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Angélica Dass: The beauty of human skin in every color
Angélica Dass: Ljepota ljudske kože u svim bojama
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Fotografije Angélice Dass nas potiču na razmišljanje o boji kože i etničkog identiteta. U ovom osobnom govoru, možete čuti o inspiraciji iza njezina projekta potretiranja, Humanae i njezinom težnjom dokumentiranja istinskih boja čovječanstva, a ne samo bijele, crvene, crne i žute koje su povezane sa rasom.
Angélica Dass - Artist and photographer
By cataloging every conceivable human skin tone, Angélica Dass illustrates that skin color and race are more complex than they might appear at first glance. Full bio
By cataloging every conceivable human skin tone, Angélica Dass illustrates that skin color and race are more complex than they might appear at first glance. Full bio
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00:12
It has been 128 years
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Prošlo je 128 godina
00:16
since the last country
in the world abolished slavery
in the world abolished slavery
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otkako je posljednja država
na svijetu ukinula ropstvo
na svijetu ukinula ropstvo
00:21
and 53 years
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i 53 godine
00:23
since Martin Luther King pronounced
his "I Have A Dream" speech.
his "I Have A Dream" speech.
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otkako je Martin Luther King održao
svoj "Ja imam san" govor.
svoj "Ja imam san" govor.
00:29
But we still live in a world
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No, još uvijek živimo u svijetu
00:32
where the color of our skin
not only gives a first impression,
not only gives a first impression,
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u kojem boja naše kože
ne stvara samo prvi dojam,
ne stvara samo prvi dojam,
00:37
but a lasting one that remains.
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već dojam koji ostaje.
00:43
I was born in a family full of colors.
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Rođena sam u obitelji punoj boja.
00:47
My father is the son of a maid
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Moj otac sin je sobarice
00:50
from whom he inherited
an intense dark chocolate tone.
an intense dark chocolate tone.
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od koje je naslijedio intenzivnu
nijansu tamne čokolade.
nijansu tamne čokolade.
00:56
He was adopted by those
who I know as my grandparents.
who I know as my grandparents.
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Posvojili su ga ljudi koje
znam kao baku i djeda.
znam kao baku i djeda.
01:01
The matriarch, my grandma,
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Nadzornica, moja baka,
01:03
has a porcelain skin and cotton-like hair.
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ima porculansku kožu
i kosu poput vune.
i kosu poput vune.
01:07
My grandpa was somewhere between
a vanilla and strawberry yogurt tone,
a vanilla and strawberry yogurt tone,
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Moj djed je negdje između nijanse
jogurta od vanilije i jagode,
jogurta od vanilije i jagode,
01:13
like my uncle and my cousin.
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kao i moji ujak i rođak.
01:16
My mother is a cinnamon-skin
daughter of a native Brazilian,
daughter of a native Brazilian,
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Moja majka kože boje cimeta,
kći je domorotkinje iz Brazila,
kći je domorotkinje iz Brazila,
01:23
with a pinch of hazel and honey,
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a sadrži i nijansu lješnjaka i meda,
01:26
and a man [who is]
a mix of coffee with milk,
a mix of coffee with milk,
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te kći čovjeka koji je kombinacija
kave i mlijeka,
kave i mlijeka,
01:29
but with a lot of coffee.
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no s puno kave.
01:32
She has two sisters.
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Ona ima dvije sestre.
01:34
One in a toasted-peanut skin
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Jedna ima boju kože
prženog kikirikija,
prženog kikirikija,
01:37
and the other,
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a druga,
01:39
also adopted,
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također posvojena,
01:40
more on the beige side,
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ima više bež nijansu,
01:42
like a pancake.
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poput palačinke.
01:43
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
01:45
Growing up in this family,
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Odrastajući u ovoj obitelji,
01:48
color was never important for me.
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boja mi nikada nije bila važna.
01:51
Outside home, however,
things were different soon.
things were different soon.
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Međutim, izvan doma,
stvari su bile drukčije.
stvari su bile drukčije.
01:57
Color had many other meanings.
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Boja je imala i mnoga druga značenja.
02:02
I remember my first
drawing lessons in school
drawing lessons in school
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Sjećam se svoje prve lekcije
iz crtanja u školi
iz crtanja u školi
02:05
as a bunch of contradictory feelings.
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kao hrpe kontradiktornih osjećaja.
02:08
It was exciting and creative
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Bilo je to uzbudljivo i kreativno,
02:11
but I never understood
the unique flesh-colored pencil.
the unique flesh-colored pencil.
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no nikada nisam razumjela
bojicu boje kože.
bojicu boje kože.
02:17
I was made of flesh but I wasn't pink.
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I ja imam kožu, ali nisam ružičasta.
02:20
My skin was brown,
and people said I was black.
and people said I was black.
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Moja koža je smeđa,
a ljudi su govorili da sam crna.
a ljudi su govorili da sam crna.
02:24
I was seven years old
with a mess of colors in my head.
with a mess of colors in my head.
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Imala sam 7 godina i
kaos boja u glavi.
kaos boja u glavi.
02:29
Later,
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Kasnije,
02:31
when I took my cousin to school,
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kad bih vodila sestričnu u školu,
02:34
I was usually taken for the nanny.
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ljudi su mislili da sam njezina dadilja.
02:37
By helping in the kitchen
at a friend's party,
at a friend's party,
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Ako sam pomagala u kuhinji
na rođendanu prijateljice,
na rođendanu prijateljice,
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people thought I was the maid.
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ljudi su mislili da sam sluškinja.
02:43
I was even treated like a prostitute
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Tretirali su me čak i kao prostitutku
02:46
just because I was walking alone
on the beach with European friends.
on the beach with European friends.
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samo zato što sam šetala po plaži
s prijateljima iz Europe.
s prijateljima iz Europe.
02:51
And many times,
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I mnogo puta,
02:53
visiting my grandma or friends
in upper class buildings,
in upper class buildings,
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posjećujući baku ili prijatelje
u zgradama više klase,
u zgradama više klase,
02:57
I was invited not to use
the main elevator.
the main elevator.
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bilo mi je rečeno da se
ne koristim glavnim dizalom.
ne koristim glavnim dizalom.
03:02
Because in the end,
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Naposlijetku,
03:05
with this color and this hair,
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s ovom bojom kože i ovom kosom,
03:07
I cannot belong to some places.
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na neka mjesta nisam pripadala.
03:12
In some way,
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Na neki način
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I get to used to it and accept part of it.
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navikla sam se na to
i prihvatila jedan dio toga.
i prihvatila jedan dio toga.
03:17
However, something inside of me
keeps revolving and struggling.
keeps revolving and struggling.
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Međutim, nešto u meni nastavlja se
okretati i boriti.
okretati i boriti.
03:23
Years later I married a Spaniard.
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Godinama kasnije
udala sam se za Španjolca.
udala sam se za Španjolca.
03:27
But not any Spaniard.
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Ali ne bilo kojeg Španjolca.
03:29
I chose one with the skin color
of a lobster when sunburnt.
of a lobster when sunburnt.
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Izabrala sam onog čija je boja kože
poput jastoga izgorjelog na suncu.
poput jastoga izgorjelog na suncu.
03:33
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
03:35
Since then, a new question
started to chase me.
started to chase me.
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Otada, proganja me novo pitanje.
03:39
What will be the color of your children?
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Koje će boje biti moja djeca?
03:43
As you can understand,
this is my last concern.
this is my last concern.
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Kao što možete vidjeti,
to mi je posljednja briga.
to mi je posljednja briga.
03:46
But thinking about it,
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No, razmišljajući o tome,
03:49
with my previous background,
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s mojom prijašnjom pozadinom,
03:50
my story led me to make
my personal exercise as a photographer.
my personal exercise as a photographer.
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priča me dovela do toga da osobne vježbe
pretvorim u fotografiju.
pretvorim u fotografiju.
03:57
And that is how Humanae was born.
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I tako je rođen Humanae.
04:00
Humanae is a pursuit
to highlight our true colors,
to highlight our true colors,
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Humanae je težnja prema
isticanju naših istinskih boja,
isticanju naših istinskih boja,
04:05
rather than the untrue
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radije nego neistinitih
04:07
white, red, black or yellow
associated with race.
associated with race.
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bijele, crvene, crne ili žute
koje se povezuju s rasama.
koje se povezuju s rasama.
04:12
It's a kind of game to question our codes.
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To je poput igre preispitivanja
naših kodova.
naših kodova.
04:17
It's a work in progress
from a personal story to a global history.
from a personal story to a global history.
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To su radovi u tijeku,
od osobne priče do globalne povijesti.
od osobne priče do globalne povijesti.
04:22
I portray the subjects
in a white background.
in a white background.
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Portretiram subjekte
na bijeloj pozadini.
na bijeloj pozadini.
04:27
Then I choose an 11-pixel
square from the nose,
square from the nose,
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Onda izaberem područje
od 11 piksela oko nosa,
od 11 piksela oko nosa,
04:32
paint the background,
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obojim pozadinu,
04:35
and look for the corresponding color
in the industrial palette, Pantone.
in the industrial palette, Pantone.
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i potražim odgovarajuću boju
u industrijskoj paleti, Pantone.
u industrijskoj paleti, Pantone.
04:40
I started with my family and friends,
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Počela sam s obitelji i prijateljima,
04:43
then more and more people
joined the adventure,
joined the adventure,
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a zatim se sve više ljudi uključilo
u ovu avanturu,
u ovu avanturu,
04:47
thanks to public calls
coming through the social media.
coming through the social media.
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zahvaljujući javnim pozivima
s društvenih mreža.
s društvenih mreža.
04:52
I thought that the main space
to show my work was the Internet
to show my work was the Internet
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Mislila sam da je glavno mjesto
za pokazivanje mog rada internet
za pokazivanje mog rada internet
04:57
because I want an open concept
that invites everybody
that invites everybody
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jer želim da ovaj otvoreni koncept
potakne sve ljude
potakne sve ljude
05:01
to push the share button
in both the computer and their brain.
in both the computer and their brain.
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da pritisnu gumb "dijeli" i
na računalu i u svom mozgu.
na računalu i u svom mozgu.
05:08
The snowball started to roll.
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Gruda snijega počela se okretati.
05:11
The project had a great welcome --
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Projekt je dobio odličnu dobrodošlicu --
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invitations, exhibitions,
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pozive, izložbe,
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physical formats,
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fizičke formate,
05:21
galleries and museums ...
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galerije i muzeje ...
05:23
just happened.
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samo se dogodilo.
05:25
And among them, my favorite:
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I između ostalog, moj najdraži:
05:29
when Humanae occupies public spaces
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ono kad Humanae zauzima javne prostore
05:33
and appears in the street,
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i pojavljuje se na ulicama,
05:36
it fosters a popular debate
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potiče popularnu raspravu
05:39
and creates a feeling of community.
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i stvara osjećaj zajednice.
05:46
I have portrayed more than 3,000 people
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Portretirala sam više od 3000 ljudi
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in 13 different countries,
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u 13 različitih država,
05:53
19 different cities around the world.
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19 različitih gradova diljem svijeta.
05:56
Just to mention some of them --
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Kako bih spomenula samo neke --
05:59
from someone included in the Forbes list,
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od onih uključenih u Forbesovu listu,
06:01
to refugees who crossed
the Mediterranean by boat.
the Mediterranean by boat.
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do izbjeglica koji su prešli
Sredozemno more na brodu.
Sredozemno more na brodu.
06:05
In Paris, from the UNESCO
Headquarters to a shelter.
Headquarters to a shelter.
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U Parizu, od sjedišta UNESCO-a
pa sve do skloništa.
pa sve do skloništa.
06:09
And students both in Switzerland
and favelas in Rio de Janeiro.
and favelas in Rio de Janeiro.
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Studente i u Švicarskoj
i u favelama u Rio de Janeiru.
i u favelama u Rio de Janeiru.
06:15
All kinds of beliefs,
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Različitih vjerovanja,
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gender identities
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rodnih identiteta,
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or physical impairments,
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fizičkih ograničenja,
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a newborn or terminally ill.
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od novorođenčadi do
kronično oboljelih.
kronično oboljelih.
06:24
We all together build Humanae.
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Svi zajedo gradimo Humanae.
06:29
Those portraits make us rethink
how we see each other.
how we see each other.
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Ti portreti tjeraju nas da ponovno
promislimo kako vidimo jedni druge.
promislimo kako vidimo jedni druge.
06:34
When modern science
is questioning the race concept,
is questioning the race concept,
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Kada moderna znanost
propitkuje koncept rase,
propitkuje koncept rase,
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what does it mean for us
to be black, white, yellow, red?
to be black, white, yellow, red?
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što za nas znači da smo
crni, bijeli, žuti ili crni?
crni, bijeli, žuti ili crni?
06:44
Is it the eye, the nose,
the mouth, the hair?
the mouth, the hair?
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Odnosi li se to na oči, nos,
usta ili kosu?
usta ili kosu?
06:49
Or does it have to do with our origin,
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Ili ima veze s našim podrijetlom,
06:53
nationality
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nacionalnošću,
06:54
or bank account?
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ili bankovnim računom?
06:58
This personal exercise
turned out to be a discovery.
turned out to be a discovery.
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Ova osobna vježba
pretvorila se u otkriće.
pretvorila se u otkriće.
07:03
Suddenly I realized that Humanae
was useful for many people.
was useful for many people.
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Odjednom sam otkrila da je Humanae
koristan velikom broju ljudi.
koristan velikom broju ljudi.
07:09
It represents a sort of mirror
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Predstavlja ogledalo
07:12
for those who cannot find
themselves reflected in any label.
themselves reflected in any label.
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za one koji se ne pronalaze
ni u jednoj etiketi.
ni u jednoj etiketi.
07:17
It was amazing
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Bilo je zadivljujuće
07:18
that people started to share
their thoughts about the work with me.
their thoughts about the work with me.
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što su ljudi počeli dijeliti svoje misli
o mom radu sa mnom.
o mom radu sa mnom.
07:23
I have hundreds of that,
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Imam ih na stotine,
07:25
I will share with you, too.
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a podijelit ću ih i s vama.
07:27
A mother of 11 years --
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Majka jedanaestogodišnjakinje --
07:30
A mother of an 11-year-old girl wrote me,
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Majka 11-godišnje djevojčice
napisala mi je:
napisala mi je:
07:35
"Very good for me as a tool
to work on her confidence,
to work on her confidence,
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"Meni vrlo dobar alat koji služi da
poradim na njenom pouzdanju,
poradim na njenom pouzdanju,
07:38
as this past weekend
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jer je, prošli vikend
07:40
one of her girlfriends argued with her
that she does not belong
that she does not belong
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jedna od njezinih prijateljica
raspravljala sa njom kako ne pripada
raspravljala sa njom kako ne pripada
07:45
and should not be allowed
to live in Norway.
to live in Norway.
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i kako bi joj trebali zabraniti
boravak u Norveškoj.
boravak u Norveškoj.
07:50
So your work has
a very special place in my heart
a very special place in my heart
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Stoga, tvoj rad ima posebno mjesto u
mom srcu
mom srcu
07:53
and it's very important for me."
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i jako mi je važan."
07:58
A woman shared her portrait
on Facebook and wrote,
on Facebook and wrote,
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Žena je podijelila svoj portret na
Facebook-u i napisala,
Facebook-u i napisala,
08:03
"All my life,
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"Sa svoj život,
08:04
people from across the globe
had difficulties to place me in a group,
had difficulties to place me in a group,
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ljudima iz cijelog svijeta je bilo
teško svrstati me u grupu,
teško svrstati me u grupu,
08:10
a stereotype,
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stereotipizirati,
08:11
a box.
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staviti u kučicu.
08:12
Perhaps we should stop.
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Možbi bismo trebali prestati.
08:15
Instead of framing, ask the individual,
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Umjesto pretpostavljanja, pitajte
pojedinku,
pojedinku,
08:18
'How would you label yourself?'
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'Kako bi se ti okarakterizirala?'
08:20
Then I would say,
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Onda bih ja rekla,
08:22
'Hi. I'm Massiel.
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'Bok. Ja sam Massiel.
08:24
I'm a Dominican-Dutch,
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Ja sam pola Dominikanka i pola
Nizozemka,
Nizozemka,
08:25
I grew up in a mixed family
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odrasla sam u mješovitoj obiltelji
08:27
and I'm a bisexual woman.' "
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i ja sam biseksualka.'"
08:31
Besides these unexpected
and touching reactions,
and touching reactions,
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Osim ovih neočekivanih i
dirljivih reakcija,
dirljivih reakcija,
08:36
Humanae finds a new life
in a different variety of fields.
in a different variety of fields.
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Humanae pronalazi novi životni oblik
u različitim poljima.
u različitim poljima.
08:40
Just to show you some examples,
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Samo da vam pokažem nekoliko primjera,
08:43
illustrators and art students
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ilustratori i studenti umjetnosti
08:45
using it as a reference
for their sketches and their studies.
for their sketches and their studies.
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ga koriste kao referencu za svoje skice
i svoje predmete.
i svoje predmete.
08:50
It's a collection of faces.
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To je kolekcija lica.
08:52
Researchers in the fields of anthropology,
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Znanstvenici iz polja antropologije,
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physics and neuroscience
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fizike i neuroznanosti,
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use Humanae with different
scientific approaches
scientific approaches
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koriste Humanae sa različitim
znanstvenim pristupima
znanstvenim pristupima
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related to human ethnicity,
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povezanim sa narodnošću,
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optophysiology,
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optofiziologijom,
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face recognition
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prepoznavanjem lica
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or Alzheimer's.
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ili Alzheimer-ovom bolesti.
09:12
One of the most important
impacts of the project
impacts of the project
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Jedan od najvažnijih utjecaja projekta
09:15
is that Humanae was chosen
to be the cover of Foreign Affairs,
to be the cover of Foreign Affairs,
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je Humanae na naslovnici Foreign Affairs
(Vanjski Poslovi),
(Vanjski Poslovi),
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one of the most relevant
political publications.
political publications.
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jedne od najrelevantnijih političkih
publikacija.
publikacija.
09:24
And talking about foreign affairs,
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Vezano uz temu vanjskih poslova,
09:28
I found the perfect
ambassadors for my project ...
ambassadors for my project ...
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pronašla sam savršene ambasadore za moj
projekt --
projekt --
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teachers.
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učitelje.
09:33
They are the ones that use Humanae
as a tool for educational purposes.
as a tool for educational purposes.
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Oni koriste Humanae kao alat u svrhu
obrazovanja.
obrazovanja.
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Their passion encourages me
to go back to drawing classes,
to go back to drawing classes,
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Njihova strast me motivira da se vratim
satovima slikanja,
satovima slikanja,
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but this time as a teacher myself.
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ali ovaj put kao nastavnica.
09:50
My students,
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Moji studenti,
09:51
both adults and kids,
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odrasli i djeca,
09:53
paint their self-portraits,
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slikaju vlastite portrete,
09:56
trying to discover
their own unique color.
their own unique color.
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pokušavajući otkriti svoju jedinstvenu
boju.
boju.
10:08
As a photographer,
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Kao fotograf,
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I realize that I can be a channel
for others to communicate.
for others to communicate.
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shvaćam da mogu biti komunikacijski
kanal za druge.
kanal za druge.
10:17
As an individual,
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Kao pojedinka,
10:18
as Angélica,
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kao Angélica,
10:21
every time I take a picture,
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svaki puta kada uslikam nešto,
10:24
I feel that I am sitting
in front of a therapist.
in front of a therapist.
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imam osjećaj da sjedim nasuprot
terapeutu.
terapeutu.
10:29
All the frustration, fear and loneliness
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Sva frustracija, strah i samoća
10:34
that I once felt ...
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koju sam jednom osjećala ...
10:36
becomes love.
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postaje ljubav.
10:41
The last country --
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Posljednja država --
10:44
the last country in the world
who abolished slavery
who abolished slavery
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posljednja država na svijetu koja je
ukinula ropstvo
ukinula ropstvo
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is the country where I was born,
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je država u kojoj sam rođena,
10:51
Brazil.
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Brazil.
10:54
We still have to work hard
to abolish discrimination.
to abolish discrimination.
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Još moramo marljivo raditi kako bi
ukinuli diskriminaciju.
ukinuli diskriminaciju.
11:00
That remains a common practice worldwide,
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To je još uvijek uobičajena praksa
u svijetu
u svijetu
11:04
and that will not disappear by itself.
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koja neće nestati sama od sebe.
11:08
Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
11:09
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
11:23
Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Angélica Dass - Artist and photographerBy cataloging every conceivable human skin tone, Angélica Dass illustrates that skin color and race are more complex than they might appear at first glance.
Why you should listen
As a member of a multiracial family, Brazilian artist Angélica Dass is acutely aware of how small differences in skin tone can swell into large misconceptions and stereotypes about race.
In her ongoing project Humanæ, Dass pairs thousands of portraits of people from diverse parts of the world with their Pantone codes, revealing that our racially charged skin color labels -- red, white, brown -- as not only inaccurate but also absurd. Instead, she shows us that "these colors make us see each other as different, even though we are equal."
Angélica Dass | Speaker | TED.com