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eL Seed: Street art with a message of hope and peace
eL Seed: 傳遞希望與和平的街頭藝術
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作爲一個法國出生、雙親爲突尼斯人的突尼斯籍藝術家，eL Seed 熱衷於兼顧自己多重文化、語言和身份。尤其是在他的藝術作品之中，阿拉伯詩歌的風格受到了街頭藝術和書法的啓發。在這個含蓄又激情的演講中，這位藝術家和 TED 研究會員描述了他的主要理想：去創造美妙到無須翻譯的藝術。
eL Seed - Artist
French-Tunisian artist eL Seed blends the historic art of Arabic calligraphy with graffti to portray messages of beauty, poetry and peace across all continents. Full bio
French-Tunisian artist eL Seed blends the historic art of Arabic calligraphy with graffti to portray messages of beauty, poetry and peace across all continents. Full bio
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00:12
In 2012, when I painted
the minaret of Jara Mosque
the minaret of Jara Mosque
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在2012年，當我在位於
突尼斯南部的故鄉Gabés
突尼斯南部的故鄉Gabés
00:17
in my hometown of Gabés,
in the south of Tunisia,
in the south of Tunisia,
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繪製Jara Mosque清真寺的圖像的時候
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I never thought that graffiti would bring
so much attention to a city.
so much attention to a city.
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從未想過塗鴉會
給一座城市帶來如此大魅力。
給一座城市帶來如此大魅力。
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At the beginning, I was just looking
for a wall in my hometown,
for a wall in my hometown,
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起初，我只是在故鄉
尋找一堵牆，
尋找一堵牆，
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and it happened that the minaret
was built in '94.
was built in '94.
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碰巧這座尖塔建於1994年。
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And for 18 years, those 57 meters
of concrete stayed grey.
of concrete stayed grey.
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18年來，這些57米高的
混凝土牆一直是一片灰濛濛的。
混凝土牆一直是一片灰濛濛的。
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When I met the imam for the first time,
and I told him what I wanted to do,
and I told him what I wanted to do,
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首次見到伊瑪目(清真寺內率穆斯林做禮拜的人)時，
我把自己想做的事情告訴了他，
我把自己想做的事情告訴了他，
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he was like, "Thank God you finally came,"
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他當時的反應就像“謝天謝地，終於等到你了”
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and he told me that for years
he was waiting for somebody
he was waiting for somebody
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他告訴我，數年來
都在等待一個人
都在等待一個人
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to do something on it.
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能對這堵牆做點什麼。
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The most amazing thing about this imam
is that he didn't ask me anything --
is that he didn't ask me anything --
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最難以置信的是這位伊瑪目
對此並沒有任何過問——
對此並沒有任何過問——
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neither a sketch,
or what I was going to write.
or what I was going to write.
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既沒讓我提供草圖，
也沒詢問我要寫什麼內容。
也沒詢問我要寫什麼內容。
00:57
In every work that I create,
I write messages
I write messages
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在每件創作的作品中，
我借助融入個人風格的書法塗鴉
我借助融入個人風格的書法塗鴉
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with my style of calligraffiti --
a mix of calligraphy and graffiti.
a mix of calligraphy and graffiti.
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一種書法和塗鴉混合體
傳遞要表達的資訊。
傳遞要表達的資訊。
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I use quotes or poetry.
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我引用箴言和詩句。
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For the minaret, I thought that
the most relevant message
the most relevant message
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就（清真寺的）尖塔而言，
我認為最適合寫在
我認為最適合寫在
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to be put on a mosque
should come from the Quran,
should come from the Quran,
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清真寺牆壁上的名言
應當來自《古蘭經》，
應當來自《古蘭經》，
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so I picked this verse:
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因此，我摘錄了以下詩句：
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"Oh humankind, we have created you
from a male and a female,
from a male and a female,
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“哦，人類，我們創造出你們
男人和女人，
男人和女人，
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and made you people and tribe,
so you may know each other."
so you may know each other."
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創造出民族和部落，
讓你們相識相知，”
讓你們相識相知，”
01:21
It was a universal call for peace,
tolerance, and acceptance
tolerance, and acceptance
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這是對和平、寬容和接納
的共同呼喚，
的共同呼喚，
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coming from the side that we don't usually
portray in a good way in the media.
portray in a good way in the media.
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因為媒體中往往沒有
對這方面適當渲染。
對這方面適當渲染。
01:29
I was amazed to see how the local
community reacted to the painting,
community reacted to the painting,
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當瞭解到當地社區對繪畫的反應，
我感動驚訝不已
我感動驚訝不已
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and how it made them proud to see
the minaret getting so much attention
the minaret getting so much attention
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他們對這座（清真寺）尖塔
獲得如此多
獲得如此多
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from international press
all around the world.
all around the world.
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來自國際媒體的關注
感到那麼的自豪。
感到那麼的自豪。
01:41
For the imam, it was not
just the painting;
just the painting;
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對那位伊瑪目而言，
這不僅僅是一幅繪畫；
這不僅僅是一幅繪畫；
01:43
it was really deeper than that.
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它的意義遠不止此。
01:45
He hoped that this minaret would become
a monument for the city,
a monument for the city,
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他（伊瑪目）希望這座（清真寺）尖塔
成為這座城市的豐碑，
成為這座城市的豐碑，
01:48
and attract people
to this forgotten place of Tunisia.
to this forgotten place of Tunisia.
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吸引各地遊客來到
突尼斯這處被遺忘之地。
突尼斯這處被遺忘之地。
01:52
The universality of the message,
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這條資訊的普遍性，
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the political context
of Tunisia at this time,
of Tunisia at this time,
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此時突尼斯的
政治背景，
政治背景，
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and the fact that I was writing
Quran in a graffiti way
Quran in a graffiti way
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以及我以塗鴉的方式
書寫可蘭經的事實
書寫可蘭經的事實
02:00
were not insignificant.
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都並非無關緊要的。
02:02
It reunited the community.
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它使社區重新凝聚在一起。
02:05
Bringing people, future generations,
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通過阿拉伯書法藝術，
02:08
together through Arabic calligraphy
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將當代人、後代人聚在一起，
02:11
is what I do.
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這正是我的用意所在。
02:13
Writing messages is
the essence of my artwork.
the essence of my artwork.
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通過書法傳達資訊
是我的作品之精髓。
是我的作品之精髓。
02:16
What is funny, actually, is that
even Arabic-speaking people
even Arabic-speaking people
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事實上，相當有趣的是
即便母語為阿拉伯語者
即便母語為阿拉伯語者
02:20
really need to focus a lot
to decipher what I'm writing.
to decipher what I'm writing.
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也需要真正費一番精力
才能辨認出我的字跡。
才能辨認出我的字跡。
02:24
You don't need to know
the meaning to feel the piece.
the meaning to feel the piece.
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你無需懂得文字本義
便可感知作品的真諦。
便可感知作品的真諦。
02:28
I think that Arabic script touches
your soul before it reaches your eyes.
your soul before it reaches your eyes.
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我認為阿拉伯文字體
在辨識之前就已觸動你的心靈。
在辨識之前就已觸動你的心靈。
02:31
There is a beauty in it
that you don't need to translate.
that you don't need to translate.
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美已經蘊含在文字本身
不需要去翻譯。
不需要去翻譯。
02:35
Arabic script speaks to anyone, I believe;
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我相信，阿拉伯文能與任何人產生共鳴；
02:37
to you, to you, to you, to anybody,
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對你、你，還有你，對任何人都如此，
02:41
and then when you get the meaning,
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然後，當你獲知了真意，
02:43
you feel connected to it.
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會感到與之心意相通。
02:45
I always make sure to write messages
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我一直盡力確保書寫的資訊
02:47
that are relevant to the place
where I'm painting,
where I'm painting,
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與我繪畫的地方密切相關，
02:50
but messages that have
a universal dimension,
a universal dimension,
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但是資訊具有普適性維度，
02:53
so anybody around the world
can connect to it.
can connect to it.
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因而世界各地的人都能與之心意相通。
02:56
I was born and raised in France, in Paris,
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我出生並成長在法國巴黎，
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and I started learning how to write
and read Arabic when I was 18.
and read Arabic when I was 18.
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我18歲時
就開始學習讀寫阿拉伯語。
就開始學習讀寫阿拉伯語。
03:03
Today I only write messages in Arabic.
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而今天，我只用阿拉伯語塗鴉寓言。
03:07
One of the reasons
this is so important to me,
this is so important to me,
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這對我來說
很重要的原因之一，
很重要的原因之一，
03:10
is because of all the reaction that
I've experienced all around the world.
I've experienced all around the world.
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是我在世界各地所體會到的反響。
03:15
In Rio de Janeiro, I translated
this Portuguese poem
this Portuguese poem
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在里約熱內盧，
我翻譯的葡萄牙詩歌
我翻譯的葡萄牙詩歌
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from Gabriela Tôrres Barbosa,
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來自於加布裡艾拉·托雷斯·巴博薩，
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who was giving an homage
to the poor people of the favela,
to the poor people of the favela,
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這位詩人用詩歌表達
對貧民窟的窮人的致敬，
對貧民窟的窮人的致敬，
03:24
and then I painted it on the rooftop.
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我把這首詩塗鴉在屋頂上。
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The local community were really
intrigued by what I was doing,
intrigued by what I was doing,
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當地社區居民很好奇
我到底在做什麼，
我到底在做什麼，
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but as soon as I gave them
the meaning of the calligraphy,
the meaning of the calligraphy,
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但當我給他們講解
這首詩的含義的時候，
這首詩的含義的時候，
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they thanked me, as they felt
connected to the piece.
connected to the piece.
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他們向我表示感謝，
因為他們認為這首詩與他們息息相關。
因為他們認為這首詩與他們息息相關。
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In South Africa, in Cape Town,
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在南非的開普敦，
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the local community of Philippi
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當地一個名為腓立比的社區
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offered me the only
concrete wall of the slum.
concrete wall of the slum.
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為我提供了
貧民窟的僅有一面水泥牆。
貧民窟的僅有一面水泥牆。
03:46
It was a school, and I wrote on it
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這面牆位於一所學校內，我把詩歌書寫在牆上，
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a quote from Nelson Mandela,
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是納爾遜．曼德拉的詩歌的摘引，
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saying, "[in Arabic],"
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這首詩是這樣的：“[阿拉伯文]，”
03:53
which means, "It seems
impossible until it's done."
impossible until it's done."
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其含義是：“在事情完成之前，
一切都看似不可能。”
一切都看似不可能。”
03:56
Then this guy came to me and said,
"Man, why you don't write in English?"
"Man, why you don't write in English?"
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這時一位貧民走過來對我說：
“夥計，你為什麼不用英語寫？”
“夥計，你為什麼不用英語寫？”
04:00
and I replied to him, "I would consider
your concern legit if you asked me
your concern legit if you asked me
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我回答他，“如果你問我
為什麼不用祖魯語寫，
為什麼不用祖魯語寫，
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why I didn't write in Zulu."
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我會好好考慮你的建議。”
04:06
In Paris, once, there was this event,
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在巴黎，有一次，發生了這樣一件事情，
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and someone gave his wall to be painted.
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有人讓我在他的牆上塗鴉詩歌。
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And when he saw I was painting in Arabic,
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但當他看到我塗鴉的是阿拉伯語的時候，
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he got so mad -- actually, hysterical --
and he asked for the wall to be erased.
and he asked for the wall to be erased.
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他簡直快瘋了——實際上是歇斯底里——
他要求把塗鴉在牆上的阿拉伯語擦除掉。
他要求把塗鴉在牆上的阿拉伯語擦除掉。
04:20
I was mad and disappointed.
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我對此感到抓狂和失望。
04:22
But a week later, the organizer
of the event asked me to come back,
of the event asked me to come back,
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但一個星期後，
活動的組織者要求我回來，
活動的組織者要求我回來，
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and he told me that there was a wall
right in front of this guy's house.
right in front of this guy's house.
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他告訴我，
在這傢伙房屋正前面有一面牆。
在這傢伙房屋正前面有一面牆。
04:30
So, this guy --
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所以，這傢伙——
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(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
04:33
like, was forced to see it every day.
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被迫天天看到這面牆。
04:35
At the beginning, I was going
to write, "[In Arabic],"
to write, "[In Arabic],"
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在開始的時候，我打算寫：“[阿拉伯語]，”
04:38
which means, "In your face," but --
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其含義是：“特立獨行（在你的臉上），”但是 -
04:40
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
04:42
I decided to be smarter
and I wrote, "[In Arabic],"
and I wrote, "[In Arabic],"
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我想要更聰明些，於是我寫道：“[在阿拉伯語中]，”
04:46
which means, "Open your heart."
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其含義是，“敞開心扉（打開你的心臟）。”
04:49
I'm really proud of my culture,
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我很為我的文字功底感到自豪，
04:52
and I'm trying to be an ambassador
of it through my artwork.
of it through my artwork.
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我試圖通過我的作品
成為一位大使。
成為一位大使。
04:57
And I hope that I can break
the stereotypes we all know,
the stereotypes we all know,
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我希望通過
使用阿拉伯文字的美感，
使用阿拉伯文字的美感，
05:02
with the beauty of Arabic script.
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破除大家所熟知的陳規舊習。
05:05
Today, I don't write the translation
of the message anymore on the wall.
of the message anymore on the wall.
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今天，我再也不在牆上塗鴉
寓言的翻譯之意了。
寓言的翻譯之意了。
05:11
I don't want the poetry
of the calligraphy to be broken,
of the calligraphy to be broken,
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我不想破壞
書法塗鴉的詩意，
書法塗鴉的詩意，
05:14
as it's art and you can appreciate it
without knowing the meaning,
without knowing the meaning,
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因為書法塗鴉是一門藝術，
你可以欣賞它，即使不懂文意，
你可以欣賞它，即使不懂文意，
05:18
as you can enjoy any music
from other countries.
from other countries.
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如同你可以欣賞
其他國家的音樂一樣。
其他國家的音樂一樣。
05:21
Some people see that
as a rejection or a closed door,
as a rejection or a closed door,
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有些人認為這是一種拒絕或關閉之門，
05:25
but for me, it's more an invitation --
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但對於我來說，這更是一種邀請——
05:27
to my language,
to my culture, and to my art.
to my culture, and to my art.
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對於我的語言，
我的文化，以及我的藝術。
我的文化，以及我的藝術。
05:31
Thank you.
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謝謝！
05:32
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
eL Seed - ArtistFrench-Tunisian artist eL Seed blends the historic art of Arabic calligraphy with graffti to portray messages of beauty, poetry and peace across all continents.
Why you should listen
Born in Paris to Tunisian parents, eL Seed travels the world, making art in Paris, New York, Jeddah, Melbourne, Gabes, Doha and beyond. His goal: to create dialogue and promote tolerance as well as change global perceptions of what Arabic means. In 2012, for instance, he painted a message of unity on a 47-meter-high minaret on the Jara mosque in Gabes, Tunisia. This piece and others can be found in his book, Lost Walls: Graffiti Road Trip through Tunisia
Most recently he created a sprawling mural in the Manshiyat Naser neighborhood of Cairo that spans 50 buildings and can only be viewed from a local mountaintop. Intending to honor the historic garbage collectors of the Manshiyat Naser neighborhood, the piece reads, "Anyone who wants to see the sunlight clearly needs to wipe his eye first."
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