Magda Sayeg: How yarn bombing grew into a worldwide movement
مَگدا سایژ: چطور هنر بافندگیِ خیابانی به جنبشی جهانی تبدیل شد
Magda Sayeg uses handmade, eye-catching yarn bombs to shake up the way we see the world and make us notice things we hadn't seen before. Full bio
Double-click the English transcript below to play the video.
the yarn bombing movement.
هنر خیابانی بافندگی شناخته میشوم.
knitted or crocheted material
که ابزار بافندگی یا قلاب بافی خود را برداشته
graffiti-style --
به سبک و سیاق گرَفیتی
ambitious notions about it,
warm and fuzzy and human-like
چیزی گرم و مطبوع و انسانی را
و سردی که هر روز میدیدم.
that I looked at everyday.
would change the course of my life.
این قطعه کوچک در زندگیام داشته باشم.
"What else could I do?"
«دیگر چکار میتوانستم انجام دهم؟»
that would get the same reaction?
که همین واکنش را داشته باشد؟
pole near my house.
نزدیک خانهام کردم؟
and take pictures next to it,
عکس میگرفتند،
in the neighborhood.
تابلوهای ایست محلهام انجام دهم.
the stronger the reaction.
واکنشها شگفتآورتر بود.
تحت تاثیر قرار گرفتم.
was my playground.
کارهای اولیهام هست.
of enhancing the ordinary,
درباره اين ايده دلربا كردن
عادى يا حتى زشت،
or its functionality
suit out of knitting.
به تنشان.
to take inanimate objects
بردارم
در آن را درک میبینیم.
I wanted to take it seriously.
آن را جدی بگیرم.
تجزیه و تحلیل کنم.
this take over my life,
که زندگیام را تصاحب کند،
reacting so strongly to it.
به آن واکنش نشان میدادند.
fast-paced, digital world,
و دیجیتالی زندگی میکنیم
something that's relatable.
رابطه برقرار کنیم شور و اشتیاق داریم.
cities that we live in,
about that stuff anymore.
that's wrapped in knitting
بافتنی تنش باشد
دوست دارم
I love to share with others.
به اشتراک بگذارم.
and the stop sign poles
تابلوهای ایست رفتم
and large-scale and insurmountable?
و نشدنی انجام دهم؟
in my heart for this one.
منعطف بودم .
were recognizing my work
that was large-scale,
اندازهاش هم بزرگ.
city bus to be wrapped in knitting.
که لباس تنش کردیم.
در حال تجربه هستم،
but I certainly don't own it anymore.
اما قطعا دیگر به من تعلق ندارد.
were doing this.
to certain parts of the world
از جهان سفر خواهم کرد
and I knew I didn't wrap it.
که میدانم لباس تنش نپوشاندم.
my own goals with my art --
دنبال کردم--
هم در حال رشد بود.
the hidden power of this craft
این هنر دست را نشانم داد
I had with the rest of the world.
با بقیه دنیا داشتم.
I'd have a connection with.
داشته باشم.
in the most unassuming places,
مکانهای پیشپا افتاده یافت.
that are just waiting to be discovered.
که فقط منتظرند کشف شوند.
these tools that are connected to us,
این ابزاری که به ما وصل هستند،
we hold a controller or a cell phone.
فكر كنيد
if you put those things down?
چه اتفاقی خواهد افتاد؟
What would you create with your own hands?
چه چيزى را خواهيد. آفريد؟
that I am a master knitter
من استاد بافندگی هستم
a sweater to save my life.
برای نجات زندگیام هم بر نمیآمدم.
interesting with knitting
formally trained to do this --
چنین چیزی تعلیم دیده باشد.
this was in the cards for me,
در این زمینه داشته باشم،
stumble upon this.
این کار به بیراهه نرفتم.
I held on tight,
برایم افتاد، جا نزدم،
that I am a working artist today.
یک هنرمند مشغول بکار هستم.
might not be so seamless.
be as bored as I was
حوصلهتان سر رفته باشد
to change your world forever.
جهانتان را برای همیشه تغییر دهید.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Magda Sayeg - Textile artistMagda Sayeg uses handmade, eye-catching yarn bombs to shake up the way we see the world and make us notice things we hadn't seen before.
Why you should listen
Considered to be the mother of yarn bombing, Magda Sayeg’s 10-year body of work includes the widely recognized knitted/crocheted covered bus in Mexico City as well as her first solo exhibit in Rome at La Museo des Esposizione. Her work has evolved to include large scale installations around the world including commissions and collaborations with companies such as Commes Des Garçons, CR Fashionbook, Absolut Vodka, Insight 51, Mini Cooper, Gap, Smart Car. She continues to participate in shows such as Milan's Triennale Design Museum, Le M.U.R. in Paris and the National Gallery of Australia, among others. Her installations have also been featured prominently at American monuments to contemporary culture, such as The Standard Hotel, South By Southwest and the Austin City Limits Festival.
Magda has most recently expanded her artwork to encompass new mediums and techniques as with her solo show in Rome, which explored the usage of lighting with knitted material. She continues to expand her boundaries by joining integrated media company 1stAveMachine as one of their directors which will serve as a platform for new types of experimentation and collaboration.
Recent projects include an installation for Dover Street Market in NYC covering a column spanning 6 floors and a knitted/crocheted Route Master Double Decker bus in London.
Magda Sayeg | Speaker | TED.com