Kayla Briët: Why do I make art? To build time capsules for my heritage
كايلا بريت: لماذا أصنع الفن؟ لأبني كبسولة زمنية لتراثي وماضي اجدادي
TED Fellow Kayla Briët explores themes of identity and self-discovery in multiple mediums of storytelling: film, multi-media arts and music. Full bio
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the Taos Pueblo Hoop Dance,
of years ago in Southwestern USA.
جنوب غربي الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية.
out of willow wood,
to create formations of the natural world,
من العالم الطبيعي،
in a constant spin,
a cultural window to the past.
at the world around them.
إلى العالم من حولهم.
obsessed with time capsules.
بالكبوسولات الزمنية.
is that they're uncontrollably fascinating
بشكل لا يمكن السيطرة علية
of keeping stories alive.
of my heritage and the past
time capsules to share.
لتصبح كبسولات زمن للمشاركة
how I found my voice,
about how I grew up.
in a multigenerational home,
في منزل متعدد الأجيال
uncles and grandparents.
with immigrant parents,
و صينية بوالدان مهاجران
in Northeastern Kansas.
شمالي شرقي كنساس.
how to fold dumplings,
اتعلم كيفية طي الزلابية
traditional-style dancing
أرقص بالزي التقليدي
of drums and singers.
cultures was the norm,
to find my voice,
الممكن أن يكون كافياً
or Native enough.
الأندونيسية ولا حتى للمحليين
of any community,
the stories of my heritage
to rediscover my own.
gave me a voice was music.
أعطتني صوتاً موسيقياً.
and multiple instruments,
من الآلات الموسيقية
that were much bigger than my own.
وعوالم أكبر بكثير من عالمي.
into a sonic portal
is the guzheng zither,
احب ان اعزفها هي آلة جوزهينج
is hundreds of years old,
than 2,000 years of history.
يزيد عن الألفي عام.
influence me today,
أراه مؤثراً جداً هذه الأيام
to play traditional folk music long ago.
الموسيقى الشعبية التقليدية من قبل
to the pentatonic scale,
in so many parts of music
من القطع الموسيقية
and holding onto the past,
من الشوق والتمسك بالماضي،
the music I create today.
الموسيقى التي أصنعها اليوم.
this feeling of immersion
الممكن تحويل هذا الشعور بالإنغماس
to learn editing software,
كيف أقوم باستخدام برنامج تحرير
I wanted to tell and preserve.
لدي شيء أخبره وأحافظ عليه
documentary film,
of music, song, color and dance,
والأغاني والألوان والرقصات،
of my identity, my Native heritage,
من هويتي، تراثي المحلي
due to historically forced assimilation.
نتيجة الهضم التاريخي القسري.
وحتى بداية سبعينات القرن العشرين،
الذهاب للمدارس الداخلية،
if they practiced traditional ways
مارسوا طرقهم التقليدية
recognized tribes in the United States,
فيدرالياً في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية
wearing long hair in braids.
لك شعرٌ طويل مجدل.
in the world as human beings."
فيه أنفسنا في العالم كبشر."
for over a year,
from around the world,
من جميع أنحاء العالم.
with the exact same struggle
للتعامل مع نفس الصراع
the power storytelling has
التي يمتلكها راوي القصص
that comes with this power.
when our stories are rewritten or ignored,
عندما تعاد كتابة القصص أو تجاهلها،
and just listening to each other's
that can transcend time itself.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kayla Briët - Filmmaker, musicianTED Fellow Kayla Briët explores themes of identity and self-discovery in multiple mediums of storytelling: film, multi-media arts and music.
Why you should listen
Kayla Briët explores themes of identity and self-discovery in multiple mediums of storytelling: film, multi-media arts and music. Briët's short documentary, Smoke That Travels, immerses viewers in her native Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation heritage and explores fears that her culture may someday be forgotten. This film has screened and won awards at over 45 festivals internationally, including MoMA in NYC, and has been archived in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. The film also earned her a year-long fellowship with Sundance Film Festival in 2016.
As a multi-instrumentalist and self-taught composer, Briët also scores her own films and creates music in styles ranging from cinematic to alternative pop to electronic. She performs live as a one-woman band, with her keyboard, guitar, loop pedal and guzheng zither, a traditional Chinese instrument. Recently, Briët was named a 2017 TED Fellow, 2016 Sundance Film Festival Ignite Fellow, 2016 Adobe Creativity Scholar, 2016 MIT Chamber Scholar for her interest in blockchain technology, and a 2016 Oculus Launch Pad Artist for virtual reality. Currently, she is creating and directing documentary and experimental film as well as immersive experiences in the virtual reality space.
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