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Shih Chieh Huang: Sculptures that’d be at home in the deep sea
ShihChieh Huang: Skulpturer, der kunne høre hjemme på bunden af havet
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Da han var ung, elskede kunstneren Shih Chieh Huang at skille legetøj fra hinanden og vandrer ned ad gangene i natmarkederne i Taiwan på jagt efter uventede objekter. I dag skaber denne TED Fellow skøre skulpturer, der synes at have deres eget liv i - med øjne, der blinker, tentakler, der udfolder sig og dele, der lyser op som selvlysende havdyr.
Shih Chieh Huang - Artist
Shih Chieh Huang doesn’t make art that’s meant to be admired from afar. He dissects and disassembles the detritus of our lives—household appliances, lights, computer parts, toys—and transforms them into surreal experiences. Full bio
Shih Chieh Huang doesn’t make art that’s meant to be admired from afar. He dissects and disassembles the detritus of our lives—household appliances, lights, computer parts, toys—and transforms them into surreal experiences. Full bio
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I was born in Taiwan.
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Jeg blev født i Taiwan.
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I grew up surrounded by
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Jeg voksede op omgivet af
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different types of hardware stores,
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forskellige typer af hardwarebutikker,
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and I like going to night markets.
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og jeg kunne lige at gå på natmarkeder.
00:21
I love the energy of the night markets,
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Jeg elsker energien i natmarkeder,
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the colors, the lights, the toys,
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farver, lys, legetøj,
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and all the unexpected things I find every time I go,
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og alle de uventede ting jeg finder
hver gang jeg kommer der,
hver gang jeg kommer der,
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things like watermelon with straw antennas
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ting som vandmelon med stråantenner
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or puppies with mohawks.
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eller hvalpe med Mohawk.
00:36
When I was growing up, I liked taking toys apart,
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Da jeg voksede op, jeg kunne godt lide
at skille legetøj fra hinanden,
at skille legetøj fra hinanden,
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any kind of toys I'd find around the house,
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enhver form for legetøj, som jeg fandt rundt i huset,
00:41
like my brother's BB gun when he's not home.
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f.eks. min brors påklædningsdukke,
når han ikke er hjemme.
når han ikke er hjemme.
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I also liked to make environments
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Jeg kunne også godt lide at lave miljøer
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for people to explore and play.
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som folk kan udforske og lege i.
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In these early installations,
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I disse tidlige installationer,
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I would take plastic sheets, plastic bags,
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Jeg tog plastplader, plastposer,
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and things I would find in the hardware store
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og ting, jeg kunne finde hos isenkræmmeren
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or around the house.
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eller omkring huset.
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I would take things like highlighter pen,
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Jeg ville tage ting som highlighter pen,
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mix it with water, pump it through plastic tubing,
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blande det med vand, pumpe det gennem plastrør,
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creating these glowing circulatory systems
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skabe disse glødende kredsløbssystemer
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for people to walk through and enjoy.
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som folk kan gå igennem og nyde.
01:06
I like these materials because of the way they look,
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Jeg kan lide disse materialer på grund af den måde,
de ser ud,
de ser ud,
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the way they feel, and they're very affordable.
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den måde de føles, og de er meget billige.
01:12
I also liked to make devices
that work with body parts.
that work with body parts.
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Jeg kunne også godt lide at lave udstyr
som arbejder med kropsdele.
som arbejder med kropsdele.
01:14
I would take camera LED lights
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Jeg kan tage kamera LED-lys
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and a bungee cord and strap it on my waist
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og en elastiksnor og binde det om min talje
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and I would videotape my belly button,
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og jeg ville videooptage min navle,
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get a different perspective,
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få et andet perspektiv,
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and see what it does.
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og se, hvad det gør.
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(Laughter)
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(Latter)
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I also like to modify household appliances.
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Jeg ændrer også gerne husholdningsapparater.
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This is an automatic night light.
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Dette er en automatisk natlampe.
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Some of you might have them at home.
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Nogle af jer måske har dem derhjemme.
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I would cut out the light sensor,
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Jeg fjerner lyssensoren,
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add an extension line,
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tilføjer en forlængerledning,
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and use modeling clay,
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og bruger modellervoks,
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stick it onto the television,
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klæber det på tv'et,
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and then I would videotape my eye,
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og så vil jeg videofilme mit øje,
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and using the dark part of my eye
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og ved hjælp af den mørke del af mit øje
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tricking the sensor into thinking it's night time,
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narre sensoren til at tro det er nat,
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so you turn on the lightbulb.
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så du tænder for pæren.
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The white of the eye and the eyelid
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Det hvide i øjet og øjenlåget
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will trick the sensor into thinking it's daytime,
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vil narre sensoren til at tro, det er i dagtimerne,
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and it will shut off the light.
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og den vil slukke lyset.
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I wanted to collect more different types of eyes,
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Jeg ønskede at indsamle flere forskellige typer af øjne,
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so I built this device using bicycle helmets,
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så jeg byggede denne enhed ved hjælp af cykelhjelme,
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some lightbulbs and television sets.
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nogle pærer og tv-apparater.
02:00
It would be easier for other
people to wear the helmet
people to wear the helmet
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Det ville være nemmere for andre
folk til at bære hjelmen
folk til at bære hjelmen
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and record their eyes.
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og registrere deres øjne.
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This device allows me to symbolically
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Denne enhed giver mig mulighed for symbolsk
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extract other people's eyes,
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udtrække andre folks øjne,
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so I have a diversity of eyes to use
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så jeg har en mangfoldighed af øjnene for at bruge
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for my other sculptures.
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i mine andre skulpturer.
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This sculpture has four eyes.
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Denne skulptur har fire øjne.
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Each eye is controlling a different device.
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Hvert øje styrer sin egen enhed.
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This eye is turning itself around in a television.
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Dette øje vender sig rundt i et fjernsyn.
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This eye is inflating a plastic tube.
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Dette øje puster et plastrør op.
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This eye is watching a video
of another piece being made.
of another piece being made.
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Dette øje er at se en video
af et andet stykke, der laves.
af et andet stykke, der laves.
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And these two eyes are activating glowing water.
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Og disse to øjne aktiverer glødende vand.
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Many of these pieces are later on shown
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Mange af disse stykker er senere vist
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in museums, biennials, triennial exhibitions
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i museer, toårige, treårige udstillinger
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around the world.
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rundt om i verden.
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I love science and biology.
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Jeg elsker videnskab og biologi.
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In 2007, I was doing a research fellowship
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I 2007 havde jeg et forskningsstipendiat
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at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum
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på Smithsonian Natural History Museum
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looking at bioluminous organisms in the oean.
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og sa på selvlysende organismer i havet.
02:54
I love these creatures. I love the
way they look, the way they feel.
way they look, the way they feel.
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Jeg elsker disse skabninger. Jeg elsker
måde de ser ud, den måde de føles.
måde de ser ud, den måde de føles.
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They're soft, they're slimy,
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De er bløde, de er slimede,
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and I was fascinated by the way they use light
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og jeg var fascineret af den måde, de bruger lys
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in their environment,
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i deres miljø,
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either to attract mates, for self-defense,
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enten at tiltrække partnere, til selvforsvar,
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or to attract food.
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eller for at tiltrække byttedyr.
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This research inspired my
work in many different ways,
work in many different ways,
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Denne forskning inspirerede mit
arbejde på mange forskellige måder,
arbejde på mange forskellige måder,
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things like movement or different light patterns.
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ting som bevægelse eller forskellige lysmønstre.
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So I started gathering a lot of
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Så jeg begyndte at indsamle en masse
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different types of material in my studio
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forskellige typer af materiale i mit atelier
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and just experimenting
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og bare eksperimenterede
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and trying this out, trying that out,
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og prøve dette og hint af,
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and seeing what types of creatures I can come up with.
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og se, hvilke typer af væsener, jeg kan finde på.
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I used a lot of computer cooling fans
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Jeg brugte en masse computerventilatorer
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and just kind of put them
together and see what happens.
together and see what happens.
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og satte dem sammen for at se hvad der sker.
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This is an 8,000-square-foot installation
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Dette er en 800-kvadratmeter installation
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composed of many different creatures,
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sammensat af mange forskellige væsener,
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some hanging from the ceiling
and some resting on the floor.
and some resting on the floor.
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nogle hængende fra loftet
og nogle hviler på gulvet.
og nogle hviler på gulvet.
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From afar, they look alien-like,
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Fra lang afstand ser de fremmedartede ud,
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but when you look closer,
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men når man ser nærmere,
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they're all made out of black garbage bags
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de er alle lavet af sorte affaldsposer
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or Tupperware containers.
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eller Tupperware beholdere.
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I'd like to share with you how ordinary things
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Jeg vil gerne dele med dig, hvordan almindelige ting
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can become something magical and wondrous.
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kan blive til noget magisk og forunderligt.
04:06
(Applause)
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(Bifald)
05:04
Thank you.
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Tak.
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(Applause)
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(Bifald)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Shih Chieh Huang - ArtistShih Chieh Huang doesn’t make art that’s meant to be admired from afar. He dissects and disassembles the detritus of our lives—household appliances, lights, computer parts, toys—and transforms them into surreal experiences.
Why you should listen
Shih Chieh Huang has one goal with his art: to create experiences for people to explore. He finds inspiration for his work from some highly unusual sources: a bioluminescent fish, a garbage bag, even his belly button.
A TED Fellow, Shih Chieh Huang grew up in Taiwan, where he enjoyed discovering strange objects in his local night market. He developed a passion for taking apart everyday objects and transforming them into something new. These experiences—as well as a fellowship at the Smithsonian Institute studying bioluminescent organisms—deeply inform his work.
Shih Chieh Huang has created a helmet that records the movement of the eye, and then uses the blinks to turn on and off a nightlight. He’s also used similar mechanisms to send glowing water pumping through tubes. His most recent work, however, takes plastic bottles, garbage bags and other everyday items and transforms them into gigantic sculptures that move and light up—as if they were actual sea creatures.
Shih Chieh Huang | Speaker | TED.com