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Kristen Ashburn: The face of AIDS in Africa
Pozele cutremurătoare despre SIDA ale lui Kristen Ashburn
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În această prelegere înduioşătoare, Kristen Ashburn, fotojurnalist, împărtăşeşte imagini memorabile despre impactul SIDA asupra populaţiei din 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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Când am ajuns prima oară în frumoasa Zimbabwe,
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it was difficult to understand that 35 percent of the population
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mi-a fost greu să înţeleg că 35 la sută din populaţie
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is HIV positive.
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este seropozitivă.
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It really wasn't until I was invited to the homes of people
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Asta până când am fost invitată în casele unor oameni
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that I started to understand the human toll of the epidemic.
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şi am început să înţeleg costurile umane ale epidemiei.
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For instance, this is Herbert with his grandmother.
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Spre exemplu, acesta este Herbert cu bunica sa.
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When I first met him, he was sitting on his grandmother's lap.
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Când l-am întâlnit prima oară, stătea în braţele bunicii sale.
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He has been orphaned, as both of his parents died of AIDS,
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Devenise orfan, pentru că ambii părinţi au murit de SIDA,
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and his grandmother took care of him until he too died of AIDS.
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iar bunica lui a avut grijă de el până când a murit şi el, tot de SIDA.
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He liked to sit on her lap
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Îi plăcea să îi stea în braţe
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because he said that it was painful for him to lie in his own bed.
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pentru că spunea că este dureros pentru el să stea în propriul pat.
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When she got up to make tea, she placed him in my own lap
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Când s-a ridicat să facă ceai, ea l-a pus în braţele mele
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and I had never felt a child that was that emaciated.
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şi niciodată nu am simţit un copil care să fie atât de emaciat.
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Before I left, I actually asked him if I could get him something.
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Înainte să plec, l-am întrebat dacă aş putea să îi aduc ceva.
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I thought he would ask for a toy, or candy,
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M-am gândit că o să îmi ceară o jucărie, sau o bomboană,
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and he asked me for slippers,
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dar el mi-a cerut papuci,
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because he said that his feet were cold.
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pentru că picioarele îi erau reci.
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This is Joyce who's -- in this picture -- 21.
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Aceasta este Joyce, care are -- în această poză -- 21 de ani.
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Single mother, HIV positive.
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Mamă singură, seropozitivă.
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I photographed her before and after
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Am fotografiat-o înainte şi după
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the birth of her beautiful baby girl, Issa.
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naşterea frumoasei ei fetiţe, Issa.
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And I was last week walking on Lafayette Street in Manhattan
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Şi zilele trecute mergeam pe strada Lafayette in Manhattan
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and got a call from a woman who I didn't know,
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şi am primit un telefon de la o femeie necunoscută,
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but she called to tell me that Joyce had passed away
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dar care mă sunase ca să îmi spună că Joyce a murit
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at the age of 23.
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la vârsta de 23 de ani.
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Joyce's mother is now taking care of her daughter,
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Acum mama lui Joyce are grijă de fetiţă,
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like so many other Zimbabwean children
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ca mulţi alţi copii din Zimbabwe
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who've been orphaned by the epidemic.
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care au devenit orfani din cauza epidemiei.
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So a few of the stories.
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Acestea sunt câteva dintre poveşti.
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With every picture,
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Dar cu fiecare poză,
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there are individuals who have full lives
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sunt persoane care au vieţi întregi şi
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and stories that deserve to be told.
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poveşti care merită spuse.
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All these pictures are from Zimbabwe.
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Toate aceste poze sunt din Zimbabwe.
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Chris Anderson: Kirsten, will you just take one minute,
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Chris Anderson: Kirsten, ai vrea într-un minut,
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just to tell your own story of how you got to Africa?
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să ne povesteşti cum ai ajuns tu în Africa?
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Kirsten Ashburn: Mmm, gosh.
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Kirsten Ashburn: Offf.
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CA: Just --
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CS: Doar --
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KA: Actually, I was working at the time, doing production
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KA: De fapt, în acea perioadă lucram la producţia
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for a fashion photographer.
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pentru un fotograf de modă.
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And I was constantly reading the New York Times,
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Şi citeam mereu New York Times,
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and stunned by the statistics, the numbers.
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şi eram uimită de statistici, de cifre.
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It was just frightening.
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Era absolut înfricoşător.
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So I quit my job
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Aşa că mi-am dat demisia
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and decided that that's the subject that I wanted to tackle.
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şi am decis că acesta este subiectul pe care vreau să-l urmăresc.
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And I first actually went to Botswana, where I spent a month --
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Prima oară am fost în Botswana unde am stat o lună --
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this is in December 2000 --
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asta se întâmpla în decembrie 2000 --
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then went to Zimbabwe for a month and a half,
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apoi am plecat în Zimbabwe pentru o lună şi jumătate
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and then went back again this March 2002
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şi m-am reîntors în 2002, anul acesta în Martie
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for another month and a half in Zimbabwe.
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pentru încă o lună şi jumătate în Zimbabwe.
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CA: That's an amazing story, thank you.
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CA: Este o poveste uimitoare, mulţumesc.
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KB: Thanks for letting me show these.
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KB: Mulţumesc că mi-aţi permis să arăt asta --
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.
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