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Angélica Dass: The beauty of human skin in every color
Anđelika Das (Angélica Dass): Lepota svih nijansi ljudske kože
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Fotografije Anđelike Das preispituju način na koji razmišljamo o boji kože i etničkom identitetu. U ovom ličnom govoru, poslušajte o pozadini inspiracije za projekat portreta, Humanae, i njegovu težnju da zabeleži prave nijanse ljudskog roda, umesto nestvarnih boja: bele, crvene, crne i žute, koje asociraju na rasu.
Angélica Dass - Artist and photographer
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
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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It has been 128 years
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Prošlo je 128 godina
00:16
since the last country
in the world abolished slavery
in the world abolished slavery
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otkad je i poslednja država na svetu
ukinula ropstvo,
ukinula ropstvo,
00:21
and 53 years
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i prošlo je 53 godine
00:23
since Martin Luther King pronounced
his "I Have A Dream" speech.
his "I Have A Dream" speech.
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od govora Martina Lutera Kinga
„Ja imam san“.
„Ja imam san“.
00:29
But we still live in a world
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Ipak, još uvek živimo u svetu
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where the color of our skin
not only gives a first impression,
not only gives a first impression,
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gde naša boja kože
ne samo da ostavlja prvi utisak,
ne samo da ostavlja prvi utisak,
00:37
but a lasting one that remains.
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već i onaj koji ostaje za stalno.
00:43
I was born in a family full of colors.
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Rođena sam u porodici sa mnogo boja.
00:47
My father is the son of a maid
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Moj otac je sin služavke
00:50
from whom he inherited
an intense dark chocolate tone.
an intense dark chocolate tone.
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od koje je nasledio
jako tamnu nijansu čokolade.
jako tamnu nijansu čokolade.
00:56
He was adopted by those
who I know as my grandparents.
who I know as my grandparents.
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Usvojili su ga ljudi
koje poznajem kao baku i dedu.
koje poznajem kao baku i dedu.
01:01
The matriarch, my grandma,
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Baka, glava porodice,
01:03
has a porcelain skin and cotton-like hair.
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ima kožu kao porcelan
i kosu kao pamuk.
i kosu kao pamuk.
01:07
My grandpa was somewhere between
a vanilla and strawberry yogurt tone,
a vanilla and strawberry yogurt tone,
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Deda je imao nijansu
između vanile i jogurta od jagode,
između vanile i jogurta od jagode,
01:13
like my uncle and my cousin.
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istu kao i moj ujak i rođak.
01:16
My mother is a cinnamon-skin
daughter of a native Brazilian,
daughter of a native Brazilian,
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Moja majka, kože boje cimeta,
je ćerka rođene Brazilke
je ćerka rođene Brazilke
01:23
with a pinch of hazel and honey,
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sa mrvicom nijanse lešnika i meda,
01:26
and a man [who is]
a mix of coffee with milk,
a mix of coffee with milk,
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i čoveka boje mešavine kafe sa mlekom,
01:29
but with a lot of coffee.
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ali sa mnogo kafe.
01:32
She has two sisters.
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Ona ima dve sestre.
01:34
One in a toasted-peanut skin
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Jedna je kao prepečen kikiriki,
01:37
and the other,
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a druga,
01:39
also adopted,
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takođe usvojena,
01:40
more on the beige side,
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više je bež,
01:42
like a pancake.
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kao palačinka.
01:43
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
01:45
Growing up in this family,
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Odrastajući u ovoj porodici,
01:48
color was never important for me.
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boja mi nikad nije bila važna.
01:51
Outside home, however,
things were different soon.
things were different soon.
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Van kuće, međutim,
stvari su uskoro postale drugačije.
stvari su uskoro postale drugačije.
01:57
Color had many other meanings.
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Boja je imala mnoga druga značenja.
02:02
I remember my first
drawing lessons in school
drawing lessons in school
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Moje sećanje na prvi čas crtanja u školi
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as a bunch of contradictory feelings.
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predstavlja hrpu protivrečnih osećanja.
02:08
It was exciting and creative
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Bio je uzbudljiv i kreativan,
02:11
but I never understood
the unique flesh-colored pencil.
the unique flesh-colored pencil.
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ali nikada nisam razumela
jedinstvenu olovku za boju kože.
jedinstvenu olovku za boju kože.
02:17
I was made of flesh but I wasn't pink.
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I ja sam od mesa, a nisam roze.
02:20
My skin was brown,
and people said I was black.
and people said I was black.
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Imam braon kožu
za koju se kaže da je crna.
za koju se kaže da je crna.
02:24
I was seven years old
with a mess of colors in my head.
with a mess of colors in my head.
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Sa sedam godina sam imala
haos u glavi zbog boja.
haos u glavi zbog boja.
02:29
Later,
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Kasnije,
02:31
when I took my cousin to school,
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kada sam vodila rođaka u školu,
02:34
I was usually taken for the nanny.
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mislili su da sam dadilja.
02:37
By helping in the kitchen
at a friend's party,
at a friend's party,
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Kada sam kod prijatelja na zabavi
pomagala u kuhinji,
pomagala u kuhinji,
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people thought I was the maid.
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mislili su da sam služavka.
02:43
I was even treated like a prostitute
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Čak su me smatrali prostitutkom
02:46
just because I was walking alone
on the beach with European friends.
on the beach with European friends.
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samo zato što sam se šetala na plaži
sa prijateljima iz Evrope.
sa prijateljima iz Evrope.
02:51
And many times,
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Često kad sam odlazila u posetu baki
02:53
visiting my grandma or friends
in upper class buildings,
in upper class buildings,
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ili prijateljima u zgradi više klase,
02:57
I was invited not to use
the main elevator.
the main elevator.
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zatražili su od mene
da ne koristim glavni lift
da ne koristim glavni lift
03:02
Because in the end,
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jer, naposletku,
03:05
with this color and this hair,
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sa ovim tenom i ovom kosom
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I cannot belong to some places.
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ne mogu pripadati određenim mestima.
03:12
In some way,
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Nekako sam se navikla na to
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I get to used to it and accept part of it.
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i delimično prihvatila.
03:17
However, something inside of me
keeps revolving and struggling.
keeps revolving and struggling.
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Ipak, u meni je nešto igralo i borilo se.
03:23
Years later I married a Spaniard.
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Godinama kasnije udala sam se za Španca,
03:27
But not any Spaniard.
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ali ne bilo kog.
03:29
I chose one with the skin color
of a lobster when sunburnt.
of a lobster when sunburnt.
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Birala sam onog kojem je koža
boje izgorelog jastoga.
boje izgorelog jastoga.
03:33
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
03:35
Since then, a new question
started to chase me.
started to chase me.
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Od tada me proganja drugo pitanje.
03:39
What will be the color of your children?
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Kakvu će boju imati deca?
03:43
As you can understand,
this is my last concern.
this is my last concern.
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Shvatate, to me je najmanje brinulo.
03:46
But thinking about it,
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Međutim, dok sam razmišljala o tome,
03:49
with my previous background,
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uz moje prethodno iskustvo,
03:50
my story led me to make
my personal exercise as a photographer.
my personal exercise as a photographer.
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priča me je usmerila
na to da se lično ostvarim kao fotograf.
na to da se lično ostvarim kao fotograf.
03:57
And that is how Humanae was born.
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Tako je nastao projekat Humanae.
04:00
Humanae is a pursuit
to highlight our true colors,
to highlight our true colors,
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Humanae je težnja
da se istaknu naše prave boje,
da se istaknu naše prave boje,
04:05
rather than the untrue
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umesto lažne
04:07
white, red, black or yellow
associated with race.
associated with race.
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bele, crvene, crne ili žute
koje asociraju na rasu.
koje asociraju na rasu.
04:12
It's a kind of game to question our codes.
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To je vrsta igre,
da se preispitaju naši kodovi.
da se preispitaju naši kodovi.
04:17
It's a work in progress
from a personal story to a global history.
from a personal story to a global history.
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Projekat je u toku,
od lične priče do globalne istorije.
od lične priče do globalne istorije.
04:22
I portray the subjects
in a white background.
in a white background.
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Portrete subjekata
radim na beloj pozadini.
radim na beloj pozadini.
04:27
Then I choose an 11-pixel
square from the nose,
square from the nose,
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Zatim uzmem kvadratić
od 11 piksela sa nosa,
od 11 piksela sa nosa,
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paint the background,
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obojim pozadinu,
04:35
and look for the corresponding color
in the industrial palette, Pantone.
in the industrial palette, Pantone.
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i tražim odgovarajuću boju
sa industrijske palete Panton.
sa industrijske palete Panton.
04:40
I started with my family and friends,
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Počela sam sa porodicom i prijateljima,
04:43
then more and more people
joined the adventure,
joined the adventure,
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zatim se sve više ljudi
priključilo avanturi,
priključilo avanturi,
04:47
thanks to public calls
coming through the social media.
coming through the social media.
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zahvaljujući javnim pozivima
sa društvenih medija.
sa društvenih medija.
04:52
I thought that the main space
to show my work was the Internet
to show my work was the Internet
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Mislila sam da je internet
glavno mesto da pokažem svoj rad,
glavno mesto da pokažem svoj rad,
04:57
because I want an open concept
that invites everybody
that invites everybody
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jer otvoreno želim pozvati svakoga
05:01
to push the share button
in both the computer and their brain.
in both the computer and their brain.
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da pritisne opciju za deljenje,
kako na računaru, tako i u glavi.
kako na računaru, tako i u glavi.
05:08
The snowball started to roll.
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Grudva je počela da se kotrlja.
05:11
The project had a great welcome --
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Projekat je srdačno primljen -
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invitations, exhibitions,
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pozivi, izložbe,
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physical formats,
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fizički formati,
05:21
galleries and museums ...
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galerije, muzeji -
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just happened.
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prosto su se desili.
05:25
And among them, my favorite:
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Među njima, ono što je meni omiljeno:
05:29
when Humanae occupies public spaces
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kada je Humanae na javnom prostoru,
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and appears in the street,
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kada se pojavi na ulici,
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it fosters a popular debate
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podstiče diskusije među ljudima
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and creates a feeling of community.
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i stvara osećaj zajedništva.
05:46
I have portrayed more than 3,000 people
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Slikala sam više od 3 000 ljudi
05:50
in 13 different countries,
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iz 13 različitih zemalja,
05:53
19 different cities around the world.
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iz 19 različitih gradova širom sveta,
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Just to mention some of them --
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pomenuću samo neke -
05:59
from someone included in the Forbes list,
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od nekoga sa Forbsove liste
06:01
to refugees who crossed
the Mediterranean by boat.
the Mediterranean by boat.
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do izbeglica koje su čamcem
prešle Sredozemno more.
prešle Sredozemno more.
06:05
In Paris, from the UNESCO
Headquarters to a shelter.
Headquarters to a shelter.
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U Parizu, od sedišta UNESKA, do skloništa.
06:09
And students both in Switzerland
and favelas in Rio de Janeiro.
and favelas in Rio de Janeiro.
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Studente u Švajcarskoj,
kao i u favelama u Rio de Žaneiru.
kao i u favelama u Rio de Žaneiru.
06:15
All kinds of beliefs,
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Ljude svih vera,
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gender identities
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rodnog identiteta,
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or physical impairments,
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telesnih nedostataka,
06:21
a newborn or terminally ill.
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novorođene ili smrtno bolesne.
06:24
We all together build Humanae.
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Svi zajedno gradimo Humanae.
06:29
Those portraits make us rethink
how we see each other.
how we see each other.
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Ti portreti nas navode da razmislimo
kako vidimo jedni druge.
kako vidimo jedni druge.
06:34
When modern science
is questioning the race concept,
is questioning the race concept,
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Kada savremena nauka
preispituje pojam rase,
preispituje pojam rase,
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what does it mean for us
to be black, white, yellow, red?
to be black, white, yellow, red?
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šta nam onda znači
biti crn, beo, žut ili crven?
biti crn, beo, žut ili crven?
06:44
Is it the eye, the nose,
the mouth, the hair?
the mouth, the hair?
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Da li se to tiče očiju, nosa, usta, kose?
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Or does it have to do with our origin,
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Ili to ima veze sa našim poreklom,
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nationality
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nacionalnošću
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or bank account?
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ili bankovnim računom?
06:58
This personal exercise
turned out to be a discovery.
turned out to be a discovery.
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Ova lična akcija se pretvorila u otkriće.
07:03
Suddenly I realized that Humanae
was useful for many people.
was useful for many people.
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Odjednom sam shvatila
da je Humanae koristan za mnoge ljude.
da je Humanae koristan za mnoge ljude.
07:09
It represents a sort of mirror
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Predstavlja vrstu ogledala
07:12
for those who cannot find
themselves reflected in any label.
themselves reflected in any label.
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za one koji se ne mogu pronaći
u bilo kakvoj klasifikaciji.
u bilo kakvoj klasifikaciji.
07:17
It was amazing
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Neverovatno je
07:18
that people started to share
their thoughts about the work with me.
their thoughts about the work with me.
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da su ljudi počeli da sa mnom dele
svoja mišljenja o radu.
svoja mišljenja o radu.
07:23
I have hundreds of that,
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Imam ih stotine,
07:25
I will share with you, too.
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a podeliću ih i sa vama.
07:27
A mother of 11 years --
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Pisala mi je majka
07:30
A mother of an 11-year-old girl wrote me,
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jedne devojčice od 11 godina:
07:35
"Very good for me as a tool
to work on her confidence,
to work on her confidence,
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„Ovo će mi poslužiti da radim
na njenom samopouzdanju,
na njenom samopouzdanju,
07:38
as this past weekend
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jer je prošlog vikenda
07:40
one of her girlfriends argued with her
that she does not belong
that she does not belong
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njena drugarica tvrdila
da ona ne pripada tu
da ona ne pripada tu
07:45
and should not be allowed
to live in Norway.
to live in Norway.
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i da joj ne treba dozvoliti
da živi u Norveškoj.
da živi u Norveškoj.
07:50
So your work has
a very special place in my heart
a very special place in my heart
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Vaš rad zauzima posebno mesto u mom srcu
07:53
and it's very important for me."
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i veoma mi je važan.“
07:58
A woman shared her portrait
on Facebook and wrote,
on Facebook and wrote,
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Jedna žena je podelila svoj portret
na Fejsbuku i napisala:
na Fejsbuku i napisala:
08:03
"All my life,
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„Tokom celog mog života,
08:04
people from across the globe
had difficulties to place me in a group,
had difficulties to place me in a group,
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ljudi sa svih strana sveta
nisu mogli da me smeste u neku grupu,
nisu mogli da me smeste u neku grupu,
08:10
a stereotype,
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u stereotip,
08:11
a box.
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u kutiju.
08:12
Perhaps we should stop.
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Možda treba da zastanemo.
08:15
Instead of framing, ask the individual,
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Umesto stavljanja u okvir, upitajte osobu:
08:18
'How would you label yourself?'
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'Kako biste sebe obeležili?'
08:20
Then I would say,
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Tada bih rekla:
08:22
'Hi. I'm Massiel.
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'Zdravo. Ja sam Masijel,
dominikanskog i holandskog porekla,
08:24
I'm a Dominican-Dutch,
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08:25
I grew up in a mixed family
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odrasla u mešovitoj porodici,
08:27
and I'm a bisexual woman.' "
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biseksualna.'“
08:31
Besides these unexpected
and touching reactions,
and touching reactions,
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Osim ovih neočekivanih
i dirljivih reakcija,
i dirljivih reakcija,
08:36
Humanae finds a new life
in a different variety of fields.
in a different variety of fields.
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Humanae pronalazi nov život
na raznim poljima.
na raznim poljima.
08:40
Just to show you some examples,
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Pokazaću neke primere:
08:43
illustrators and art students
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Ilustratori i studenti umetnosti
08:45
using it as a reference
for their sketches and their studies.
for their sketches and their studies.
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ga koriste kao referencu
za crteže i proučavanja.
za crteže i proučavanja.
08:50
It's a collection of faces.
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To je zbirka lica.
08:52
Researchers in the fields of anthropology,
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Istraživači na polju antropologije,
08:56
physics and neuroscience
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fizike i neuronauka
08:59
use Humanae with different
scientific approaches
scientific approaches
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koriste Humanae
uz različite naučne pristupe
uz različite naučne pristupe
09:03
related to human ethnicity,
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koji se odnose na etničku pripadnost,
09:05
optophysiology,
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optofiziologiju,
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face recognition
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prepoznavanje lica,
09:09
or Alzheimer's.
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ili Alchajmerove bolesti.
09:12
One of the most important
impacts of the project
impacts of the project
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Jedan od najvažnijih uticaja ovog projekta
09:15
is that Humanae was chosen
to be the cover of Foreign Affairs,
to be the cover of Foreign Affairs,
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je to da je Humanae odabran
za naslovnicu časopisa „Spoljni poslovi“,
za naslovnicu časopisa „Spoljni poslovi“,
09:20
one of the most relevant
political publications.
political publications.
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jednu od najuticajnijih
političkih publikacija.
političkih publikacija.
09:24
And talking about foreign affairs,
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Kad smo već kod spoljnih poslova,
09:28
I found the perfect
ambassadors for my project ...
ambassadors for my project ...
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otkrila sam savršene izaslanike
za moj projekat -
za moj projekat -
09:32
teachers.
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učitelje.
09:33
They are the ones that use Humanae
as a tool for educational purposes.
as a tool for educational purposes.
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Oni koriste Humanae
kao obrazovno sredstvo.
kao obrazovno sredstvo.
09:40
Their passion encourages me
to go back to drawing classes,
to go back to drawing classes,
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Njihova strast me ohrabruje
da se vratim časovima crtanja,
da se vratim časovima crtanja,
09:46
but this time as a teacher myself.
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ali sad u ulozi nastavnika.
09:50
My students,
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Moji učenici,
09:51
both adults and kids,
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kako odrasli tako i deca,
09:53
paint their self-portraits,
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slikaju autoportrete,
09:56
trying to discover
their own unique color.
their own unique color.
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pokušavajući da otkriju
svoju jedinstvenu boju.
svoju jedinstvenu boju.
10:08
As a photographer,
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Kao fotograf,
10:10
I realize that I can be a channel
for others to communicate.
for others to communicate.
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shvatam svoju ulogu
prenosioca komunikacije.
prenosioca komunikacije.
10:17
As an individual,
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Kao pojedinac,
10:18
as Angélica,
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kao Anđelika,
10:21
every time I take a picture,
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kad god uslikam fotografiju,
10:24
I feel that I am sitting
in front of a therapist.
in front of a therapist.
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imam osećaj da sedim ispred terapeuta.
10:29
All the frustration, fear and loneliness
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Frustracija, strah, samoća,
10:34
that I once felt ...
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sve što sam nekad osećala
10:36
becomes love.
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postaje ljubav.
10:41
The last country --
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Poslednja zemlja,
10:44
the last country in the world
who abolished slavery
who abolished slavery
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poslednja koja je ukinula ropstvo,
10:49
is the country where I was born,
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je zemlja gde sam se rodila,
10:51
Brazil.
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Brazil.
10:54
We still have to work hard
to abolish discrimination.
to abolish discrimination.
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I dalje moramo marljivo raditi
da bismo ukinuli diskriminaciju.
da bismo ukinuli diskriminaciju.
11:00
That remains a common practice worldwide,
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To je uobičajena praksa širom sveta
11:04
and that will not disappear by itself.
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i neće nestati sama od sebe.
11:08
Thank you.
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Hvala.
11:09
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
11:23
Thank you.
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Hvala.
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