Wanuri Kahiu: Fun, fierce and fantastical African art
Wanuri Kahiu: Arte africana alegre, vibrante e fantástica
Wanuri Kahiu wants to curate, commission and create art that celebrates fun, fierce and frivolous Africa. Full bio
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she'd tell the craziest stories
ela contava as histórias mais loucas,
with her overactive imagination.
e sua criatividade superimaginativa.
was that if you eat a lot of salt,
é que, se você comer muito sal,
de "pressão alta do sangue".
with science fiction,
com ficção científica,
my own science fiction and fantasy,
ficção científica e fantasia,
was considered un-African.
consideradas não africanas.
perguntei: o que é africano?
where only serious things happen.
onde só coisas sérias acontecem.
someone will always ask,
em algum lugar, alguém sempre pergunta:
com problemas africanos reais,
that want to go to space
de Nairóbi que querem ir para o espaço
agenda art isn't important;
não é importante;
instituição de caridade
that write about HIV and radicalization
que falam sobre HIV, radicalismo
that comes out of the continent.
vinda do nosso continente.
is still being realized.
ainda está sendo entendido.
on developmental aid.
de ajuda desenvolvimentista.
para atingir objetivos.
one image of ourselves for so long
só vimos uma imagem nossa,
precisamos de um novo caminho,
that is not policy-driven
que não tem fins políticos,
"AfroBubbleGumistas".
for its potential poverty porn pitfalls.
potencial em ser uma armadilha da pobreza.
that are similar to the Bechdel test,
similares ao teste de Bechdel.
in this piece of fiction healthy?
dois ou mais africanos saudáveis?
and not in need of saving?
financeira e não necessitam de salvação?
e aproveitando a vida?
to two or more of these questions,
a duas ou mais dessas perguntas,
somos AfroBubbleGumistas.
images of Africans who were vibrant
imagens de africanos vibrantes,
we're worthy of more happiness?
merecedores de mais felicidade?
through our shared joy?
humanidade compartilhada
that give me immeasurable joy,
que me dão uma alegria desmedida,
everything to save plants
que arriscam tudo para salvar plantas
in this current splintered world
neste mundo estilhaçado atual,
requires diligence.
esperançoso requer dedicação.
in creating, curating and commissioning
na criação, curadoria e contratação
for a different view of the world,
de uma visão diferente do mundo,
são estranhamente traumatizadas
alegre, vibrante e fútil
fierce and frivolous art
unseriously African.
que não são nada sérias.
than you can imagine.
do que vocês podem imaginar.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Wanuri Kahiu - Filmmaker, writerWanuri Kahiu wants to curate, commission and create art that celebrates fun, fierce and frivolous Africa.
Why you should listen
Born in Nairobi, TED Fellow Wanuri Kahiu is part of the new generation of African filmmakers. Her films have received international acclaim and have been screened in more than 100 film festivals around the world. To date, Kahiu has written and directed six films and is working on her second feature length film.
Kahiu's first feature film, From a Whisper, based on the real events surrounding the 1998 twin bombings of US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, won Best Narrative Feature in 2010 at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles as well as five awards at the African Movie Academy Award, including Best Director and Best Screenplay.
In 2009 Wanuri produced TV documentary For Our Land about Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Professor Wangari Maathai for MNET, a pan-African cable station. In 2010, her short science fiction Pumzi premiered at Sundance and went on to win best short film at Cannes and the silver at Carthage Film Festival in Tunisia. Pumzi also earned Kahiu the Citta di Venezia 2010 award in Venice, Italy. She is currently in post production on her second feature film, Rafiki, as well as a feature length documentary Ger about UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Ger Duany.
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