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Kristen Ashburn: The face of AIDS in Africa
Immagini strazianti di AIDS: Kristen Ashburn
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In questo commovente filmato, la documentarista Kristen Ashburn ci mostra immagini indimenticabili sull'impatto umano dell'AIDS in Africa.
Kristen Ashburn - Photographer
Kristen Ashburn's photographs bring us face-to-face with real people in desperate circumstances. Taking us to the intimate spaces of her subjects -- the victims of war, disaster, epidemic -- she elicits the sublime sadness and resolve of human beings in suffering. Full bio
Kristen Ashburn's photographs bring us face-to-face with real people in desperate circumstances. Taking us to the intimate spaces of her subjects -- the victims of war, disaster, epidemic -- she elicits the sublime sadness and resolve of human beings in suffering. Full bio
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When I first arrived in beautiful Zimbabwe,
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Quando sono arrivata per la prima volta nel meraviglioso Zimbabwe,
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it was difficult to understand that 35 percent of the population
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mi era difficile comprendere che il 35% della popolazione
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is HIV positive.
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fosse sieropositiva.
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It really wasn't until I was invited to the homes of people
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Fu solo quando fui invitata nelle case della gente
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that I started to understand the human toll of the epidemic.
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che iniziai a capire il costo umano dell'epidemia.
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For instance, this is Herbert with his grandmother.
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Per esempio, questo é Herbert con sua nonna.
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When I first met him, he was sitting on his grandmother's lap.
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Quando lo incontrai per la prima volta, era seduto nel grembo di sua nonna.
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He has been orphaned, as both of his parents died of AIDS,
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Era rimasto orfano, perché entrambi i suoi genitori erano morti di AIDS,
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and his grandmother took care of him until he too died of AIDS.
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e così sua nonna si prese cura di lui finché anche lui morì di AIDS.
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He liked to sit on her lap
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Preferiva sedere nel suo grembo
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because he said that it was painful for him to lie in his own bed.
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perchè a letto le sofferenze peggioravano.
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When she got up to make tea, she placed him in my own lap
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Quando la nonna si alzò per fare il thè, me lo mise in grembo.
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and I had never felt a child that was that emaciated.
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Non avevo mai toccato un bambino tanto emaciato.
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Before I left, I actually asked him if I could get him something.
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Prima di andarmene, gli chiesi se potevo portargli qualcosa
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I thought he would ask for a toy, or candy,
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Pensavo mi chiedesse un giocattolo, o una caramella,
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and he asked me for slippers,
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invece mi chiese delle pantoffole
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because he said that his feet were cold.
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perchè aveva freddo ai piedi.
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This is Joyce who's -- in this picture -- 21.
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Lei é Joyce. Ha 21 anni, in questa foto.
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Single mother, HIV positive.
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Era una madre single, e sieropositiva.
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I photographed her before and after
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L'ho fotografata prima e dopo
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the birth of her beautiful baby girl, Issa.
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la nascita di Issa, la sua bellissima bambina.
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And I was last week walking on Lafayette Street in Manhattan
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La scorsa settimana stavo camminando per Lafayette Street, a Manhattan,
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and got a call from a woman who I didn't know,
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e una donna, che non conoscevo, mi chiamò
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but she called to tell me that Joyce had passed away
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per dirmi che Joyce era morta
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at the age of 23.
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a soli 23 anni.
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Joyce's mother is now taking care of her daughter,
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Ora é la mamma di Joyce a prendersi cura della nipote,
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like so many other Zimbabwean children
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come capita a molti altri bambini dello Zimbabwe
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who've been orphaned by the epidemic.
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rimasti orfani per l'epidemia.
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So a few of the stories.
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Ecco un pò di storie.
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With every picture,
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Dietro ogni immagine
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there are individuals who have full lives
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ci sono individui con vite complesse
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and stories that deserve to be told.
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storie che meritano di essere raccontate.
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All these pictures are from Zimbabwe.
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Tutte queste immagini vengono dallo Zimbabwe.
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Chris Anderson: Kirsten, will you just take one minute,
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Chris Anderson: Kirsten, vuoi raccontarci in un minuto
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just to tell your own story of how you got to Africa?
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cosa ti ha spinto in Africa?
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Kirsten Ashburn: Mmm, gosh.
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KA: Mmhh, mio Dio...
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CA: Just --
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CA: Solo...
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KA: Actually, I was working at the time, doing production
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KA: In quel periodo, lavoravo
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for a fashion photographer.
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per un fotografo di moda
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And I was constantly reading the New York Times,
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Leggevo continuamente il New York Times,
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and stunned by the statistics, the numbers.
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ed ero impressionata dalle statistiche, dai numeri.
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It was just frightening.
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Erano semplicemente sconvolgenti.
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So I quit my job
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Così lasciai il mio lavoro
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and decided that that's the subject that I wanted to tackle.
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e decisi di occuparmene.
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And I first actually went to Botswana, where I spent a month --
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All'inizio andai in Botswana, dove restai per un mese,
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this is in December 2000 --
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era nel Dicembre 2000
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then went to Zimbabwe for a month and a half,
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poi andai nello Zimbabwe per un mese e mezzo,
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and then went back again this March 2002
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e poi ci ritornai nel Marzo del 2002
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for another month and a half in Zimbabwe.
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per un altro mese e mezzo.
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CA: That's an amazing story, thank you.
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CA: E' una storia incredibile, grazie.
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KB: Thanks for letting me show these.
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KA: Grazie di avermela fatta mostrare.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kristen Ashburn - PhotographerKristen Ashburn's photographs bring us face-to-face with real people in desperate circumstances. Taking us to the intimate spaces of her subjects -- the victims of war, disaster, epidemic -- she elicits the sublime sadness and resolve of human beings in suffering.
Why you should listen
Kristen Ashburn's poignant photographs bring us into close contact with individuals in the midst of enormous hardship -- giving a human face to struggles that much of the world knows only as statistics and blurbs on the news. She has photographed the people of Iraq a year after the U.S. invasion, Jewish settlers in Gaza, suicide bombers, the penal system in Russia, victims of tuberculosis and the aftermath of the tsunami in Sri Lanka and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. One of her more recent works, BLOODLINE: AIDS and Family, looked at the human impact of AIDS in Africa.
Her unflinching photographs from the Middle East, Europe, and Africa have appeared in many publications including The New Yorker, TIME, Newsweek, and Life. She has won numerous awards, including the NPPA's Best of Photojournalism Award and two World Press Photo prizes.
Kristen Ashburn | Speaker | TED.com