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Camille Seaman: Haunting photos of polar ice
Camile Seaman: Perseguint fotos de gel polar
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La fotògrafa Camille Seaman filma icebergs, i mostra al món la complexa bellesa d'aquestes antigues esberles enormes de glaç. Capbusseu-vos en aquesta presentació de fotos, "L'últim iceberg".
Camille Seaman - Photographer
TED Senior Fellow Camille Seaman photographs big ice and big clouds. Full bio
TED Senior Fellow Camille Seaman photographs big ice and big clouds. Full bio
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As an artist,
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Com a artista,
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connection is very important to me.
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la connexió és molt important per a mi.
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Through my work I'm trying to articulate
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A través de la meva obra tracto d'expressar
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that humans are not separate from nature
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que l'ésser humà no està separat de la natura
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and that everything is interconnected.
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i que tot està interrelacionat.
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I first went to Antarctica almost 10 years ago,
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Vaig anar per primer cop a l'Antàrtida fa quasi 10 anys,
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where I saw my first icebergs.
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on vaig veure icebergs per primera vegada a la vida.
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I was in awe.
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Vaig quedar astorada.
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My heart beat fast, my head was dizzy,
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El meu cor bategava ràpid, estava marejada,
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trying to comprehend what it was that stood in front of me.
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intentava comprendre què era allò que tenia al davant.
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The icebergs around me
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Els icebergs al meu voltant
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were almost 200 feet out of the water,
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sobresortien gairebé 200 peus (60 m) de l'aigua.
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and I could only help but wonder
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No podia sinó meravellar-me
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that this was one snowflake
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pel fet que això fos producte d'un floc de neu
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on top of another snowflake,
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a sobre d'un altre,
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year after year.
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any rere any.
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Icebergs are born
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Els icebergs es formen
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when they calve off of glaciers
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quan les glaceres s'esberlen
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or break off of ice shelves.
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o quan es trenquen les barreres de glaç.
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Each iceberg has its own individual personality.
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Cada iceberg té la seva personalitat.
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They have a distinct way
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Cadascun té una manera inconfusible
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of interacting with their environment
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d'interaccionar amb el medi
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and their experiences.
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i amb les seves experiències.
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Some refuse to give up
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Alguns no accepten abandonar
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and hold on to the bitter end,
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i lluiten fins al final,
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while others can't take it anymore
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mentre que altres no ho resisteixen més
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and crumble in a fit of dramatic passion.
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i s'esfondren en un atac de passió espectacular.
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It's easy to think, when you look at an iceberg,
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És fàcil pensar, quan veus un iceberg,
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that they're isolated,
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que estan aïllats,
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that they're separate and alone,
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que es troben separats i sols,
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much like we as humans sometimes view ourselves.
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més o menys com ens veiem a nosaltres mateixos de vegades.
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But the reality is far from it.
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Però la realitat és ben distinta.
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As an iceberg melts,
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Quan un iceberg es fon,
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I am breathing in
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En respiro
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its ancient atmosphere.
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l'atmosfera antiga.
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As the iceberg melts,
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Quan un iceberg es fon,
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it is releasing mineral-rich fresh water
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deixa anar aigua dolça rica en minerals
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that nourishes many forms of life.
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que nodreix moltes formes de vida.
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I approach photographing these icebergs
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M'acosto a fotografiar aquests icebergs
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as if I'm making portraits of my ancestors,
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com si estigués fent retrats dels meus avantpassats,
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knowing that in these individual moments
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sabent que en aquests precisos instants
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they exist in that way
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ho són
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and will never exist that way again.
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i que mai no hi tornaran a ser iguals.
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It is not a death when they melt;
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No és la mort quan es fonen;
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it is not an end,
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no és el final,
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but a continuation
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sinó la continuació
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of their path through the cycle of life.
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del seu camí en el cicle de la vida.
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Some of the ice in the icebergs that I photograph is very young --
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Una part del gel dels icebergs que fotografio és molt jove,
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a couple thousand years old.
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té un parell de milers d'anys.
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And some of the ice
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I alguna part d'aquest gel
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is over 100,000 years old.
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té més de 100.000 anys.
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The last pictures I'd like to show you
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Les últimes imatges que m'agradaria ensenyar-vos
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are of an iceberg that I photographed
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són d'un iceberg que vaig fotografiar
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in Qeqetarsuaq, Greenland.
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a Kekertsuatsiak, Groenlàndia.
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It's a very rare occasion
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És molta casualitat
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that you get to actually witness
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que es pugui ser testimoni
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an iceberg rolling.
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del bolc d'un iceberg.
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So here it is.
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Aquí ho teniu.
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You can see on the left side a small boat.
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A la part esquerra podeu veure una barca petita.
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That's about a 15-foot boat.
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Farà uns 15 peus (4,5 metres).
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And I'd like you to pay attention
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I m'agradaria que paréssiu atenció
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to the shape of the iceberg
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a la forma de l'iceberg
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and where it is at the waterline.
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i on té la línia de flotació.
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You can see here, it begins to roll,
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Aquí ho podeu veure, comença a bolcar,
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and the boat has moved to the other side, and the man is standing there.
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i la barca s'ha mogut a l'altra banda, i l'home és allà, palplantat.
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This is an average-size Greenlandic iceberg.
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Aquest és un iceberg de Groenlàndia de mida mitjana.
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It's about 120 feet above the water,
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Fa, més o menys, 120 peus d'alçada per sobre de l'aigua,
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or 40 meters.
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o 40 metres.
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And this video is real time.
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Aquest vídeo és a temps real.
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(Music)
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(Música)
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And just like that,
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I ja ho tenim,
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the iceberg shows you a different side of its personality.
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l'iceberg us mostra una altra cara de la seva personalitat.
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Thank you.
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Gràcies.
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(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Camille Seaman - PhotographerTED Senior Fellow Camille Seaman photographs big ice and big clouds.
Why you should listen
Camille Seaman takes photographs all over the world using digital and film cameras in multiple formats. Since 2003, her work has concentrated on the fragile environment of the polar regions. Her current project concerns the beauty of natural environments in Siberia.
Seaman's photographs have been published in Newsweek, Outside, Zeit Wissen, Men's Journal and more, and she has self-published many books on themes like “My China” and “Melting Away: Polar Images” through Fastback Creative Books, a company that she co-founded. In 2008, she was honored with a one-person exhibition, The Last Iceberg, at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC.
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