Rachel Whiteread’s sculpture House was a quiet memorial in Bow, East London and a lighting conductor for impassioned debate in the local community and the national media. Commissioned by Artangel, House led to Whiteread becoming the first woman to win the Turner Prize in 1993. Whiteread sat down with James Lingwood and Michael Morris on the 30th anniversary of the demolition of House to recall how the work came into the world and reflect on what it felt like to be in the eye of a media storm. They also talk about other public sculptures of hers including Holocaust Memorial in Vienna and Cabin on Governor’s Island in New York City, as well as a surprising shift in her work that came about during the pandemic.

HERE IS WHERE WE MEET is a sequence of conversations conducted by James Lingwood and Michael Morris, co-directors of Artangel from 1991 until 2023.

The theme music for the series is written and performed by PJ Harvey.