It's good for art to make us think, to give us a shared experience that creates a dialogue, makes us talk to each other, including strangers.

Advances in technology have opened up possibilities in the cultural realm throughout history. I'm intrigued by developments in technology - as an artist it gives me a new palette to explore.

In my regular life, I am very involved in commissions for cities and sometimes countries. And I think of public art as a team sport. The outcome is only possible with the interaction of all the players.

My whole career I've been interested by the distinction between an emotional and an intellectual response to an artwork.

It's good for art to make us think, to give us a shared experience that creates a dialogue, makes us talk to each other, including strangers.

As a child, I always enjoyed building forts by stringing up bed sheets and clothes. I continue to be inspired by makeshift structures, including my own kids' forts and temporary architecture of all sorts.

I believe people can have a profound experience by being surrounded by something beautiful - that's what I aim for. My sculpture is about the way you feel when you're standing under it and inside it. It's experiential art.