Kayla Briët: Why do I make art? To build time capsules for my heritage
קיילה בריאט: למה אני יוצרת אמנות? כדי לבנות קפסולת זמן למסורת שלי.
TED Fellow Kayla Briët explores themes of identity and self-discovery in multiple mediums of storytelling: film, multi-media arts and music. Full bio
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ה"טאוס פואבלו"
the Taos Pueblo Hoop Dance,
of years ago in Southwestern USA.
בדרום מערב ארה"ב
out of willow wood,
של עולם טבעי.
to create formations of the natural world,
in a constant spin,
a cultural window to the past.
at the world around them.
על העולם סביבם.
obsessed with time capsules.
is that they're uncontrollably fascinating
בצורה בלתי נשלטת
of keeping stories alive.
סיפורים חיים.
of my heritage and the past
time capsules to share.
של סרט עם מוזיקה ולשתף
how I found my voice,
מצאתי את קולי,
about how I grew up.
in a multigenerational home,
uncles and grandparents.
with immigrant parents,
עם הורים מהגרים
בצפון מזרח קנזס.
in Northeastern Kansas.
how to fold dumplings,
traditional-style dancing
of drums and singers.
של תופים וזמרים.
cultures was the norm,
to find my voice,
or Native enough.
או ילידית מספיק.
of any community,
מקהילה כלשהי,
the stories of my heritage
to rediscover my own.
gave me a voice was music.
and multiple instruments,
that were much bigger than my own.
גדולים משלי באופן משמעותי.
into a sonic portal
is the guzheng zither,
הוא הציתר הגוזאנג,
is hundreds of years old,
than 2,000 years of history.
influence me today,
מאוד כיום,
to play traditional folk music long ago.
מסורתית עתיקה.
to the pentatonic scale,
in so many parts of music
בכ"כ הרבה חלקים במוזיקה
and holding onto the past,
והחזקה אל העבר.
the music I create today.
את ההרגשה של שקיעה במחשבות.
this feeling of immersion
to learn editing software,
בכדי ללמוד תוכנות עריכה.
I wanted to tell and preserve.
לספר ולשמר.
documentary film,
אל הסרט הדוקומנטרי האחרון שלי.
of music, song, color and dance,
של מוזיקה, שיר, צבע וריקוד.
of my identity, my Native heritage,
מזהותי, המסורת העממית שלי.
due to historically forced assimilation.
כוחות התבוללות היסטוריים.
if they practiced traditional ways
מתנהגים בדרכיהם מסורתיות
recognized tribes in the United States,
מוכרים פדרלית בארה"ב.
wearing long hair in braids.
עם שיער ארוך בצמות,
in the world as human beings."
את עצמנו בעולם כבני אדם."
for over a year,
from around the world,
with the exact same struggle
the power storytelling has
שלסיפור סיפורים יש
that comes with this power.
על כתפם עם הכח הזה.
when our stories are rewritten or ignored,
אם הסיפורים שלנו נכתבים או מתעלמים,
and just listening to each other's
that can transcend time itself.
שיכול להתעלות על הזמן עצמו.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kayla Briët - Filmmaker, musicianTED Fellow Kayla Briët explores themes of identity and self-discovery in multiple mediums of storytelling: film, multi-media arts and music.
Why you should listen
Kayla Briët explores themes of identity and self-discovery in multiple mediums of storytelling: film, multi-media arts and music. Briët's short documentary, Smoke That Travels, immerses viewers in her native Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation heritage and explores fears that her culture may someday be forgotten. This film has screened and won awards at over 45 festivals internationally, including MoMA in NYC, and has been archived in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. The film also earned her a year-long fellowship with Sundance Film Festival in 2016.
As a multi-instrumentalist and self-taught composer, Briët also scores her own films and creates music in styles ranging from cinematic to alternative pop to electronic. She performs live as a one-woman band, with her keyboard, guitar, loop pedal and guzheng zither, a traditional Chinese instrument. Recently, Briët was named a 2017 TED Fellow, 2016 Sundance Film Festival Ignite Fellow, 2016 Adobe Creativity Scholar, 2016 MIT Chamber Scholar for her interest in blockchain technology, and a 2016 Oculus Launch Pad Artist for virtual reality. Currently, she is creating and directing documentary and experimental film as well as immersive experiences in the virtual reality space.
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