Uldus Bakhtiozina: Portraits that transform people into whatever they want to be
Uldus Bakhtiozina: Retratos que transforman a la gente en lo que sea que quieran ser
TED Fellow Uldus Bakhtiozina creates photo stories and video installations that challenge stereotypes and create diversity, involving all types of people from fashion models to ordinary people. She presents the world with humor and thoughtfulness. Full bio
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with my art photography,
con mis fotografías artísticas
the impact from the art
que tiene el arte
con la medicina o la tecnología
and calculate it.
y calcularlo.
to explain to my mother my art
de explicarle a mi madre mi arte
de cualquier medida
is widely exposing the theme of escapism.
ampliamente el tema del escapismo.
tal cual es,
como podría ser,
I love things that are authentic
amo todo lo que es auténtico
to create my images.
mis imágenes.
to a better life,
las circunstancias de la vida.
like that for my models?
que sean mis modelos?
how to survive in real life.
en la vida real.
en el exterior, en Londres.
at the same time as a waitress.
al mismo tiempo como camarera.
that I am taking a role in a film,
un papel en una película,
and brows to gingerette,
de pelirrojo,
como un juego.
lives for my models
of being someone else in reality.
otra persona en la realidad.
become like silent movie actors.
actores de película muda.
in being someone else entirely.
alguien completamente diferente.
a new reality in its entirety,
en su totalidad.
every single thing in my work,
parte de mi trabajo,
manipulations to my photographs,
digital a mis fotos,
to take place in reality,
en la realidad,
pretty much everything.
casi cualquier cosa.
in authenticity of making,
la autenticidad de hacer
travel photographs.
de alguien más.
of being someone else a reality.
los sueños de ser otro de las personas.
of being seen as a warrior,
ser vista como una guerrera,
because of her health problems.
por sus problemas de salud.
a la edad de 22 años.
working on together
meses trabajando juntas
she dreamed of becoming
en la que soñaba convertirse
in Milan by Vogue Magazine.
en Milán por la Revista Vogue.
saw her image from the land of escapism
su imagen de la tierra del escapismo
as a brave and fearless warrior.
cómo una valiente guerrera.
to play a game
a jugar un juego
es importante para los adultos.
of being important and powerful
importantes y poderosos
my own personal experience.
experiencia personal.
that we can gauge,
números que podamos medir,
real de magia perdida
y levantar nuestros límites.
and inspires us to dwell
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Uldus Bakhtiozina - Artist, visionaryTED Fellow Uldus Bakhtiozina creates photo stories and video installations that challenge stereotypes and create diversity, involving all types of people from fashion models to ordinary people. She presents the world with humor and thoughtfulness.
Why you should listen
Uldus Bakhtiozina is an artist and filmmaker who lives and works in Russia. Born in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, into a Muslim-Christian family, Bakhtiozina studied and worked in London in graphic design and photography before settling on her unique style which mixes folklore, history, fashion and challenging stereotypes. Calling her style "Tatar Baroque," in part because she is half Tatar, Bakhtiozina has a passion for irregularity, and she says that her work documents dreams. Bakhtiozina creates everything inside her analogue photography and films, from outfits to stages, to fulfill the story behind each of her creations. None of her works have been digitally manipulated.
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