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Uldus Bakhtiozina: Portraits that transform people into whatever they want to be
Uldus Bakhtiozina: Portrætter der forvandler mennesker til hvad end de ønsker.
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Med hendes prægtige, uforglemmelige fotografier dokumenterer Uldus Bakhtiozina drømme. Hun arbejder med virkeligheden som hun forestiller sig den. Hun laver alt sit arbejde med hænderne - fra kostumer på scenen - uden digital manipulation, bringer hun os billeder fra virkelighedsflugtens land, hvor hvem som helst kan blive hvad som helst.
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. Full bio
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 asked
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Jeg bliver tit spurgt
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why I do art,
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hvorfor jeg laver kunst
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what do I want to say
with my art photography,
with my art photography,
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hvad har jeg lyst til at fortælle
med mine kunstfotografier
med mine kunstfotografier
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and what is the use of it?
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og hvad er de til for?
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Once in a while I start to worry
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En gang imellem bekymrer
jeg mig om
jeg mig om
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how to actually measure
the impact from the art
the impact from the art
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hvordan vi egentlig kan måle
kunstens indflydelse
kunstens indflydelse
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like we do with medicine or technology,
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ligesom vi gør med medicin og teknologi
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where we can see the results
and calculate it.
and calculate it.
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hvor kan vi se resultatet og beregne det.
00:36
Then I would finally be able
to explain to my mother my art
to explain to my mother my art
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Så ville jeg endelig kunne forklare
min mor min kunst
min mor min kunst
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with real numbers.
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med rigtige tal
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But my art is so far from metrics,
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men min kunst er så langt fra
at kunne måles
at kunne måles
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and moreover, my photography
is widely exposing the theme of escapism.
is widely exposing the theme of escapism.
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og ydermere, mine fotografier udstiller
virkelighedsflugt som tema.
virkelighedsflugt som tema.
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My theory is that all of us
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Min teori er at vi alle
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struggle sometimes to escape
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af og til kæmper for at slippe væk
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in order to analyze our reality,
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for at analysere vores virkelighed
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appreciate it or change.
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værdsætte den eller ændre den.
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I don't work with daily life as it is,
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Jeg arbejder ikke med hverdagen som den er
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and I'm not a documentary photographer
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og jeg laver ikke dokumentar
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in the common sense.
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som vi kender den bedst.
01:15
But I am a documentary photographer
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Men jeg er dokumentarfotograf
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in a different sense.
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på en anden måde.
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I document dreams.
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Jeg dokumenterer drømme.
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I work with daily life as it could be,
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Jeg arbejder med hverdagen
som den kunne være
som den kunne være
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as I imagine it.
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som jeg forestiller mig den
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I am a daydreamer, but at the same time
I love things that are authentic
I love things that are authentic
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Jeg er en dagdrømmer, men samtidig
elsker jeg ting der er ægte
elsker jeg ting der er ægte
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and deal with our innermost nature,
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og beskæftiger mig med
vores inderste natur
vores inderste natur
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which I would never want to escape from.
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hvilken jeg aldrig har lyst til
at flygte fra.
at flygte fra.
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I adore complicated personalities,
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Jeg elsker komplicerede personligheder
01:43
and real life inspires me
to create my images.
to create my images.
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og livet inspirere mig til at
skabe billeder
skabe billeder
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Real life inspires our escape,
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Livet inspirerer vores flugt
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and sometimes that escape is very needed.
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og ofte er den flugt meget tiltrængt.
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I believe heroes are not created easily,
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Jeg tror ikke at helte er nemme at skabe
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and I choose to work with individuals
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og jeg vælger at arbejde med individer
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who are survivors
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som er overlevere
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and facing everyday routines
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og står overfor hverdagens rutiner
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that are not always full of color,
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som ikke altid er fuld af farve
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people who are on their way
to a better life,
to a better life,
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personer der er på vej
mod et bedre liv
mod et bedre liv
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fighting against life circumstances.
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som kæmper mod livets omstændigheder.
02:18
Why do I choose people
like that for my models?
like that for my models?
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Hvorfor vælger jeg sådanne personer
som mine modeller?
som mine modeller?
02:21
Because I've been in that position myself,
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Fordi jeg selv har været i den situation
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when I had to learn
how to survive in real life.
how to survive in real life.
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da jeg lærte, hvordan man
overlever virkeligheden
overlever virkeligheden
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I was a student living abroad in London.
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Jeg var udenlands studerende
i London.
i London.
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I was working at two places
at the same time as a waitress.
at the same time as a waitress.
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Jeg arbejdede to steder
på samme tid som tjener
på samme tid som tjener
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Obviously that wasn't my dream job,
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det var åbenlyst ikke mit drømmejob.
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but I decided to play a game
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men jeg besluttede mig for
at spille et spil
at spille et spil
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where I imagined
that I am taking a role in a film,
that I am taking a role in a film,
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hvor jeg forestillede mig
at jeg havde en rolle i en film
at jeg havde en rolle i en film
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and in the film I am a waitress,
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og i filmen var jeg tjener
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and I need to act great.
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og jeg skal spille fremragende.
02:52
I used to dye my hair
and brows to gingerette,
and brows to gingerette,
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Jeg plejede at farve mit hår
og øjenbryn rødt
og øjenbryn rødt
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I changed my hair to curly perm,
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Jeg skiftede min frisure
til krøllet permanent
til krøllet permanent
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I lost weight
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Jeg tabte mig
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and made myself believe
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og fik mig selv til at tro
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I am just a character acting in a film.
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jeg var en karakter
som optrådte i en film
som optrådte i en film
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That isn't forever,
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Det er ikke for evigt
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that is all just temporary.
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det er alt sammen bare midlertidigt
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That helped me a lot.
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Det hjalp mig meget.
03:12
It motivated me to change my life
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Det motiverede mig til
at ændre mit liv
at ændre mit liv
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and take a hard time as a game.
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og gøre en svær tid til en leg.
03:19
Now, as an artist,
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Nu som kunstner
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I am creating different
lives for my models
lives for my models
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skaber jeg forskellige
liv til mine modeller
liv til mine modeller
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in order to give them the experience
of being someone else in reality.
of being someone else in reality.
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for at give dem oplevelsen af
en anden virkelighed.
en anden virkelighed.
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Through the photographic process,
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Gennem den fotografiske proces
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all of my models
become like silent movie actors.
become like silent movie actors.
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bliver alle mine modeller som
skuespillere i stumfilm.
skuespillere i stumfilm.
03:36
They are captured at the moment
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De er fanget i det øjeblik
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when they believe
in being someone else entirely.
in being someone else entirely.
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hvor de fuldt ud tror
at de er en anden.
at de er en anden.
03:43
In order to create
a new reality in its entirety,
a new reality in its entirety,
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For at skabe
en ny komplet virkelighed
en ny komplet virkelighed
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I physically create
every single thing in my work,
every single thing in my work,
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skaber jeg hver en lille ting
jeg bruger
jeg bruger
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sometimes from outfits to the stage.
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af og til ud fra kostumer til scenen.
03:53
Because I work with analogues,
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Fordi jeg arbejder analogt
03:55
and I don't make any digital
manipulations to my photographs,
manipulations to my photographs,
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og ikke benytter digital
manipulation i mine fotografier
manipulation i mine fotografier
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I need everything
to take place in reality,
to take place in reality,
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har jeg brug for, at det hele
er virkeligt
er virkeligt
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in spite of the fact that nowadays,
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selvom man nu om dage
04:06
digitally, you can create
pretty much everything.
pretty much everything.
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kan skabe stort set alt digitalt.
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I don't like this path.
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Den vej bryder jeg mig ikke om
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Even if that reaches perfection,
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selvom det er tæt på perfektion
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I see the beauty
in authenticity of making,
in authenticity of making,
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så ser jeg skønheden i autentiteten
i skabelsen
i skabelsen
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and that's impossible without flaws.
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og det er umuligt uden fejl.
04:21
A digitally manipulated photograph
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Et digitalt manipuleret fotografi
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is not true for me.
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er ikke ægte for mig.
04:26
It doesn't capture anything real.
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Det indfanger ikke noget virkeligt.
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It's not experienced, not motivating.
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Det er ikke oplevet, ikke motiverende.
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It's like, instead of going traveling,
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Det er som
i stedet for at rejse
i stedet for at rejse
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you look at someone else's
travel photographs.
travel photographs.
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så kigger du på en andens rejsebilleder
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What I find so exciting
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Det jeg finder spændende
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is the ability to make people's dreams
of being someone else a reality.
of being someone else a reality.
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er evnen til virkeliggøre folks
drømme om, at være en anden
drømme om, at være en anden
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That's like a drug
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Det er som et lægemiddel
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which pushes me to keep working,
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som skubber mig til
at blive ved med at arbejde
at blive ved med at arbejde
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even without metrics.
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endda uden målevidenskab.
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One of my models
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En af mine modeller
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had always dreamed
of being seen as a warrior,
of being seen as a warrior,
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havde altid drømt om at blive
set som en kriger
set som en kriger
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but she wasn't able to do sports
because of her health problems.
because of her health problems.
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men hun var ikke i stand til
at dyrke sport pga. helbreds problemer
at dyrke sport pga. helbreds problemer
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Half a year ago, she passed away
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for et halvt år siden døde hun.
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from heart disease at the age of 22.
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af en hjerte sygdom som 22 årig
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But two days before her death,
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men to dage før hendes død
05:15
the images we spent months
working on together
working on together
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blev billederne som vi havde
arbejdet på i månedsvis
arbejdet på i månedsvis
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of her as a warrior
she dreamed of becoming
she dreamed of becoming
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af hende som den kriger
hun havde drømt om at være
hun havde drømt om at være
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were published at a large exhibition
in Milan by Vogue Magazine.
in Milan by Vogue Magazine.
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udstillet på en stor udstilling
i Milan for Vogue Magazine.
i Milan for Vogue Magazine.
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All her life was about overcoming.
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Hele hendes liv handlede om at overvinde.
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Before she died, she had known
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Før hun døde havde hun vidst
05:35
that thousands of people
saw her image from the land of escapism
saw her image from the land of escapism
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at tusindvis så hendes
billeder fra virkelighedsflugtens land.
billeder fra virkelighedsflugtens land.
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and believed in her
as a brave and fearless warrior.
as a brave and fearless warrior.
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og troede på hende
som en modig frygtløs kriger
som en modig frygtløs kriger
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For my work, I invite people
to play a game
to play a game
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I mit arbejde invitere jeg folk
til at spille et spil
til at spille et spil
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like we all used to as children
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som vi plejede at gøre da vi var børn
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when we pretend to be someone else
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når vi lod som om vi var en anden
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and that process made us really happy.
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og den proces gjorde os virkelig glade
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To my mind it is important for grown-ups.
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Efter min opfattelse
er det vigtigt for voksne
er det vigtigt for voksne
06:03
We need these transformations
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Vi har brug for disse transformationer
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to enact this in the name of art.
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for at udføre dette i kunstens navn.
06:08
It gives us the very real feeling
of being important and powerful
of being important and powerful
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Det giver os den meget virkelige følelse
af at være vigtige og handlekraftige
af at være vigtige og handlekraftige
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in order to influence our reality.
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og at kunne påvirke vores virkelighed
06:18
I know this from
my own personal experience.
my own personal experience.
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Jeg kender dette fra
personlig erfaring
personlig erfaring
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I have had so many versions of myself
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Jeg har lavet mange versioner af mig selv
06:25
through my self-portraits
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gennem mine selvportrætter
06:27
that I've been many different characters.
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og jeg har udlevet så
mange forskellige karakterer.
mange forskellige karakterer.
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Being someone else in the land of escapism
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at være en anden i
virkelighedsflugtens land
virkelighedsflugtens land
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doesn't exactly give us numbers
that we can gauge,
that we can gauge,
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giver os ikke, et rigtigt tal
som vi kan måle
som vi kan måle
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but it's like a real lost form of magic
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men det er som en tabt form for magi
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which exists but can't be measured.
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som eksisterer, men ikke kan måles
06:47
There is a unique power in art
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Der er en unik kraft i kunst
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to transform and lift our limits.
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som transformerer og
skubber vores grænser.
skubber vores grænser.
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Art creates what I call a conjured life,
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Kunst skaber det jeg kalder
fremtryllet liv
fremtryllet liv
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which helps our existence
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som hjælper vores eksistens
07:00
and pushes, motivates
and inspires us to dwell
and inspires us to dwell
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og skubber, motiverer
og inspirerer os til at dvæle
og inspirerer os til at dvæle
07:04
and express ourselves
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og udtrykke os selv
07:07
without metrics or calculations.
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uden at måle eller beregne
07:10
Thank you.
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Tak
07:11
(Applause)
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(Bifald)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Uldus Bakhtiozina - Artist, visionaryTED 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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