ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Uldus Bakhtiozina - Artist, visionary
TED Fellow Uldus Bakhtiozina creates photo stories and video installations that challenge stereotypes and create diversity, involving all types of people from fashion models to ordinary people. She presents the world with humor and thoughtfulness.

Why you should listen

Uldus Bakhtiozina is an artist and filmmaker who lives and works in Russia. Born in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, into a Muslim-Christian family, Bakhtiozina studied and worked in London in graphic design and photography before settling on her unique style which mixes folklore, history, fashion and challenging stereotypes. Calling her style "Tatar Baroque," in part because she is half Tatar, Bakhtiozina has a passion for irregularity, and she says that her work documents dreams. Bakhtiozina creates everything inside her analogue photography and films, from outfits to stages, to fulfill the story behind each of her creations. None of her works have been digitally manipulated.

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Uldus Bakhtiozina: Portraits that transform people into whatever they want to be

烏德絲.巴提歐吉娜: 肖像將人們轉變為任何他們想要成為的角色

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藝術家烏德絲.巴提歐吉娜用華麗、讓人難忘的照片來記錄夢想,做出她想像中日常生活能成為的樣子。從服裝到舞臺,她親手創造出作品中的一切,沒有任何數位處理,帶給我們來自逃離之地的影像,在逃離之地,人人都可以變成另一個人。
- Artist, visionary
TED Fellow Uldus Bakhtiozina creates photo stories and video installations that challenge stereotypes and create diversity, involving all types of people from fashion models to ordinary people. She presents the world with humor and thoughtfulness. Full bio

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I'm often經常 asked
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我常被問,
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why I do art藝術,
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我為什麼要做藝術?
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what do I want to say
with my art藝術 photography攝影,
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我想用我的藝術攝影表達什麼?
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and what is the use of it?
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它有什麼用?
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Once一旦 in a while I start開始 to worry擔心
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有時,我會開始擔心,
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how to actually其實 measure測量
the impact碰撞 from the art藝術
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到底要如何測量藝術的影響,
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like we do with medicine醫學 or technology技術,
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像我們對藥品或科技那樣測量,
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where we can see the results結果
and calculate計算 it.
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能夠看到結果且能夠計算它。
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Then I would finally最後 be able能夠
to explain說明 to my mother母親 my art藝術
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接著,我終於能夠用
真正的數字來向我母親
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with real真實 numbers數字.
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解釋我的藝術了。
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But my art藝術 is so far from metrics指標,
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但我的藝術和度量尺度差得很遠,
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and moreover此外, my photography攝影
is widely廣泛 exposing曝光 the theme主題 of escapism空想.
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此外,我的攝影是在廣泛地
讓逃避主義曝光。
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My theory理論 is that all of us
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我的理論是,我們所有人
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struggle鬥爭 sometimes有時 to escape逃逸
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有些時候都會掙扎,會想逃離,
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in order訂購 to analyze分析 our reality現實,
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是為了能夠分析我們的現實,
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appreciate欣賞 it or change更改.
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欣賞它,或是做改變。
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I don't work with daily日常 life as it is,
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我並不會把日常生活
現在的樣子拿來創作,
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and I'm not a documentary記錄 photographer攝影師
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且從一般的意義來看,
我不是紀錄片攝影師。
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in the common共同 sense.
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But I am a documentary記錄 photographer攝影師
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但從不同的意義上來看,
我是紀錄片攝影師。
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in a different不同 sense.
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I document文件 dreams.
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我紀錄的是夢。
我會把日常生活可以成為的樣子、
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I work with daily日常 life as it could be,
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我想像的樣子,拿來創作。
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as I imagine想像 it.
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I am a daydreamer空想家, but at the same相同 time
I love things that are authentic真實
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我是個做白日夢的人,
但同時,我也愛真實的事物,
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and deal合同 with our innermost nature性質,
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且我在處理的是我們最深處的本性,
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which哪一個 I would never want to escape逃逸 from.
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我永遠不會想逃離它。
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I adore崇拜 complicated複雜 personalities個性,
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我鍾愛複雜的人格,
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and real真實 life inspires激勵 me
to create創建 my images圖片.
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真實人生鼓舞我創作我的影像。
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Real真實 life inspires激勵 our escape逃逸,
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真實人生鼓舞了我們的逃離,
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and sometimes有時 that escape逃逸 is very needed需要.
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有時,那樣的逃離是很必要的。
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I believe heroes英雄 are not created創建 easily容易,
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我相信,英雄不是
能輕易創造出來的,
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and I choose選擇 to work with individuals個人
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我創作選擇的合作對象,
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who are survivors倖存者
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是倖存者,
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and facing面對 everyday每天 routines例程
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他們要面對每日的慣例,
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that are not always full充分 of color顏色,
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而這些慣例並非總是色彩豐富,
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people who are on their way
to a better life,
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我的對象,是那些
正在追尋更好人生的人,
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fighting戰鬥 against反對 life circumstances情況.
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他們對抗著人生的境遇。
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Why do I choose選擇 people
like that for my models楷模?
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我為什麼選擇那樣的人
當我的模特兒?
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Because I've been in that position位置 myself,
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因為我自己也曾經是那樣的,
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when I had to learn學習
how to survive生存 in real真實 life.
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我得要學習如何在真實人生中存活。
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I was a student學生 living活的 abroad國外 in London倫敦.
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我曾是住在倫敦的外國學生。
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I was working加工 at two places地方
at the same相同 time as a waitress小姐.
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我兼兩份差,當女服務生。
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Obviously明顯 that wasn't my dream夢想 job工作,
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顯然那並非我夢想的工作,
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but I decided決定 to play a game遊戲
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但我決定要玩一個遊戲,
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where I imagined想像
that I am taking服用 a role角色 in a film電影,
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在遊戲中,我要想像
我在一部電影中扮演一個角色,
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and in the film電影 I am a waitress小姐,
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在電影中,我是女服務生,
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and I need to act法案 great.
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我得要做出色的演出。
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I used to dye染料 my hair頭髮
and brows眉毛 to gingerettegingerette,
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我以前會把頭髮和眉毛染成薑黃色,
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I changed my hair頭髮 to curly捲曲 perm燙髮,
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我燙捲髮,
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I lost丟失 weight重量
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我減重,
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and made製作 myself believe
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並讓我自己相信
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I am just a character字符 acting演戲 in a film電影.
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我只是在電影中演戲的一個角色。
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That isn't forever永遠,
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那並不是永遠的,
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that is all just temporary臨時.
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全都只是暫時的。
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That helped幫助 me a lot.
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那對我幫助很大。
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It motivated動機 me to change更改 my life
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讓我有動力去改變我的人生,
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and take a hard time as a game遊戲.
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把辛苦的時刻當遊戲來看待。
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Now, as an artist藝術家,
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現在,身為藝術家,
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I am creating創建 different不同
lives生活 for my models楷模
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我會為我的模特兒創造不同的人生,
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in order訂購 to give them the experience經驗
of being存在 someone有人 else其他 in reality現實.
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目的是要讓他們體驗在現實中
成為別人是怎麼樣的。
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Through通過 the photographic攝影 process處理,
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透過攝影處理,
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all of my models楷模
become成為 like silent無聲 movie電影 actors演員.
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我所有的模特兒都變成
像是默片中的演員。
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They are captured捕獲 at the moment時刻
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當他們完全相信
他們就是另一個人的那一刻,
他們被捕捉下來。
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when they believe
in being存在 someone有人 else其他 entirely完全.
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In order訂購 to create創建
a new reality現實 in its entirety整體,
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為了要創造出一個完整的新現實,
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I physically物理 create創建
every一切 single thing in my work,
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我親手創造了
我作品中的每一樣東西,
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sometimes有時 from outfits服裝 to the stage階段.
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有時是舞臺上的服裝。
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Because I work with analogues類似物,
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因為我用類比,
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and I don't make any digital數字
manipulations操作 to my photographs照片,
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我的照片不會做任何數位的處理,
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I need everything
to take place地點 in reality現實,
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我需要一切都在現實中發生。
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in spite儘管 of the fact事實 that nowadays如今,
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儘管現今用數位方式
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digitally數字, you can create創建
pretty漂亮 much everything.
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幾乎可以創造出任何東西。
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I don't like this path路徑.
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我不喜歡這條路。
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Even if that reaches到達 perfection完美,
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即使那樣能達到完美,
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I see the beauty美女
in authenticity真偽 of making製造,
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我看見的是在真實製作當中的美麗,
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and that's impossible不可能 without flaws破綻.
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那不可能沒有瑕疵。
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A digitally數字 manipulated操縱 photograph照片
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用數位處理過的照片
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is not true真正 for me.
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對我來說不是真的。
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It doesn't capture捕獲 anything real真實.
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它沒有捕捉到任何真實性。
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It's not experienced有經驗的, not motivating激勵.
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它沒有被經歷,它沒有激發力。
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It's like, instead代替 of going traveling旅行,
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就像是,你沒有實際去旅行,
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you look at someone有人 else's別人的
travel旅行 photographs照片.
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而是去看別人旅行時拍的照片。
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What I find so exciting扣人心弦
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讓我很興奮的是
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is the ability能力 to make people's人們 dreams
of being存在 someone有人 else其他 a reality現實.
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我有能力讓人們
成為他人的夢想得以實現。
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That's like a drug藥物
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那就像毒品一樣,
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which哪一個 pushes me to keep working加工,
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它逼著我持續工作,
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even without metrics指標.
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即使沒有度量尺度。
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One of my models楷模
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我的其中一位模特兒
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had always dreamed夢見
of being存在 seen看到 as a warrior戰士,
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一直都夢想著被當成戰士來看待,
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but she wasn't able能夠 to do sports體育
because of her health健康 problems問題.
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因為健康問題,她無法運動。
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Half a year ago, she passed通過 away
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半年前,她過世了,
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from heart disease疾病 at the age年齡 of 22.
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死因是心臟病,死時才 22 歲。
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But two days before her death死亡,
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但在她過世前兩天,
05:15
the images圖片 we spent花費 months個月
working加工 on together一起
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我們一起花了數個月的時間在處理
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of her as a warrior戰士
she dreamed夢見 of becoming變得
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她扮演夢想中的戰士的那些照片,
05:23
were published發表 at a large exhibition展覽
in Milan米蘭 by Vogue時尚 Magazine雜誌.
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那些照片被 VOGUE 雜誌
在米蘭的一個大型展覽中發表了。
05:29
All her life was about overcoming克服.
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她的一生都在克服。
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Before she died死亡, she had known已知
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她過世前,她知道
05:35
that thousands數千 of people
saw her image圖片 from the land土地 of escapism空想
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數以千計的人看到了
她身在逃離之地的影像,
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and believed相信 in her
as a brave勇敢 and fearless不怕 warrior戰士.
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並相信她就是個勇敢且無懼的戰士。
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For my work, I invite邀請 people
to play a game遊戲
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我創作時,我會邀請
人們來玩一個遊戲,
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like we all used to as children孩子
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就像我們兒時玩的遊戲,
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when we pretend假裝 to be someone有人 else其他
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我們假裝自己是別人,
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and that process處理 made製作 us really happy快樂.
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那過程讓我們十分快樂。
05:59
To my mind心神 it is important重要 for grown-ups大人.
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我認為,那對成人是很重要的。
06:03
We need these transformations轉換
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我們需要這些轉變,
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to enact制定 this in the name名稱 of art藝術.
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以藝術之名來讓這部戲上演。
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It gives us the very real真實 feeling感覺
of being存在 important重要 and powerful強大
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它能給我們非常真實的感受,
感到重要性和力量,
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in order訂購 to influence影響 our reality現實.
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而能夠影響到我們的現實。
06:18
I know this from
my own擁有 personal個人 experience經驗.
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我從我自己的個人經驗學到這些。
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I have had so many許多 versions版本 of myself
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我有過好多版本的我,
06:25
through通過 my self-portraits自畫像
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透過我的自我肖像作品,
06:27
that I've been many許多 different不同 characters人物.
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我扮演過許多不同的角色。
06:33
Being存在 someone有人 else其他 in the land土地 of escapism空想
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在逃離之地扮演另一個人
06:36
doesn't exactly究竟 give us numbers數字
that we can gauge測量,
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並不會給予我們可以量測的數字,
06:41
but it's like a real真實 lost丟失 form形成 of magic魔法
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但它就像是魔法
以一種已遺失的形式呈現,
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which哪一個 exists存在 but can't be measured測量.
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魔法是存在的,但無法測量。
06:47
There is a unique獨特 power功率 in art藝術
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藝術中有一種獨特的力量,
06:50
to transform轉變 and lift電梯 our limits範圍.
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能轉變和解除我們的限制。
06:54
Art藝術 creates創建 what I call a conjured喚出 life,
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藝術能創造出我所謂的
「召喚出來的人生」,
06:57
which哪一個 helps幫助 our existence存在
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它能協助我們的存在,
07:00
and pushes, motivates能夠激勵
and inspires激勵 us to dwell
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推動我們、激勵我們、鼓舞我們
去思索和表述我們自己,
07:04
and express表現 ourselves我們自己
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without metrics指標 or calculations計算.
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不用度量尺度或計算。
07:10
Thank you.
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謝謝。
07:11
(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
Translated by Lilian Chiu
Reviewed by Marssi Draw

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Uldus Bakhtiozina - Artist, visionary
TED Fellow Uldus Bakhtiozina creates photo stories and video installations that challenge stereotypes and create diversity, involving all types of people from fashion models to ordinary people. She presents the world with humor and thoughtfulness.

Why you should listen

Uldus Bakhtiozina is an artist and filmmaker who lives and works in Russia. Born in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, into a Muslim-Christian family, Bakhtiozina studied and worked in London in graphic design and photography before settling on her unique style which mixes folklore, history, fashion and challenging stereotypes. Calling her style "Tatar Baroque," in part because she is half Tatar, Bakhtiozina has a passion for irregularity, and she says that her work documents dreams. Bakhtiozina creates everything inside her analogue photography and films, from outfits to stages, to fulfill the story behind each of her creations. None of her works have been digitally manipulated.

More profile about the speaker
Uldus Bakhtiozina | Speaker | TED.com