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Kristen Ashburn: The face of AIDS in Africa
As dilacerantes fotografias de Kristen Ashburn sobre a AIDS
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Nessa palestra comovente, a fotojornalista Kristen Ashburn compartilha imagens inesquecíveis do impacto humano da AIDS na África.
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 eu cheguei pela primeira vez ao belo Zimbábue,
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it was difficult to understand that 35 percent of the population
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foi difícil entender que 35 por cento da população
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is HIV positive.
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é HIV positivo.
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It really wasn't until I was invited to the homes of people
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E realmente foi até eu ser convidada às casas das pessoas
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that I started to understand the human toll of the epidemic.
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e começar a entender o lado humano dos números da epidemia.
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For instance, this is Herbert with his grandmother.
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Por exemplo, este é o Herbert com sua avó.
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When I first met him, he was sitting on his grandmother's lap.
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Quando eu o conheci, ele estava sentado no colo de sua avó.
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He has been orphaned, as both of his parents died of AIDS,
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Ele se tornou órfão quando ambos os seus pais morreram de AIDS,
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and his grandmother took care of him until he too died of AIDS.
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e sua avó cuidou dele até ele morrer, também de AIDS.
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He liked to sit on her lap
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Ele gostava de sentar-se no seu colo
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because he said that it was painful for him to lie in his own bed.
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porque ele dizia que era doloroso deitar-se em sua própria cama.
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When she got up to make tea, she placed him in my own lap
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Quando ela se levantou para fazer chá, ela colocou-o no meu colo
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and I had never felt a child that was that emaciated.
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e eu nunca tinha sentido uma criança tão magra.
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Before I left, I actually asked him if I could get him something.
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Antes de sair, perguntei a ele se eu poderia conseguir-lhe algo.
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I thought he would ask for a toy, or candy,
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Eu pensei que ele me pediria um brinquedo ou um doce,
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and he asked me for slippers,
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e ele me pediu chinelos,
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because he said that his feet were cold.
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porque disse que seus pés estavam frios.
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This is Joyce who's -- in this picture -- 21.
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Esta é Joyce, que nesta fotografia está com 21 anos.
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Single mother, HIV positive.
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Mãe solteira, HIV positivo.
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I photographed her before and after
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Eu a fotografei antes e depois
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the birth of her beautiful baby girl, Issa.
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do nascimento de sua linda filha, Issa.
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And I was last week walking on Lafayette Street in Manhattan
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Semana passada eu estava caminhando na rua Lafayette, em Manhattan,
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and got a call from a woman who I didn't know,
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quando recebi um telefonema de uma mulher desconhecida,
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but she called to tell me that Joyce had passed away
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mas que tinha ligado para dizer que Joyce havia falecido
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at the age of 23.
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aos 23 anos.
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Joyce's mother is now taking care of her daughter,
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A mãe de Joyce está cuidando da filha dela,
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like so many other Zimbabwean children
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que, como muitas outras crianças do Zimbábue,
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who've been orphaned by the epidemic.
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ficou órfã devido à epidemia.
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So a few of the stories.
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São só algumas histórias.
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With every picture,
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Mas em cada uma das fotografias
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there are individuals who have full lives
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há indivíduos com vidas plenas
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and stories that deserve to be told.
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e histórias que merecem ser contadas.
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All these pictures are from Zimbabwe.
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Todas essas fotografias são do Zimbábue.
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Chris Anderson: Kirsten, will you just take one minute,
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Chris Anderson: Kirsten, só um minuto,
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just to tell your own story of how you got to Africa?
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você pode nos contar sua própria história, de como chegou à África?
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Kirsten Ashburn: Mmm, gosh.
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Kirsten Ashburn: Humm, nossa.
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CA: Just --
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CA: Só...
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KA: Actually, I was working at the time, doing production
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KA: Na verdade, nessa época eu estava trabalhando numa produção
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for a fashion photographer.
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para um fotógrafo de moda.
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And I was constantly reading the New York Times,
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E eu estava constantemente lendo o New York Times,
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and stunned by the statistics, the numbers.
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chocada pelas estatísticas, pelos números.
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It was just frightening.
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Era simplesmente assustador.
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So I quit my job
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Então eu pedi demissão
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and decided that that's the subject that I wanted to tackle.
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e decidi que aquele era o tema que eu queria abordar.
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And I first actually went to Botswana, where I spent a month --
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Na verdade, eu primeiro fui a Botswana, onde fiquei por um mês --
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this is in December 2000 --
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isso foi em dezembro de 2000 --
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then went to Zimbabwe for a month and a half,
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depois eu fui ao Zimbábue por um mês e meio,
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and then went back again this March 2002
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e voltei em março de 2002
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for another month and a half in Zimbabwe.
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para outro mês e meio no Zimbábue.
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CA: That's an amazing story, thank you.
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CA: É uma história incrível, obrigado.
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KB: Thanks for letting me show these.
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KB: Obrigado por me permitir mostrá-la.
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