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eL Seed: Street art with a message of hope and peace
eL Seed: 傳遞和平同希望嘅街頭藝術
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父母係突尼斯人，自己生於法國，eL Seed 好自豪自己擁有唔同嘅文化身分，識得唔同地方嘅語言。佢將阿拉伯話嘅詩詞融入佢嘅塗鴉同街頭創作裡面。佢嘅演講當中蘊藏住佢嘅熱情。本身係藝術家同 TED 研究生嘅 eL Seed 將會向我哋講解佢嘅抱負︰令藝術創作可以靚到唔需要翻譯。
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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2012 年
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In 2012, when I painted
the minaret of Jara Mosque
the minaret of Jara Mosque
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我响我家鄉，突尼斯嘅加貝斯
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in my hometown of Gabés,
in the south of Tunisia,
in the south of Tunisia,
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幫哈拉清真寺髹油嗰陣
從來都冇諗過
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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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塗鴉可以令咁多人關注一個城市
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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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我最初純粹想喺鄉下搵一幅牆
無意間得知
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and it happened that the minaret
was built in '94.
was built in '94.
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呢座尖塔自 1994 年起好之後
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And for 18 years, those 57 meters
of concrete stayed grey.
of concrete stayed grey.
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幅 57 米高嘅石屎牆
18 年嚟都冇粉飾過
18 年嚟都冇粉飾過
我第一次同教長見面嗰時
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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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我講佢知我嘅諗法
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he was like, "Thank God you finally came,"
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佢就話:「謝天謝地，你終於嚟喇！」
佢同我講
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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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咁多年嚟，佢都希望有人粉飾幅牆
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to do something on it.
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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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最正嘅係
呢個教長冇問過我任何嘢
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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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無論係畫乜，定係我想寫乜
每次我創作塗鴉
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In every work that I create,
I write messages
I write messages
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我都會用一種屬於我嘅風格
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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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揉合咗書法同塗鴉
我會引用一啲語錄或者詩句
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I use quotes or poetry.
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我諗既然係座寺廟
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For the minaret, I thought that
the most relevant message
the most relevant message
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寫上可蘭經經文就最啱喇
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to be put on a mosque
should come from the Quran,
should come from the Quran,
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所以我揀咗呢句
01:13
so I picked this verse:
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「眾人啊！
我確已從一男一女創造你們，
我確已從一男一女創造你們，
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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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我使你們成為許多民族和宗族，
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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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以便你們互相認識。」
呢句表達咗回教徒對世界大同嘅渴求
01:21
It was a universal call for peace,
tolerance, and acceptance
tolerance, and acceptance
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同傳媒所塑造嘅回教並唔一樣
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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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我好鼓舞，因為家鄉嘅人好鍾意幅塗鴉
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I was amazed to see how the local
community reacted to the painting,
community reacted to the painting,
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01:33
and how it made them proud to see
the minaret getting so much attention
the minaret getting so much attention
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而各地都有報導呢幅塗鴉
01:37
from international press
all around the world.
all around the world.
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令到地方嘅人引以為傲
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For the imam, it was not
just the painting;
just the painting;
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對教長嚟講，呢幅唔止係塗鴉
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it was really deeper than that.
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背後意義深遠得多
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He hoped that this minaret would become
a monument for the city,
a monument for the city,
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教長希望尖塔可以
代表到呢個城市
代表到呢個城市
吸引人到訪呢個
被遺忘嘅突尼斯小城
被遺忘嘅突尼斯小城
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and attract people
to this forgotten place of Tunisia.
to this forgotten place of Tunisia.
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01:52
The universality of the message,
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塗鴉所盛載嘅信念
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the political context
of Tunisia at this time,
of Tunisia at this time,
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突尼斯而家嘅局勢
同埋我嘅可蘭經塗鴉
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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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全部都意義重大
02:00
were not insignificant.
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因為佢哋將人凝聚起嚟
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It reunited the community.
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02:05
Bringing people, future generations,
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我好想帶領群眾同下一代
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together through Arabic calligraphy
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一齊領略阿拉伯文嘅書法
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is what I do.
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02:13
Writing messages is
the essence of my artwork.
the essence of my artwork.
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文字訊息係我創作嘅精髓
有趣嘅係
02:16
What is funny, actually, is that
even Arabic-speaking people
even Arabic-speaking people
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連講阿拉伯話嘅人
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really need to focus a lot
to decipher what I'm writing.
to decipher what I'm writing.
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都要花時間思考我寫嘅訊息
即使睇唔明，亦可以心領神會
02:24
You don't need to know
the meaning to feel the piece.
the meaning to feel the piece.
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I think that Arabic script touches
your soul before it reaches your eyes.
your soul before it reaches your eyes.
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我諗阿拉伯文字就係未見其字
就已經可以同我哋嘅靈魂接觸
當中嘅美麗，超越一切語言
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There is a beauty in it
that you don't need to translate.
that you don't need to translate.
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02:35
Arabic script speaks to anyone, I believe;
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阿拉伯嘅文字會向人說話
向你，向你，向你，向所有人
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to you, to you, to you, to anybody,
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當你掌握到段文字嘅意思
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and then when you get the meaning,
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you feel connected to it.
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你會馬上心領神會
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I always make sure to write messages
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我次次髹油都同自己講
寫嘅訊息要同個地方有關
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that are relevant to the place
where I'm painting,
where I'm painting,
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但同時要關乎整個世界
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but messages that have
a universal dimension,
a universal dimension,
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以至全世界嘅人都有所共鳴
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so anybody around the world
can connect to it.
can connect to it.
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02:56
I was born and raised in France, in Paris,
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我喺巴黎出世同長大
我 18 歲嗰年開始學阿拉伯文
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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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03:03
Today I only write messages in Arabic.
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而家我只會用阿拉伯文創作
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One of the reasons
this is so important to me,
this is so important to me,
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呢種堅持之所以咁重要
係源於各地嘅人向我表達過嘅感受
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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喺里約熱內盧
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In Rio de Janeiro, I translated
this Portuguese poem
this Portuguese poem
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我翻譯過一篇
詩人 Gabriela Tôrres Barbosa 嘅詩
03:19
from Gabriela Tôrres Barbosa,
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詩歌頌揚貧民窟嘅人
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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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然後我將呢首詩寫咗喺天棚
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and then I painted it on the rooftop.
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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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當地人初初唔明我做緊乜
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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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但當我解釋咗首詩畀佢哋聽
佢哋好感動
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they thanked me, as they felt
connected to the piece.
connected to the piece.
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因為覺得有所共鳴
喺南非開普敦嘅菲歷彼貧民窟
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In South Africa, in Cape Town,
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the local community of Philippi
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裡面唯一嘅石屎牆，
就係學校嘅外牆
就係學校嘅外牆
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offered me the only
concrete wall of the slum.
concrete wall of the slum.
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03:46
It was a school, and I wrote on it
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我寫咗一句曼德拉嘅名言
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a quote from Nelson Mandela,
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saying, "[in Arabic],"
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就係「 [ 阿拉伯文 ] 」
意思係「人成功前，總認定會失敗」
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which means, "It seems
impossible until it's done."
impossible until it's done."
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然係有個人走嚟問︰
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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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「做乜唔用英文寫啫？」
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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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我就答佢：「我會聽你講嘅，
如果你係問我
點解唔用祖魯文寫嘅話。」
點解唔用祖魯文寫嘅話。」
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why I didn't write in Zulu."
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巴黎曾經有一個活動
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In Paris, once, there was this event,
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有個人想人哋為佢髹牆
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and someone gave his wall to be painted.
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04:14
And when he saw I was painting in Arabic,
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當佢見我喺牆上
用阿拉伯文字塗鴉嘅時候
用阿拉伯文字塗鴉嘅時候
佢成個人癲咗，失控咁滯
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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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並且要求鏟走幅塗鴉
04:20
I was mad and disappointed.
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嗰刻我又嬲又失望
過咗一個禮拜，統籌單位叫我返去
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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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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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話我知嗰個人間屋係對住一幅牆
所以，呢個人…
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So, this guy --
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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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就被逼日日對住幅塗鴉
起初，我喺幅牆度寫 [ 阿拉伯文 ]
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At the beginning, I was going
to write, "[In Arabic],"
to write, "[In Arabic],"
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which means, "In your face," but --
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即係解「就喺你面前」
（笑聲）
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(Laughter)
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之後我靈機一觸
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I decided to be smarter
and I wrote, "[In Arabic],"
and I wrote, "[In Arabic],"
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寫咗做「[ 阿拉伯文 ]」
解「打開心扉」
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which means, "Open your heart."
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I'm really proud of my culture,
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我為我嘅文化而自豪
我希望用藝術去宣揚我嘅文化
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and I'm trying to be an ambassador
of it through my artwork.
of it through my artwork.
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04:57
And I hope that I can break
the stereotypes we all know,
the stereotypes we all know,
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我希望借助美麗嘅阿拉伯文字
去打破大家嘅成見
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with the beauty of Arabic script.
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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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今日，我唔再喺牆上翻譯我嘅文字
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I don't want the poetry
of the calligraphy to be broken,
of the calligraphy to be broken,
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我唔想破壞書法同詩歌嘅美
詩係藝術，唔需要言明，亦感悟得到
05:14
as it's art and you can appreciate it
without knowing the meaning,
without knowing the meaning,
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as you can enjoy any music
from other countries.
from other countries.
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正如我哋會聽唔同語言嘅音樂一樣
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Some people see that
as a rejection or a closed door,
as a rejection or a closed door,
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有人認為咁樣係製造緊隔膜
但我反而覺得係一個邀請
05:25
but for me, it's more an invitation --
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邀請大家去體會我嘅母語、文化同創作
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to my language,
to my culture, and to my art.
to my culture, and to my art.
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Thank you.
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多謝！
05:32
(Applause)
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（掌聲）
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."
eL Seed | Speaker | TED.com