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Marco Tempest: The magic of truth and lies (and iPods)
Marco Tempest: La màgia de la veritat i la mentida (i els iPods)
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Utilitzant tres iPods com si fossin objectes màgics, en Marco Tempest fa una intel.ligent, sorprenentment sentida reflexió sobre la veritat i la mentida, l'art i l'emoció.
Marco Tempest - Techno-illusionist
Marco Tempest is a cyber illusionist, combining magic and technology to produce astonishing illusions. Full bio
Marco Tempest is a cyber illusionist, combining magic and technology to produce astonishing illusions. Full bio
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So the type of magic I like, and I'm a magician,
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El tipus de màgia que m'agrada, i sóc un mag,
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is a magic that uses technology
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és la màgia que utilitza la tecnologia
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to create illusions.
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per crear il·lusions.
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So I would like to show you something I've been working on.
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M'agradaria ensenyar-vos una cosa en la que he estat treballant.
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It's an application
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És una aplicació
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that I think will be useful for artists --
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que crec que serà útil pels artistes,
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multimedia artists in particular.
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artistes en multimèdia en concret.
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It synchronizes videos
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Sincronitza vídeos
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across multiple screens of mobile devices.
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en diverses pantalles de dispositius mòbils.
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And I borrowed these three iPods
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I he agafat aquests tres iPods prestats
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from people here in the audience
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de gent d'aquí de l'audiència,
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to show you what I mean.
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per ensenyar-vos el que vull dir.
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And I'm going to use them to tell you
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Els utilitzaré per parlar-vos una mica
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a little bit about my favorite subject:
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del meu tema preferit:
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deception.
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l'engany.
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(Music)
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(Música)
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One of my favorite magicians
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Un dels meus mags preferits
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is Karl Germain.
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és en Karl Germain.
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He had this wonderful trick
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Tenia aquest meravellós truc
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where a rosebush would bloom
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en què feia que un roser florís
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right in front of your eyes.
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davant dels teus propis ulls.
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But it was his production of a butterfly
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Però era la seva producció d'una papallona
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that was the most beautiful.
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el més bonic de tots.
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(Recording) Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen,
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(Gravació) Locutor: Senyors i senyores,
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the creation of life.
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la creació de la vida.
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(Applause)
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(Aplaudiment)
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(Music)
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(Música)
01:21
Marco Tempest: When asked about deception,
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Marco Tempest: En preguntar-li sobre l'engany,
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he said this:
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va dir això:
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Announcer: Magic is the only honest profession.
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Locutor: La màgia és l'única professió honesta.
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A magician promises to deceive you --
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Un mag promet enganyar-te,
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and he does.
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i ho fa.
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MT: I like to think of myself as an honest magician.
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MT: M'agrada creure que sóc un mag honest.
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I use a lot of tricks,
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Faig servir molts trucs,
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which means
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el que significa
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that sometimes I have to lie to you.
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que a vegades t'hauré d'enganyar.
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Now I feel bad about that.
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Això em fa sentir malament.
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But people lie every day.
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Però la gent menteix cada dia.
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(Ringing) Hold on.
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(Sonant) Un segon.
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Girl in Phone: Hey, where are you?
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Noia al telèfon: Ei, on ets?
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MT: Stuck in traffic. I'll be there soon.
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MT: Enmig d'un embús. Arribaré aviat.
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You've all done it.
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Tots ho heu fet.
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(Laughter)
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(Riure)
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Lady: I'll be ready in just a minute, darling.
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Dona: Un minut i estaré llesta, estimat.
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Man: It's just what I've always wanted.
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Home: És el que sempre havia volgut.
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Woman: You were great.
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Dona: Fas molt bona pinta.
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MT: Deception,
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MT: L'engany
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it's a fundamental part of life.
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és una part fonamental de la vida.
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Now polls show
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Les enquestes mostren
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that men tell twice as many lies
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que els homes diuen el doble de mentides
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as women --
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que les dones...
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assuming the women they ask told the truth.
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suposant que les dones a qui hagin preguntat hagin dit la veritat.
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(Laughing)
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(Riure)
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We deceive to gain advantage
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Enganyem pel nostre benefici
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and to hide our weaknesses.
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i per amagar les nostres debilitats.
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The Chinese general Sun Tzu
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El general xinès Sun Tzu
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said that all war
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va dir que tota guerra
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was based on deception.
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es basa en l'engany.
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Oscar Wilde
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L'Oscar Wilde
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said the same thing of romance.
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va dir el mateix de les relacions amoroses.
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Some people
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Alguna gent
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deceive for money.
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enganya per diners.
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Let's play a game.
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Juguem a un joc.
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Three cards, three chances.
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Tres cartes, tres possibilitats.
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Announcer: One five will get you 10, 10 will get you 20.
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Locutor: Un cinc et donarà 10, un 10 et donarà 20.
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Now where's the lady?
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Ara, on és la dona?
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Where is the queen?
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On és la reina?
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MT: This one?
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MT: Aquesta?
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Sorry. You lose.
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Ho sento. Has perdut.
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Well, I didn't deceive you.
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Bé, no t'he enganyat.
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You deceived yourself.
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T'has enganyat a tu mateix.
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Self-deception.
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Auto-engany.
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That's when we convince ourselves
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És quan ens convencem a nosaltres mateixos
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that a lie is the truth.
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de que una mentida és la veritat.
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Sometimes it's hard to tell the two apart.
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A vegades és difícil distingir l'una de l'altra.
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Compulsive gamblers
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Els jugadors compulsius
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are experts at self-deception.
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són experts a l'hora d'auto-enganyar-se.
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(Slot machine noise)
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(Soroll de màquina escurabutxaques)
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They believe they can win.
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Creuen que poden guanyar.
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They forget the times they lose.
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Se'n obliden, de les vegades que ja han perdut.
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The brain is very good at forgetting.
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El cervell en sap molt, d'oblidar.
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Bad experiences are quickly forgotten.
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Les males experiències s'obliden ràpidament.
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Bad experiences
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Les males experiències
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quickly disappear.
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desapareixen ràpidament.
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Which is why in this vast and lonely cosmos,
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És per això que, en aquest cosmos tan vast i solitari,
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we are so wonderfully optimistic.
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som tan meravellosament optimistes.
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Our self-deception
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El nostre auto-engany
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becomes a positive illusion --
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es converteix en una il·lusió positiva,
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why movies
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per això les pel·lícules
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are able to take us onto extraordinary adventures;
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ens poden portar a aventures tan extraordinàries,
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why we believe Romeo
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per què creiem en Romeo
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when he says he loves Juliet;
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quan diu que estima la Julieta;
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and why single notes of music,
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i per què simples notes musicals,
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when played together,
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quan són tocades juntes,
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become a sonata and conjure up meaning.
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es tornen una sonata i obtenen un significat.
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That's "Clair de Lune."
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Això és "Clair de Lune".
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Its composer called Debussy
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El seu compositor, anomenat Debussy
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said that art
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va dir que l'art
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was the greatest deception of all.
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és l'engany més gran de tots.
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Art is a deception
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L'art és un engany
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that creates real emotions --
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que crea emocions reals,
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a lie that creates a truth.
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una mentida que crea una veritat.
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And when you give yourself over to that deception,
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I quan et rendeixes a aquest engany,
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it becomes magic.
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es converteix en màgia.
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(Applause)
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(Aplaudiment)
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Thank you. Thank you very much.
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Gràcies. Moltes gràcies.
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(Applause)
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(Aplaudiment)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Marco Tempest - Techno-illusionistMarco Tempest is a cyber illusionist, combining magic and technology to produce astonishing illusions.
Why you should listen
The Swiss magician began his performing career as a stage magician and manipulator, winning awards and establishing an international reputation. His interest in computer-generated imageryled him to incorporate video and digital technology in his work — and eventually to the development of a new form of contemporary illusion. The expansion of the Internet and social media provided more opportunities for digital illusions and ways of interacting with audiences and creating magically augmented realities. Tempest is a keen advocate of the open source community, working with artists, writers and technologists to create new experiences and research the practical uses of the technology of illusion. He is a Director’s Fellow at the MIT Media Lab.
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