ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Sue Austin - Performance artist
In repurposing her wheelchair to create fantastical art, Sue Austin reshapes how we think about disability.

Why you should listen

Multimedia, performance and installation artist Sue Austin keeps a fascinating mission at the center her work: to challenge the idea of disabled as “other” and represent her experience as a wheelchair user in a brighter light. She does this by creating quirky, unexpected juxtapositions -- bringing a sense of whimsy and empowerment to the discussion of disability.

Austin is the founder and artistic director of Freewheeling, an initiative aiming to further the genre of Disability Arts. In 2012, she was asked to be a part of the Cultural Olympiad in Britain, a celebration of the arts leading up to the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The work she created for the event, called “Creating the Spectacle!,” is a groundbreaking series of live art and video works of an underwater wheelchair.

More profile about the speaker
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TEDxWomen 2012

Sue Austin: Deep sea diving ... in a wheelchair

Sue Austin: Ronjenje… u kolicima

Filmed: 2012-12-01

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Kada je Sue Austin dobila električna kolica prije 16 godina, obuzeo ju je nevjerojatan osjećaj slobode - iako su je drugi gledali kao da je nešto izgubila. U svojoj umjetnosti, želi prenijeti osjećaj čuda koji je nosi kroz njena putovanja svijetom u kolicima. Uključuje uzbudljive fotografije kolica za ronjenje koja joj omogućuju da istražuje svijet oceana, lebdeći kroz jata riba, slobodno u 360 stupnjeva. (Snimljeno na TEDxWomen.)

Sue Austin - Performance artist
In repurposing her wheelchair to create fantastical art, Sue Austin reshapes how we think about disability. Full bio

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It's wonderfulpredivan to be here

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Divno je biti ovdje,

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to talk about my journeyputovanje,

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pričati o mom putovanju,

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to talk about the wheelchairinvalidska kolica

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pričati o invalidskim kolicima

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and the freedomsloboda it has boughtkupio me.

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i slobodi kojom me to kupilo.

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I startedpočeo usingkoristeći a wheelchairinvalidska kolica 16 yearsgodina agoprije

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Počela sam koristiti
invalidska kolica prije 16 godina

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when an extendedprodužen illnessbolest

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kada je dugotrajna bolest

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changedpromijenjen the way I could accesspristup the worldsvijet.

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promijenila način
kojim mogu pristupiti svijetu.

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When I startedpočeo usingkoristeći the wheelchairinvalidska kolica,

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Kada sam počela koristiti
invalidska kolica,

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it was a tremendousogroman newnovi freedomsloboda.

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to je bila ogromna nova sloboda.

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I'd seenvidio my life slipskliznuti away and becomepostati restrictedograničen.

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Shvatila sam da mi život izmiče
i da je postao ograničen.

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It was like havingima an enormousogroman newnovi toyigračka.

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Ovo je bilo kao da imam novu,
ogromnu igračku.

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I could whizČarobnjak around and feel the windvjetar in my facelice again.

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Mogla sam zujati uokolo
i ponovo osjećati vjetar na svome licu.

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Just beingbiće out on the streetulica was exhilaratingradostan.

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Samo biti na ulici je bilo uzbudljivo.

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But even thoughiako I had this newfoundnovootkrivena joyradost and freedomsloboda,

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Ali iako sam mislila
da sam ponovo pronašla sreću i slobodu,

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people'snarodno reactionreakcija completelypotpuno changedpromijenjen towardsza me.

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reakcije ljudi prema meni
potpuno su se promijenile.

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It was as if they couldn'tne mogu see me anymoreviše,

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Izgledalo je kao da me više
ne mogu vidjeti,

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as if an invisibilitynevidljivost cloakplašt had descendedspuštena.

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kao da se spustio neki nevidljivi plašt.

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They seemedčinilo se to see me in termsUvjeti of theirnjihov assumptionspretpostavke

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Činilo se kao da me gledaju
u smislu svojih pretpostavki

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of what it mustmora be like to be in a wheelchairinvalidska kolica.

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kako to izgleda kada si
u invalidskim kolicima.

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When I askedpitao people theirnjihov associationsUdruga with the wheelchairinvalidska kolica,

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Kada sam upitala ljude
na što ih asociraju invalidska kolica,

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they used wordsriječi like "limitationograničenje," "fearstrah,"

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koristili su izraze poput
"ograničenje", "strah,"

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"pityŠteta" and "restrictionograničenje."

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"sažaljenje", "restrikcija".

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I realizedshvatio I'd internalizedInternalizirani these responsesReakcija

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Shvatila sam da sam prihvatila te odgovore

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and it had changedpromijenjen who I was on a coresrž levelnivo.

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i to je promijenilo ono
tko sam bila u svojoj biti.

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A partdio of me had becomepostati alienatedotuđen from myselfsebe.

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Dio mene se otuđio.

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I was seeingvidim myselfsebe not from my perspectiveperspektiva,

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Nisam gledala svoj život
iz svoje perspektive,

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but vividlyživo and continuouslyneprekidno from the perspectiveperspektiva

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nego živo i neprekidno iz perspektive

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of other people'snarodno responsesReakcija to me.

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odgovora koje su mi drugi ljudi davali.

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As a resultproizlaziti, I knewznao I neededpotreban to make my ownvlastiti storiespriče

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Kao rezultat, znala sam
da moram stvoriti vlastite priče

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about this experienceiskustvo,

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o ovom iskustvu,

nove priče da vratim svoj identitet.

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newnovi narrativespriče to reclaimpovratiti my identityidentitet.

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["FindingNalaz FreedomSloboda: 'By"Po creatingstvaranje our ownvlastiti storiespriče we learnnaučiti to take the textsTekstovi of our livesživot as seriouslyozbiljno as we do 'official'Službeni narrativespriče.' — DavisDavis 2009, TEDxTEDx WomenŽene"]

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["Tražeći slobodu: Kreiranjem vlastite priče, učimo uzimati tekstove iz naših života toliko ozbiljno kao i službene priče".- Davis 2009, TEDx Women]

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I startedpočeo makingizrađivanje work

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Počela sam s poslom

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that aimedusmjerene to communicatekomunicirati something

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koji je imao cilj komunicirati

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of the joyradost and freedomsloboda I feltosjećala when usingkoristeći a wheelchairinvalidska kolica --

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o sreći i slobodi koje sam osjećala
koristeći invalidska kolica --

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a powervlast chairstolica -- to negotiatepregovarati the worldsvijet.

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moćna kolica --
kako bih pregovarala sa svijetom.

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I was workingrad to transformtransformirati these internalizedInternalizirani responsesReakcija,

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Radila sam kako bih transformirala
te unutarnje odgovore,

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to transformtransformirati the preconceptionspredrasuda that had so shapedoblika

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kako bih transformirala predrasude
koje su formirale

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my identityidentitet when I startedpočeo usingkoristeći a wheelchairinvalidska kolica,

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moj identitet kada sam počela
koristiti invalidska kolica,

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by creatingstvaranje unexpectedneočekivan imagesslika.

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kreirajući neočekivane slike.

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The wheelchairinvalidska kolica becamepostao an objectobjekt to paintboja and playigrati with.

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Kolica su postala objekt
za crtanje i igranje.

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When I literallydoslovce startedpočeo leavingnapuštanje

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Kada sam doslovno počela

ostavljati tragove sreće i slobode,

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tracestragovi of my joyradost and freedomsloboda,

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it was excitinguzbudljiv to see

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bilo je vrlo uzbudljivo vidjeti

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the interestedzainteresiran and surprisediznenađen responsesReakcija from people.

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zanimljive i iznenadne odgovore ljudi.

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It seemedčinilo se to openotvoren up newnovi perspectivesperspektive,

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Činilo se da se otvaraju nove perspektive

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and thereinu njemu laypoložiti the paradigmparadigma shiftsmjena.

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i u tome leži promjena paradigme.

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It showedpokazala that an artsumjetnost practicepraksa

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To je pokazalo da praksa umjetnosti

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can remakepreurediti one'sjedan je identityidentitet

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može popraviti nečiji identitet

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and transformtransformirati preconceptionspredrasuda by revisioningponovne revizije the familiarupoznat.

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i transformirati predrasude
revizijom poznatog.

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So when I beganpočeo to diveronjenje, in 2005,

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Kada sam počela roniti, 2005. godine,

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I realizedshvatio scubaScuba gearzupčanik extendsproteže se your rangeopseg of activityaktivnost

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shvatila sam da oprema za ronjenje
proširuje granice aktivnosti

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in just the sameisti way as a wheelchairinvalidska kolica does,

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na isti način kao što to čine
invalidska kolica,

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but the associationsUdruga attachedprivržen to scubaScuba gearzupčanik

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ali asocijacije koje se povezuju
s opremom za ronjenje

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are onesone of excitementuzbuđenje and adventureavantura,

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su uzbudljive i pustolovne,

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completelypotpuno differentdrugačiji to people'snarodno responsesReakcija to the wheelchairinvalidska kolica.

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potpuno drugačije od odgovora ljudi
prema invalidskim kolicima.

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So I thought, "I wonderčudo what'llŠto ćete happendogoditi se

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Pomislila sam, "Pitam se što će se desiti

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if I put the two togetherzajedno?" (LaughterSmijeh) (ApplausePljesak)

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ako to dvoje ujedinim?" (Smijeh)(Pljesak)

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And the underwaterpod vodom wheelchairinvalidska kolica that has resultedje rezultiralo

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Podvodna invalidska kolica
koja su bila rezultat toga,

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has takenpoduzete me on the mostnajviše amazingnevjerojatan journeyputovanje

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odvela su me na najljepše putovanje

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over the last sevensedam yearsgodina.

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u posljednjih sedam godina.

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So to give you an ideaideja of what that's like,

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Kako bih vam mogla dati ideju
kako to, zapravo, izgleda,

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I'd like to sharePodjeli with you one of the outcomesrezultati

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željela bih s vama podijeliti
jedan od ishoda

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from creatingstvaranje this spectaclespektakl,

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kreiranja ovog spektakla

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and showpokazati you what an amazingnevjerojatan journeyputovanje it's takenpoduzete me on.

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i pokazati vam na kakvo me
nevjerovatno putovanje to odvelo.

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(MusicGlazba)

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(Glazba)

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(ApplausePljesak)

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(Pljesak)

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It is the mostnajviše amazingnevjerojatan experienceiskustvo,

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To je najnevjerojatnije iskustvo,

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beyondIznad mostnajviše other things I've experiencediskusan in life.

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nadilazi većinu ostalih stvari
koje sam u životu iskusila.

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I literallydoslovce have the freedomsloboda to movepotez

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Doslovno sam bila slobodna kretati se

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in 360 degreesstupnjeva of spaceprostor

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za 360 stupnjeva,

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and an ecstaticpresretan experienceiskustvo of joyradost and freedomsloboda.

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uz prekrasno iskustvo sreće i slobode.

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And the incrediblynevjerojatno unexpectedneočekivan thing

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I nevjerojatna neočekivana stvar je

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is that other people seemčiniti se to see and feel that too.

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što se činilo da to isto tako
i drugi ljudi vide i osjećaju.

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TheirNjihova eyesoči literallydoslovce lightsvjetlo up,

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Oči im doslovno zasjaju

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and they say things like, "I want one of those,"

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i govore stvari poput
"I ja bih jedne ovakve",

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or, "If you can do that, I can do anything."

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ili, "Ako ti možeš to, ja mogu sve."

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And I'm thinkingmišljenje, it's because in that momenttrenutak

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I razmišljam, to je zato
što u tom trenutku

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of them seeingvidim an objectobjekt

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gledaju stvar

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they have no frameokvir of referenceupućivanje for,

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za koju nemaju referentni okvir,

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or so transcendsnadilazi the framesokviri of referenceupućivanje

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ili nadilazi referentne okvire

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they have with the wheelchairinvalidska kolica,

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koje imaju s pojmom
invalidskih kolica,

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they have to think in a completelypotpuno newnovi way.

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moraju razmišljati na posve novi način.

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And I think that momenttrenutak of completelypotpuno newnovi thought

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I mislim da upravo taj moment
posve novog razmišljanja

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perhapsmožda createsstvara a freedomsloboda

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vjerojatno kreira slobodu

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that spreadsnamazi to the restodmor of other people'snarodno livesživot.

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koja se širi do kraja ljudskim životima.

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For me, this meanssredstva that they're seeingvidim

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Za mene, ovo znači da oni vide

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the valuevrijednost of differencerazlika,

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vrijednost razlike,

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the joyradost it bringsdonosi

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radost koju to donosi,

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when insteadumjesto of focusingfokusiranje on lossgubitak or limitationograničenje,

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kada umjesto fokusiranja
na gubitak ili ograničenje,

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we see and discoverotkriti the powervlast and joyradost

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vidimo i otkrijemo snagu i sreću

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of seeingvidim the worldsvijet from excitinguzbudljiv newnovi perspectivesperspektive.

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gledanja na svijet
iz posve nove perspektive.

08:49

For me, the wheelchairinvalidska kolica becomespostaje

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Za mene, invalidska kolica su postala

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a vehiclevozilo for transformationtransformacija.

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vozilo preobrazbe.

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In factčinjenica, I now call the underwaterpod vodom wheelchairinvalidska kolica "PortalPortal,"

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Zapravo, sada podvodna kolica
zovem "Portal",

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because it's literallydoslovce pushedgurnula me throughkroz

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zato što me doslovno guraju kroz

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into a newnovi way of beingbiće,

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novi način postojanja,

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into newnovi dimensionsdimenzije and into a newnovi levelnivo of consciousnesssvijest.

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u novu dimenziju i novi nivo svijesti.

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And the other thing is,

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I druga stvar je ta,

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that because nobody'sNitko nije seenvidio or heardčuo

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jer nitko prije nije vidio niti čuo

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of an underwaterpod vodom wheelchairinvalidska kolica before,

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o podvodnim invalidskim kolicima

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and creatingstvaranje this spectaclespektakl is about creatingstvaranje

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i stvaranje ovog spektakla je stvaranje

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newnovi waysnačine of seeingvidim, beingbiće and knowingpoznavanje,

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novih načina gledanja,
postojanja i znanja,

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now you have this conceptkoncept in your mindum.

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sada imate taj koncept u svojoj glavi.

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You're all partdio of the artworkilustracije too.

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I vi svi ste, također,
dio umjetničkog rada.

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(ApplausePljesak)

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(Pljesak)

Translated by Sanda Liker
Reviewed by Ivan Stamenkovic

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Sue Austin - Performance artist
In repurposing her wheelchair to create fantastical art, Sue Austin reshapes how we think about disability.

Why you should listen

Multimedia, performance and installation artist Sue Austin keeps a fascinating mission at the center her work: to challenge the idea of disabled as “other” and represent her experience as a wheelchair user in a brighter light. She does this by creating quirky, unexpected juxtapositions -- bringing a sense of whimsy and empowerment to the discussion of disability.

Austin is the founder and artistic director of Freewheeling, an initiative aiming to further the genre of Disability Arts. In 2012, she was asked to be a part of the Cultural Olympiad in Britain, a celebration of the arts leading up to the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The work she created for the event, called “Creating the Spectacle!,” is a groundbreaking series of live art and video works of an underwater wheelchair.

More profile about the speaker
Sue Austin | Speaker | TED.com

THE ORIGINAL VIDEO ON TED.COM

Sue Austin: Ronjenje… u kolicima | TED Talk | TED.com