Kitra Cahana: A glimpse of life on the road
Et glimt af livet på landevejen: A glimpse of life on the road
Kitra Cahana is a Canadian photographer who blurs the line between anthropologist and journalist. Full bio
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forestillede jeg mig altid,
at jeg ville bliver offer
mange af mine tidligste minder
I would walk across borders,
hvor jeg ville krydse grænser,
et ukonventionelt liv på landevejen.
men mange af de eventyr,
som ingen andre kommer
stål- og asfaltarterierne
stick out their thumbs,
stikker deres tommeltot ud
traditionelle jobs
for a glimmer of adventure.
at få et glimt af eventyr.
for at mobilisere opad:
bortløbne teenagere der flygter fra
et ødslende forbrugersamfund
af alt mad i skraldet
arbejde med musik, kunst og skrivning.
andre aspekter til dette liv,
vejret er virkeligt,
på gaderne kan bekræfte
eller indkaldt i retten
er ligeså varieret,
ud på landevejen
med et enkelt ord:
hvor alle mennesker
som en metode til flugt
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kitra Cahana - Vagabond photojournalist + conceptual artistKitra Cahana is a Canadian photographer who blurs the line between anthropologist and journalist.
Why you should listen
Kitra Cahana is a wanderer. The American-born photographer was raised in Canada and Sweden, with a father who worked as a rabbi and took his family along with him everywhere he traveled. Cahana's itinerant childhood is evident in her work, which has taken her to teenage "rainbow parties," Venezuelan spiritual rituals, Ukranian Ultra-Orthodox prayer sites, American boxcars and bus stops and many more places. The 2014 TED Fellow embeds herself in the societies she documents, playing the part of photojouralist as well as enthnographer.
Kitra Cahana | Speaker | TED.com