ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Marco Tempest - Techno-illusionist
Marco 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.

More profile about the speaker
Marco Tempest | Speaker | TED.com
TEDGlobal 2011

Marco Tempest: The magic of truth and lies (and iPods)

Marco Tempest : La magie de la vérité et des mensonges (et des iPods)

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Avec trois iPods comme accessoires magiques, le magicien Marco Tempest délivre une brillante et incroyablement sincère méditation sur la vérité, les mensonges, l'art et l'émotion.
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So the type of magic I like, and I'm a magician,
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Donc le genre de magie que j'aime, et je suis un magicien,
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is a magic that uses technology
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est la magie qui utilise la technologie
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to create illusions.
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pour créer des illusions.
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So I would like to show you something I've been working on.
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Alors, je voudrais vous montrer quelque chose à quoi j'ai travaillé.
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It's an application
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C'est une application
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that I think will be useful for artists --
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qui je pense que sera utile pour les artistes --
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multimedia artists in particular.
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spécialement les artistes du multimédia.
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It synchronizes videos
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Elle synchronise les vidéos
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across multiple screens of mobile devices.
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entre différents écrans et différents appareils informatiques portables.
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And I borrowed these three iPods
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Et j'ai emprunté ces trois iPods
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from people here in the audience
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à des personnes de l'audience
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to show you what I mean.
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pour vous montrer de quoi je parle.
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And I'm going to use them to tell you
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Et je vais les utiliser pour vous parler un peu
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a little bit about my favorite subject:
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de mon sujet préféré:
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deception.
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la duperie.
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(Music)
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(Musique)
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One of my favorite magicians
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Un de mes magiciens préférés
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is Karl Germain.
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est Karl Germain.
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He had this wonderful trick
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Il avait ce merveilleux tour
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where a rosebush would bloom
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où un rosier fleurissait
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right in front of your eyes.
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juste sous vos yeux.
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But it was his production of a butterfly
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Mais le plus beau était
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that was the most beautiful.
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quand il faisait apparaître un papillon.
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(Recording) Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen,
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(Enregistrement) L'annonceur: Mesdames et messieurs,
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the creation of life.
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la création de la vie.
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(Applause)
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(Applaudissements)
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(Music)
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(Musique)
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Marco Tempest: When asked about deception,
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Marco Tempest: Quand on l'interrogeait sur la duperie,
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he said this:
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il disait ceci:
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Announcer: Magic is the only honest profession.
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Annonceur: La magie est le seul métier honnête.
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A magician promises to deceive you --
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Un magicien promet de vous duper --
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and he does.
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et il le fait.
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MT: I like to think of myself as an honest magician.
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MT : Je pense que je suis un honnête magicien.
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I use a lot of tricks,
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J'utilise beaucoup de tours,
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which means
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ce qui signifie
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that sometimes I have to lie to you.
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que je dois parfois vous mentir.
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Now I feel bad about that.
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Maintenant je n'aime pas ça.
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But people lie every day.
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Mais les gens mentent tous les jours.
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(Ringing) Hold on.
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(Sonnerie) Veuillez patienter.
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Girl in Phone: Hey, where are you?
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Voix féminine au téléphone: Bonjour, où es-tu?
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MT: Stuck in traffic. I'll be there soon.
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MT: Coincé dans le trafic. Bientôt je serai là.
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You've all done it.
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Vous l'avez tous fait.
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(Laughter)
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(Rires)
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Lady: I'll be ready in just a minute, darling.
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La femme: Je serai prête dans une minute, mon chéri.
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Man: It's just what I've always wanted.
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L'homme: Ce n'est que ce j'ai toujours désiré.
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Woman: You were great.
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La femme: Tu as l'air fantastique.
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MT: Deception,
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MT: La duperie,
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it's a fundamental part of life.
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elle est une partie fondamentale de la vie.
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Now polls show
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Les sondages montrent
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that men tell twice as many lies
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que les hommes mentent deux fois plus
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as women --
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que les femmes --
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assuming the women they ask told the truth.
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si l'on assume que les femmes interrogées disent la vérité.
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(Laughing)
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(Rires)
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We deceive to gain advantage
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On dupe pour prendre de l'avantage
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and to hide our weaknesses.
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et cacher nos faiblesses.
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The Chinese general Sun Tzu
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Le général chinois Sun Tzu
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said that all war
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disait que toute l'art de la guerre
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was based on deception.
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était fondée sur la duperie.
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Oscar Wilde
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Oscar Wilde
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said the same thing of romance.
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disait la même chose de l'amour.
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Some people
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Certaines personnes
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deceive for money.
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le font pour de l'argent.
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Let's play a game.
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Faisons un jeu.
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Three cards, three chances.
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Trois cartes, trois chances.
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Announcer: One five will get you 10, 10 will get you 20.
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L'annonceur: Avec cinq vous gagnez 10, avec 10 vous gagnez 20.
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Now where's the lady?
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Maintenant, où est la dame?
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Where is the queen?
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Où est la reine?
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MT: This one?
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MT: Celle-ci?
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Sorry. You lose.
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Désolé. Perdu.
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Well, I didn't deceive you.
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Bien, je ne vous ai pas dupé.
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You deceived yourself.
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Vous vous êtes dupés vous-même.
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Self-deception.
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Auto-illusion.
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That's when we convince ourselves
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C'est quand nous nous convainquons nous-mêmes
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that a lie is the truth.
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qu'un mensonge est vrai.
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Sometimes it's hard to tell the two apart.
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Il est parfois très difficile de faire la distinction.
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Compulsive gamblers
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Les joueurs compulsifs
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are experts at self-deception.
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sont des experts en auto-illusion.
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(Slot machine noise)
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(Bruit de machine à sous)
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They believe they can win.
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Ils sont convaincus qu'ils peuvent gagner.
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They forget the times they lose.
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Ils oublient les fois où ils ont perdu.
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The brain is very good at forgetting.
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Le cerveau est très doué pour oublier.
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Bad experiences are quickly forgotten.
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Les mauvaises expériences sont vite oubliées.
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Bad experiences
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Les mauvaises expériences
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quickly disappear.
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disparaissent vite.
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Which is why in this vast and lonely cosmos,
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C'est pourquoi dans cet immense et solitaire cosmos,
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we are so wonderfully optimistic.
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nous sommes si merveilleusement optimistes.
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Our self-deception
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Notre auto-illusion
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becomes a positive illusion --
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devient une illusion positive --
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why movies
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c'est la raison pour laquelle les films
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are able to take us onto extraordinary adventures;
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peuvent nous emportent dans des aventures extraordinaires;
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why we believe Romeo
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c'est la raison pour laquelle nous croyons à Roméo
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when he says he loves Juliet;
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quand il dit qu'il aime Juliette;
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and why single notes of music,
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et c'est la raison pour laquelle des notes de musique,
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when played together,
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quand elles sont jouées ensemble,
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become a sonata and conjure up meaning.
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deviennent une sonate et prennent un sens.
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That's "Clair de Lune."
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C'est "Clair de Lune."
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Its composer called Debussy
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Son compositeur est Debussy
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said that art
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qui disait que l'art
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was the greatest deception of all.
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était la plus grande des illusions.
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Art is a deception
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L'art est une illusion
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that creates real emotions --
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qui crée de véritables émotions --
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a lie that creates a truth.
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un mensonge qui crée la vérité.
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And when you give yourself over to that deception,
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Et quand vous vous abandonnez à cette illusion,
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it becomes magic.
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cela devient de la magie.
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(Applause)
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Thank you. Thank you very much.
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Merci. Merci beaucoup.
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(Applause)
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(Applaudissements)
Translated by Fabienne Der Hagopian
Reviewed by Laura Leotta

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Marco Tempest - Techno-illusionist
Marco 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.

More profile about the speaker
Marco Tempest | Speaker | TED.com

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