Walé Oyéjidé: Fashion that celebrates African strength and spirit
والی اوییجید: مدی که روحیه و قدرت آفریقایی را گرامی میدارد
TED Fellow Walé Oyéjidé combats bias with creative storytelling. Full bio
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of history are written by its victors,
داستانهای تاریخ را فاتحان مینویسند،
to aspire for something greater
برای چیزی بزرگتر را داشته باشند
of their own glorious pasts?
باشکوه خویش را نشنوند؟
as a mere maker of clothing,
بعنوان طراح لباس حاضر هستم،
and modern textiles,
و نساجی مدرن،
of providing representation
برای افراد
of our society,
the most vulnerable among us
آسیب پذیرترها در بین ما
to compromise themselves
with an uncompromising majority.
جایی دست و پا کنند.
consider to be trivial,
کم اهمیت تلقی میشود
for dismantling bias
برای خنثی کردن تعصبات عمل کند و
of underrepresented populations.
نماینده کافی ندارند را تقویت میکند.
as a vehicle for social change
به عنوان ابزار تغییر اجتماعی
I know how easily the term "African"
میدانم که چقدر آسان عبارت آفریقایی
an ordinary geographic descriptor
from this beautiful continent,
که از این قاره زیبا هستیم
hope for the future.
the misguided perceptions that many have
این درک غلط که بسیاری
برای گفتن قصهها استفاده میکنم،
all throughout the African diaspora.
پراکندگی آفریقایی.
to correct the historical record,
برای تصحیح سابقه تاریخی،
where any of us is from,
اهل کجا باشیم،
by the complicated histories
اثر گرفته ایم
to a foreign land.
به سرزمین بیگانه آوردهاند.
the way we view the world,
از جهان تغییر میدهند،
we carry around with us.
به اطراف میبریم دامن میزنند.
from different parts of the globe
مختلف دنیا میگیرد
about the importance
from classic European art
از هنر کلاسیک اروپایی
in roles of prominence,
نقشهای برجسته بدهم،
accepted narrative of African inferiority,
پست بودن آفریقاییها را بیاثر میکند،
for people of color
به رنگین پوستانی خدمت میکند
themselves depicted without sophistication
به عنوان موجودی فاقد پیچیدگی
very coincidentally wearing right now.
مثل همینی که الان پوشیدهام.
in a structure of European classicism,
طبقه بندی اروپایی محصور هستی،
the merits of African empowerment.
توانمندسازی آفریقایی را میستاید.
become masterworks
شاهکارهای هنری میشود
who were once subservient.
که زمانی خادم بودند.
beyond the realm of art
or world-changing entrepreneurs,
یا کارآفرینانی که دنیا را تغییر میدهند،
the freedom to present themselves
که خود را به شیوهای
their own unique identities,
منحصر بفردشان ارج مینهد،
our true, authentic selves.
و اصیلمان را ارائه میکنیم.
in turn become more educated,
در عوض نسبت به دیدگاههای متفاوت آنها
of their different points of view.
و دانش بیشتری برخورد میکنیم.
of diplomatic soft power.
قدرت نرم دیپلماسی باشد.
can serve as bridges
بظاهر متمایز ما باشد.
before you as a mere maker of clothing.
شما بعنوان یک سازنده صرف لباس ایستادم.
been about more than fashion.
بیش از مد پرداخته است.
to rewrite the cultural narratives
که روایتهای فرهنگی را از سر بنویسم
in a new and nuanced light,
ظریف و تازه دیده شوند.
that the stories of history
صحبت میکند
be dictated by a troubled past.
بر گذشتههای آشفته استوار گردد.
to tell our own stories
تا داستانهای خود را بگوییم
for what you are about to hear?
آمادگی دارید؟
we are coming regardless.
ما بیپروا میآییم.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Walé Oyéjidé - Designer, writer, musician, lawyerTED Fellow Walé Oyéjidé combats bias with creative storytelling.
Why you should listen
As the founder of Ikiré Jones, Walé Oyéjidé, Esq. employs fashion design as a vehicle to celebrate the perspectives of marginalized populations.
In addition to his role as the brand's creative director, Walé Oyéjidé designs Ikiré Jones's textiles/accessories and serves as the company's writer. Oyéjidé is a TED Fellow, and his apparel design can be seen in the upcoming Marvel Studios film "Black Panther."
Oyéjidé's design work was part of the "Making Africa" contemporary design exhibit, which was at the Vitra Design Museum in Germany, the Guggenheim Bilbao in Spain, the Kunsthal in Rotterdam, and the HIGH Museum of Art in Atlanta. He was also featured in the "Creative Africa" exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. His work exhibited at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and the Fowler Museum, UCLA. He has been invited to lecture about his work in Brazil, Ecuador, France and Tanzania. His designs also appeared as part of the "Generation Africa" fashion show at Pitti Uomo 89 in Florence, Italy.
Oyéjidé's writings include freelance creative copywriting for Airbnb. He is also an attorney, public speaker, and a recording artist/producer that has collaborated with J-Dilla and MF Doom, among others. And for what it's worth, Esquire Magazine noted Oyéjidé as one of the best-dressed men in the United States.
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