my sculptures as ghosts of things.

I'm trying to make something that's both solid and ethereal.

The domestic is a very powerful thing.

I'm interested in the memory of objects and spaces.

My work is about absence and presence.

I want to make people look at things in a different way.

I'm trying to make something that's very simple but also very complex.

I like the idea of making something monumental out of something mundane.

My work is about the human condition.

I'm interested in the history of things.

I want to make people think about what's not there.

I'm trying to make something that's both beautiful and disturbing.

I like the idea of making something permanent out of something temporary.

My work is about memory and loss.

I'm interested in the architecture of everyday life.

I want to make people feel something.

I'm trying to make something that's both abstract and figurative.