Angélica Dass: The beauty of human skin in every color
אנג'ליקה דאס: יופיו של העור האנושי בכל גוון
By cataloging every conceivable human skin tone, Angélica Dass illustrates that skin color and race are more complex than they might appear at first glance. Full bio
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in the world abolished slavery
his "I Have A Dream" speech.
ה "יש לי חלום" שלו.
not only gives a first impression,
an intense dark chocolate tone.
who I know as my grandparents.
a vanilla and strawberry yogurt tone,
בין גוון של וניל ליוגורט-תות,
daughter of a native Brazilian,
בתם של ילידת ברזיל,
a mix of coffee with milk,
things were different soon.
דברים השתנו במהרה.
drawing lessons in school
הראשונים שלי בבית הספר
the unique flesh-colored pencil.
את העפרון המיוחד ב"צבע גוף".
and people said I was black.
עם בלגאן של צבעים בתוך הראש שלי.
with a mess of colors in my head.
at a friend's party,
on the beach with European friends.
עם חברים אירופאיים.
in upper class buildings,
במגורים של מעמדות גבוהים,
the main elevator.
keeps revolving and struggling.
of a lobster when sunburnt.
של לובסטר שנכווה מהשמש.
started to chase me.
this is my last concern.
my personal exercise as a photographer.
את התרגיל האישי שלי בתור צלמת.
to highlight our true colors,
להדגיש את הגוונים האמיתיים שלנו,
associated with race.
המקושרים לגזע.
מסיפור אישי להיסטוריה עולמית.
from a personal story to a global history.
in a white background.
square from the nose,
in the industrial palette, Pantone.
מלוח הצבעים התעשייתי, פנטון.
joined the adventure,
coming through the social media.
באמצעות המדיה החברתית.
to show my work was the Internet
היה האינטרנט
that invites everybody
שמזמין את כולם
in both the computer and their brain.
גם במחשב וגם בראש שלהם.
the Mediterranean by boat.
ועד למקלט.
Headquarters to a shelter.
וגם בשכונות העוני של ריו דה ז'ניירו.
and favelas in Rio de Janeiro.
how we see each other.
את האופן בו אנחנו רואים זה את זה.
is questioning the race concept,
מטיל ספק ברעיון הגזע
to be black, white, yellow, red?
להיות "שחורים","לבנים", "צהובים", "אדומים"?
the mouth, the hair?
turned out to be a discovery.
was useful for many people.
themselves reflected in any label.
את עצמם משתקפים בשום תווית.
their thoughts about the work with me.
במחשבות שלהם על העבודה.
to work on her confidence,
כדי לעבוד על הבטחון שלה,
that she does not belong
to live in Norway.
a very special place in my heart
on Facebook and wrote,
had difficulties to place me in a group,
היה קשה לשים אותי בקבוצה,
and touching reactions,
והנוגעות ללב האלו,
in a different variety of fields.
במגוון רחב של תחומים.
for their sketches and their studies.
לסקיצות שלהם וללימודים שלהם.
scientific approaches
impacts of the project
to be the cover of Foreign Affairs,
המגזין "יחסים בינלאומיים",
political publications.
ambassadors for my project ...
as a tool for educational purposes.
ככלי של מטרות חינוכיות.
to go back to drawing classes,
their own unique color.
for others to communicate.
דרכו אחרים יוכלו לתקשר.
in front of a therapist.
who abolished slavery
to abolish discrimination.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Angélica Dass - Artist and photographerBy cataloging every conceivable human skin tone, Angélica Dass illustrates that skin color and race are more complex than they might appear at first glance.
Why you should listen
As a member of a multiracial family, Brazilian artist Angélica Dass is acutely aware of how small differences in skin tone can swell into large misconceptions and stereotypes about race.
In her ongoing project Humanæ, Dass pairs thousands of portraits of people from diverse parts of the world with their Pantone codes, revealing that our racially charged skin color labels -- red, white, brown -- as not only inaccurate but also absurd. Instead, she shows us that "these colors make us see each other as different, even though we are equal."
Angélica Dass | Speaker | TED.com