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Kristen Ashburn: The face of AIDS in Africa
Desgarradoras fotografías de Kristen Ashburn sobre el SIDA
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En esta charla conmovedora, la fotógrafa de documentales Kristen Ashburn comparte imágenes inolvidables del impacto humano que tiene el SIDA en África.
Kristen Ashburn - Photographer
Kristen Ashburn's photographs bring us face-to-face with real people in desperate circumstances. Taking us to the intimate spaces of her subjects -- the victims of war, disaster, epidemic -- she elicits the sublime sadness and resolve of human beings in suffering. Full bio
Kristen Ashburn's photographs bring us face-to-face with real people in desperate circumstances. Taking us to the intimate spaces of her subjects -- the victims of war, disaster, epidemic -- she elicits the sublime sadness and resolve of human beings in suffering. Full bio
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When I first arrived in beautiful Zimbabwe,
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Cuando llegué a Zimbabwe por primera vez,
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it was difficult to understand that 35 percent of the population
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me resultó muy difícil llegar a entender que el 35 por ciento de la población
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is HIV positive.
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es seropositiva.
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It really wasn't until I was invited to the homes of people
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Aunque, realmente, no fue hasta que me invitaron a los hogares de la gente
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that I started to understand the human toll of the epidemic.
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cuando empecé a ser consciente del costo humano de la epidemia.
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For instance, this is Herbert with his grandmother.
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Por ejemplo, éste es Herbert con su abuela.
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When I first met him, he was sitting on his grandmother's lap.
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Cuando lo conocí por primera vez estaba sentado en el regazo de su abuela.
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He has been orphaned, as both of his parents died of AIDS,
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Se había quedado huérfano porque sus padres habían muerto de SIDA
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and his grandmother took care of him until he too died of AIDS.
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y su abuela lo cuidó hasta que también él murió de SIDA.
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He liked to sit on her lap
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A él le gustaba sentarse en su regazo
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because he said that it was painful for him to lie in his own bed.
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porque decía que era demasiado doloroso estar en cama.
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When she got up to make tea, she placed him in my own lap
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Cuando la abuela se levantó para preparar té, me lo puso en el regazo.
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and I had never felt a child that was that emaciated.
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Nunca había visto a un niño que estuvera tan escuálido.
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Before I left, I actually asked him if I could get him something.
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Antes de marcharme, le pregunté si quería que le trajera algo.
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I thought he would ask for a toy, or candy,
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Pensé que me pediría un juguete o un dulce,
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and he asked me for slippers,
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pero él me pidió unas zapatillas
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because he said that his feet were cold.
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porque me dijo que tenía los pies fríos.
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This is Joyce who's -- in this picture -- 21.
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Ésta es Joyce, que en la foto tiene 21 años.
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Single mother, HIV positive.
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Madre soltera, seropositiva.
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I photographed her before and after
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Le hice fotos antes y después
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the birth of her beautiful baby girl, Issa.
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del nacimiento de su preciosa hija, Issa.
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And I was last week walking on Lafayette Street in Manhattan
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La semana pasada estaba caminando por Lafayette Street, en Manhattan,
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and got a call from a woman who I didn't know,
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y recibí una llamada de una mujer a la que no conocía.
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but she called to tell me that Joyce had passed away
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Pero me llamaba para decirme que Joyce había fallecido
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at the age of 23.
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a la edad de 23 años.
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Joyce's mother is now taking care of her daughter,
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La madre de Joyce se ha hecho cargo de su nieta que,
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like so many other Zimbabwean children
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como muchos otros niños de Zimbabwe,
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who've been orphaned by the epidemic.
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se han quedado huérfanos por culpa de esta epidemia.
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So a few of the stories.
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Éstas son sólo algunas de las historias.
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With every picture,
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En cada fotografía
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there are individuals who have full lives
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hay personas que tienen vidas plenas
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and stories that deserve to be told.
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y hay historias que merecen ser contadas.
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All these pictures are from Zimbabwe.
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Todas estas fotografías son de Zimbabwe.
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Chris Anderson: Kirsten, will you just take one minute,
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Chris Anderson: Kristen, ¿podrías contarnos en un minuto
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just to tell your own story of how you got to Africa?
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la historia de cómo llegaste al África?
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Kirsten Ashburn: Mmm, gosh.
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Kristen Ashburn: Mmm, ¡caray!
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CA: Just --
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CA: Sólo ...
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KA: Actually, I was working at the time, doing production
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KA: Por aquel entonces yo trabajaba, estaba encargada de la producción
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for a fashion photographer.
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para un fotógrafo del mundo de la moda.
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And I was constantly reading the New York Times,
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Y leía constantemente el New York Times
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and stunned by the statistics, the numbers.
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y me quedaba atónita con las estadísticas y las cifras.
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It was just frightening.
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Era algo alarmante.
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So I quit my job
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Así que dejé mi trabajo
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and decided that that's the subject that I wanted to tackle.
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y decidí que ése era el tema que quería abordar.
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And I first actually went to Botswana, where I spent a month --
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Primero fui a Botswana, donde estuve un mes,
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this is in December 2000 --
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esto fue en diciembre del año 2000. --
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then went to Zimbabwe for a month and a half,
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Luego pasé un mes y medio en Zimbabwe
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and then went back again this March 2002
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a donde regresé este marzo de 2002
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for another month and a half in Zimbabwe.
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y me quedé allí durante otro mes y medio.
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CA: That's an amazing story, thank you.
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CA: Es una historia increíble, muchas gracias.
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KB: Thanks for letting me show these.
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KB: Gracias por permitirme compartirla con ustedes.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kristen Ashburn - PhotographerKristen Ashburn's photographs bring us face-to-face with real people in desperate circumstances. Taking us to the intimate spaces of her subjects -- the victims of war, disaster, epidemic -- she elicits the sublime sadness and resolve of human beings in suffering.
Why you should listen
Kristen Ashburn's poignant photographs bring us into close contact with individuals in the midst of enormous hardship -- giving a human face to struggles that much of the world knows only as statistics and blurbs on the news. She has photographed the people of Iraq a year after the U.S. invasion, Jewish settlers in Gaza, suicide bombers, the penal system in Russia, victims of tuberculosis and the aftermath of the tsunami in Sri Lanka and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. One of her more recent works, BLOODLINE: AIDS and Family, looked at the human impact of AIDS in Africa.
Her unflinching photographs from the Middle East, Europe, and Africa have appeared in many publications including The New Yorker, TIME, Newsweek, and Life. She has won numerous awards, including the NPPA's Best of Photojournalism Award and two World Press Photo prizes.
Kristen Ashburn | Speaker | TED.com