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: Wry photos that turn stereotypes upside down

優都思.巴克實茲娜: 顛覆刻板印象的諷刺照片

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藝術家優都思.巴克實茲娜用照片開母國俄羅斯社會規範的玩笑。簡短又有趣的演講帶你一瞥俄羅斯青年文化,並提醒你別把事情看得太認真。
- 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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Good afternoon下午.
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各位午安,
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My name名稱 is UldusUldus.
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我叫優都思。
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I am a photo-based基於照片 artist藝術家 from Russia俄國.
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我來自俄羅斯,
是以攝影為主的藝術家。
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I started開始 my way around six years年份 ago
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我大約六年前開始拍攝
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with ironic具有諷刺意味 self-portraits自畫像
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諷刺自攝像,
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to lay鋪設 open打開 so many許多 stereotypes定型
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希望能打破許多刻板印象,
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about nationalities國籍, genders性別,
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像是國籍、性別、
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and social社會 issues問題
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社會問題等等。
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["I am Russian俄語. I sell drugs毒品, guns槍砲, porno色情 with kids孩子!"]
["Vodka伏特加 = water. I love vodka伏特加!"] (Laughter笑聲) —
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[我是俄國人,我賣毒、槍、兒童色情片!]
[伏特加 = 水。我愛伏特加!](笑聲)
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using運用 photography攝影 as my tool工具 to send發送 a message信息.
["Marry結婚 me, I need a visa簽證."]
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我用攝影傳達訊息。
[娶我,我需要簽證。]
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Today今天, I am still performing執行 in front面前 of the camera相機
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今天,我還是會在相機前面展現自己,
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and trying to be brave勇敢 like Wonder奇蹟 Woman女人.
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並試著像神力女超人一樣勇敢。
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I focus焦點 on balancing平衡 meaningful富有意義的 message信息,
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我把重心放在平衡有意義的訊息、
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aesthetic審美, beauty美女, composition組成,
some irony諷刺, and artifacts文物.
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美學、美感、構圖、諷刺,以及創作物上。
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Today今天, I'm going to tell you about my project項目,
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我今天想跟各位分享的
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which哪一個 is named命名 Desperate殊死 Romantics浪漫主義.
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是名為「 絕望的浪漫」系列。
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They're my artifacts文物, or paintings繪畫
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這些創作物或繪畫的靈感
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from pre-Raphaelites拉斐爾前派 Brotherhood手足情誼 England英國
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來自十九世紀中期
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mid-中-19th century世紀.
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英國前拉斐爾派兄弟會。
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I took the painting繪畫
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我將繪畫
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and gifted天才 new, contemporary現代的 meaning含義
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賦予全新、當代的意義,
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talking about issues問題 which哪一個 are surrounding周圍 me
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講述圍繞在我周遭的俄羅斯議題。
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in Russia俄國,
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capturing捕獲 people who are non-models非型號
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捕捉那些不是模特兒,
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but have an interesting有趣 story故事.
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卻帶著有趣故事的人。
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This boy男孩 is a professional專業的 dancer舞蹈家,
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這位男孩是專業舞者,
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only 12 years年份 old,
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年僅十二歲。
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but at secondary次要 school學校, he hides his dancing跳舞 classes
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但念中學的他,
得隱瞞自己有上舞蹈課,
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and is wearing穿著 the mask面具 of brutality殘酷,
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並帶著殘酷的面具,
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trying to be united聯合的 with the rest休息 of his classmates同學
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試圖融入同儕之中,
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like a storm風暴 trooper士兵 has no personality個性.
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像星際大戰裡
沒有個性的風暴兵。
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But this boy男孩 has goals目標 and dreams
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這位男孩有目標和夢想,
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but hides it to be socially社交上 accepted公認,
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卻為了被接受而隱藏起來,
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because being存在 different不同 isn't easy簡單,
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就因為與眾不同是件難事,
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especially特別 in Russia俄國.
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在俄羅斯更是如此。
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Next下一個 portrait肖像 interpretation解釋 is metaphoric隱喻.
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接下來的照片是象徵性詮釋。
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And this is Nikita尼基塔,
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這是妮姬塔,
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a security安全 guard守衛 from one of the bars酒吧
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由聖彼得堡一家酒吧的保全人員扮演。
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in St. Petersburg聖彼得堡.
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He likes喜歡 to say, "You wouldn't不會 like me when I'm angry憤怒,"
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他很喜歡說:「我生氣的樣子你們不會喜歡」,
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quoting引用 Hulk廢船 from the movie電影,
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這是電影綠巨人浩克的台詞,
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but I've never seen看到 him angry憤怒.
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但我從來沒見過他生氣的樣子。
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He hides his sensitivities敏感性 and romantic浪漫 side,
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他將自己感性、浪漫的一面藏起來,
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because in Russia俄國, among其中 guys,
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因為在俄羅斯,男孩子浪漫就不酷了。
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that's not cool to be romantic浪漫,
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but it's cool to be surrounded包圍 with women婦女
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相反地,如果身旁圍繞一堆女人,
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and look like an aggressive侵略性 hulk廢船.
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一臉凶狠浩克的樣子就很酷。
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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Sometimes有時, in my project項目,
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有時候,我創作時,
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I would take the painting繪畫
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會將畫作賦予新意義,
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and give it new meaning含義
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and new temptation誘惑 about it.
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以及新的誘惑。
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Sometimes有時, I would compare比較 facial面部 features特徵
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有時候,我會比較不同的臉部輪廓,
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and playing播放 with words:
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並玩文字遊戲:
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irony諷刺, Iron Man, ironing熨燙 man.
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諷刺、鋼鐵人、拿鋼鐵熨斗的人。
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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Through通過 the artifacts文物,
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透過創作物,
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I bring帶來 social社會 issues問題
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我將身邊俄羅斯的社會議題
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which哪一個 surround環繞 me in Russia俄國 into the conversation會話.
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帶入討論。
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Interesting有趣 fact事實 about marriage婚姻 in Russia俄國,
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俄羅斯的婚姻傳統有件事很有趣,
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that most of the 18, 19-year-old-歲 girls女孩
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大部分十八、十九歲女孩
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are already已經 ready準備, and dream夢想 to get married已婚.
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早就夢想、準備好要結婚了。
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We're taught from childhood童年,
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我們從小就被教育
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successful成功 marriage婚姻 means手段 successful成功 life,
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成功的婚姻代表成功的人生,
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so most of the girls女孩 kind of fight鬥爭
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所以大部分女孩都以
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to get a good husband丈夫.
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找到好老公為人生志業。
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And what about me?
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那我呢?
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I'm 27 years年份 old.
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我二十七歲,
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For Russian俄語 society社會, I'm an old maid女傭
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在俄羅斯,我已經算剩女,
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and hopeless絕望 to ever get married已婚.
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結婚無望了。
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That's why you see me in a Mexican墨西哥人 fighter戰鬥機 mask面具,
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這就是為什麼各位看到
我帶著墨西哥戰士面具,
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in the wedding婚禮 dress連衣裙, all desperate殊死 in my garden花園.
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身穿婚紗,在我的花園裡一臉絕望。
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But remember記得, irony諷刺 is the key,
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但記住,諷刺是關鍵,
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and this is actually其實 to motivate刺激 girls女孩
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這其實會讓女孩們有動力
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to fight鬥爭 for goals目標, for dreams,
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為目標與夢想而奮鬥,
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and change更改 stereotypes定型.
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並改變刻板印象。
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Be brave勇敢. Be ironic具有諷刺意味 — it helps幫助.
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勇敢、諷刺——是有用的。
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Be funny滑稽 and create創建 some magic魔法.
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去搞笑、創造魔力吧。
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(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
Translated by Adrienne Lin
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