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Levon Biss: Mind-blowing, magnified portraits of insects
Levon Bis (Levon Biss): Očaravajući, uvećani portreti insekata
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Fotograf Levon Bis je tragao za novom, izvanrednom temom, kada su jednog popodneva on i njegov mlađi sin stavili baštensku bubu pod mikroskop, zavirivši tako u čarobni svet insekata. Primenjujući svoje fotografsko umeće na nešto što je dugo svega pet milimetara, Bis je stvorio proces fotografisanja insekata do neverovatnih mikroskopskih detalja. Deli sa nama nastale portrete - svaki se sastoji od 8 do 10 000 pojedinačnih slika - kao i priču o tome kako inspiracija može da stigne sa najneočekivanijih mesta.
Levon Biss - Photographer
With his "Microsculpture" series, Levon Biss photographs the incredible details of insects. Full bio
With his "Microsculpture" series, Levon Biss photographs the incredible details of insects. Full bio
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00:12
So, I had been a photographer
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Dakle, radio sam kao fotograf
00:15
for 18 years
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18 godina
00:17
before I began the Microsculpture Project.
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kada sam započeo projekat Mikroskulpture.
00:19
And in that time,
I had shot global ad campaigns,
I had shot global ad campaigns,
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A u to vreme sam fotografisao
svetske reklamne kampanje,
svetske reklamne kampanje,
00:23
I had the opportunity to photograph
some of my generation's icons,
some of my generation's icons,
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bio sam u prilici da fotografišem
neke od kultnih ličnosti moje generacije
neke od kultnih ličnosti moje generacije
00:27
and I was traveling the world.
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i putovao sam svetom.
00:29
I got to a point in my career
that I dreamed of getting to,
that I dreamed of getting to,
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Stigao sam do tačke u karijeri
do koje sam sanjao da ću stići,
do koje sam sanjao da ću stići,
00:33
and yet, for some reason,
I still felt a little bit unfulfilled.
I still felt a little bit unfulfilled.
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pa ipak, iz nekog razloga,
i dalje sam se osećao blago neispunjeno.
i dalje sam se osećao blago neispunjeno.
00:36
Despite the extraordinary things
I was shooting and experiencing,
I was shooting and experiencing,
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Uprkos izvanrednim stvarima
koje sam fotografisao i doživljavao,
koje sam fotografisao i doživljavao,
00:41
they'd started to feel
a little bit ordinary to me.
a little bit ordinary to me.
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počele su da mi se čine malčice obično.
00:44
I was also getting concerned
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Takođe sam počeo da brinem
00:45
about how disposable photography
had started to feel in the digital world,
had started to feel in the digital world,
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oko toga koliko se čini da je fotografija
postala jednokratna u digitalnom svetu,
postala jednokratna u digitalnom svetu,
00:49
and I really wanted to produce images
that had a sense of worth again.
that had a sense of worth again.
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a ja sam zaista želeo da pravim slike
koje su nanovo imale osećaj vrednosti.
koje su nanovo imale osećaj vrednosti.
00:53
And I needed a subject
that felt extraordinary.
that felt extraordinary.
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A bila mi je potrebna tema
koja se činila izvanrednom.
koja se činila izvanrednom.
00:57
Sometimes I wish
I had the eyes of a child.
I had the eyes of a child.
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Ponekad poželim da imam detinji pogled.
01:00
And by that I mean,
I wish I could look at the world
I wish I could look at the world
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A pod time podrazumevam
to da želim da posmatram svet
to da želim da posmatram svet
01:02
in the same as I did
when I was a small boy.
when I was a small boy.
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onako kako sam to radio
kad sam bio dečačić.
kad sam bio dečačić.
01:05
I think there is a danger,
as we get older,
as we get older,
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Mislim da postoji opasnost,
kako starimo,
kako starimo,
01:07
that our curiosity becomes
slightly muted or dulled by familiarity.
slightly muted or dulled by familiarity.
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da naša znatiželja postane
blago utišana ili ublažena običnošću.
blago utišana ili ublažena običnošću.
01:13
And as a visual creator,
one of the challenges for me
one of the challenges for me
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A kao vizuelni stvaralac,
za mene je jedan od izazova
za mene je jedan od izazova
01:15
is to present the familiar
in a new and engaging way.
in a new and engaging way.
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to da predstavim običnost
na nov i angažovan način.
na nov i angažovan način.
01:20
Fortunately for me, though,
I've got two great kids
I've got two great kids
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Srećom po mene, ipak,
imam dvoje sjajne dece
imam dvoje sjajne dece
01:23
who are still curious about the world.
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koja su i dalje znatiželjna o svetu.
01:25
Sebastian -- he's still curious
about the world, and in 2014, in spring,
about the world, and in 2014, in spring,
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Sebastijan - i dalje je znatiželjan
o svetu, a 2014, na proleće,
o svetu, a 2014, na proleće,
01:31
he brought in a ground beetle
from the garden.
from the garden.
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u kuću je uneo običnu bubu iz dvorišta.
01:34
There was nothing particularly special
about this insect --
about this insect --
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Ništa nije bilo naročito posebno
kod ovog insekta -
kod ovog insekta -
01:36
you know, it was a common species.
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znate, bila je to rasprostranjena vrsta.
No, on je i dalje bio znatiželjan
01:38
But he was still curious,
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01:40
and he brought it up to my office,
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i doneo je u moju kancelariju
01:42
and we decided to look at it
under his microscope.
under his microscope.
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i odlučili smo da je posmatramo
ispod mikroskopa.
ispod mikroskopa.
01:45
He had a little science kit for Christmas.
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Dobio je mali naučni komplet za Božić.
01:48
And this is what we saw.
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A ovo smo videli.
01:51
Now, when I first saw this,
it blew me away.
it blew me away.
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Kad sam prvi put ovo ugledao,
oduševio sam se.
oduševio sam se.
01:53
Up here -- this is the back
of the ground beetle.
of the ground beetle.
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Gore - ovo su leđa dvorišne bube.
01:56
When I first saw it,
it reminded me of a galaxy.
it reminded me of a galaxy.
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Na prvi pogled
me je podsetilo na galaksiju.
me je podsetilo na galaksiju.
01:59
And all the time, this had just
been outside our window.
been outside our window.
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A sve vreme, to se prosto nalazilo
ispod našeg prozora.
ispod našeg prozora.
02:02
You know, I was looking
for this extraordinary subject,
for this extraordinary subject,
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Znate, tragao sam za nekakvom
izvanrednom temom,
izvanrednom temom,
02:05
and it took Seb's eyes and curiosity
to bring it in to me.
to bring it in to me.
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a bile su potrebne Sebove oči
i znatiželja da mi to donesu.
i znatiželja da mi to donesu.
02:09
So I decided to photograph it for him,
and this is what I produced.
and this is what I produced.
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Pa sam odlučio da je fotografišem za njega
i ovo sam napravio.
i ovo sam napravio.
02:13
I basically asked myself
two simple questions.
two simple questions.
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U suštini sam sebi postavio
dva prosta pitanja.
dva prosta pitanja.
02:16
The first one:
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Prvo:
02:17
Could I take all my knowledge and skill
of photographic lighting
of photographic lighting
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mogu li da uzmem sve moje znanje
i veštine fotografskog osvetljenja
i veštine fotografskog osvetljenja
02:21
and take that onto a subject
that's five millimeters long?
that's five millimeters long?
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i da to primenim na nešto
što je dugo pet milimetara?
što je dugo pet milimetara?
02:24
But also: Could I keep
creative control over that lighting
creative control over that lighting
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Ali takođe: mogu li da zadržim
kreativnu kontrolu nad tim osvetljenjem
kreativnu kontrolu nad tim osvetljenjem
02:27
on a subject that size?
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na nečemu te veličine?
02:29
So I practiced
on some other found specimens,
on some other found specimens,
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Pa sam vežbao na nekim drugim
primercima koje sam našao,
primercima koje sam našao,
02:32
and I approached the Oxford University
Museum of Natural History
Museum of Natural History
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i obratio sam se Oksfordovom
univerzitetskom muzeju istorije prirode
univerzitetskom muzeju istorije prirode
02:36
to see if I could have access
to their collection,
to their collection,
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da vidim da li mogu da imam pristup
njihovoj kolekciji,
njihovoj kolekciji,
02:39
to progress the project.
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kako bih unapredio projekat.
02:41
And I went up there for a meeting,
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I otišao sam tamo na sastanak
02:43
and I showed them some of the images
that I'd been shooting,
that I'd been shooting,
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i pokazao im neke od slika
koje sam fotografisao,
koje sam fotografisao,
02:46
and they could see
the kind of detail I was able to get.
the kind of detail I was able to get.
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i oni su videli do kojih detalja
sam uspeo da slikam.
sam uspeo da slikam.
02:49
I don't think they'd ever really seen
anything quite like it before,
anything quite like it before,
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Mislim da zaista nikad ranije
nisu videli ništa slično
nisu videli ništa slično
02:53
and from that point forward,
they gave me open access
they gave me open access
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i od tad, pa nadalje,
dali su mi slobodan pristup
dali su mi slobodan pristup
njihovoj celokupnoj kolekciji,
02:55
to their entire collection
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and the assistance of Dr. James Hogan,
their entomologist.
their entomologist.
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kao i pomoć dr Džejmsa Hogana,
njihovog entomologa.
njihovog entomologa.
03:02
Now, over the next two-and-a-half years,
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Sad, u naredne dve i po godine,
03:04
I shot 37 insects from their collection.
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fotografisao sam 37 insekata
iz njihove kolekcije.
iz njihove kolekcije.
03:07
And the way I work
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Način na koji radim
03:09
is that I essentially split the insect
up into multiple sections,
up into multiple sections,
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je da u suštini podelim insekta
u više delova,
u više delova,
03:13
and I treat each one of those sections
like a small still life.
like a small still life.
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i odnosim se prema svakom delu
kao prema maloj mrtvoj prirodi.
kao prema maloj mrtvoj prirodi.
03:17
So for example, if I was photographing
the eye of the insect,
the eye of the insect,
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Dakle, na primer,
ako fotografišem oko insekta,
ako fotografišem oko insekta,
03:21
which is normally quite smooth
and dome-shaped,
and dome-shaped,
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koje je obično prilično glatko
i u obliku kupole,
i u obliku kupole,
03:24
then I'd use a light source
that is large and soft and diffuse,
that is large and soft and diffuse,
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onda koristim izvor svetlosti
koji je veliki, mek i razliva se,
koji je veliki, mek i razliva se,
03:28
so I don't get any harsh hot spots
on that surface.
on that surface.
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kako ne bih dobio oštre, jake tačke
na toj površini.
na toj površini.
03:33
But once my attention
turns over to a hairy leg,
turns over to a hairy leg,
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No, čim mi pažnja pređe na dlakavu nogu
03:35
that lighting setup
will change completely.
will change completely.
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podešavanje svetla se potpuno promeni.
03:38
And so I make that one tiny section
look as beautiful as I possibly can,
look as beautiful as I possibly can,
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Te se staram da sićušni deo
izgleda što je lepše moguće,
izgleda što je lepše moguće,
03:42
and I work my way across the insect
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i tako se snalazim sa čitavim insektom
03:44
until I have about 20 or 25
different sections.
different sections.
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dok dobijem oko 20 ili 25
različitih delova.
različitih delova.
03:48
The issue with photography
at high magnification
at high magnification
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Problem sa fotografijom
koja je drastično uvećana
koja je drastično uvećana
03:52
is that there is inherently
a very shallow depth of field.
a very shallow depth of field.
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je da je tu po prirodi
veoma plitko vidno polje.
veoma plitko vidno polje.
03:55
So to get around that, what I do is,
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Kako bih to prenebregao, radim sledeće:
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I put my camera on a rail
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stavljam kameru na šine,
03:59
that I can automate
to move 10 microns in between each shot.
to move 10 microns in between each shot.
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koje mogu da automatizujem
da se kreću 10 mikrona između svake slike.
da se kreću 10 mikrona između svake slike.
04:03
That's about one-seventh the width
of a human hair.
of a human hair.
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To je otprilike jedna sedmina
širine ljudske dlake.
širine ljudske dlake.
04:06
And then that provides me
with a deep stack of images.
with a deep stack of images.
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A to mi obezbeđuje veliku hrpu slika.
04:10
Each has a tiny sliver of focus
all the way through.
all the way through.
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Svaka ima trakicu fokusa
čitavom dužinom.
čitavom dužinom.
04:13
And I can squash that down
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A to mogu da sabijem
04:15
to produce one image
that is fully focused from front to back.
that is fully focused from front to back.
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kako bih napravio jednu sliku
koja je potpuno fokusirana od vrha do dna.
koja je potpuno fokusirana od vrha do dna.
04:18
So essentially, that gives me
25 sections that are fully focused
25 sections that are fully focused
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U suštini, tako dobijam
25 odeljaka koji su u punom fokusu
25 odeljaka koji su u punom fokusu
04:22
and beautifully lit.
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i prelepo osvetljeni.
04:25
Now, each one of my images
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Sad, svaka moja slika
04:26
is made up of anywhere
between 8- and 10,000 separate shots.
between 8- and 10,000 separate shots.
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je sastavljena od otprilike
između 8 i 10 000 različitih slika.
između 8 i 10 000 različitih slika.
04:31
They take about three-and-a-half
weeks to create,
weeks to create,
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Potrebne su oko tri i po nedelje
da se naprave,
da se naprave,
04:34
and the file sizes on average
are about four gigabytes.
are about four gigabytes.
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a veličina fajla je u proseku
oko četiri gigabajta.
oko četiri gigabajta.
04:38
So I've got plenty of information
to play with when I'm printing.
to play with when I'm printing.
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Dakle, imam obilje informacija
da se poigravam tokom štampanja.
da se poigravam tokom štampanja.
04:41
And the prints at the exhibition
are around the three-meter mark.
are around the three-meter mark.
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A štampa na izložbi
je veličine oko tri metra.
je veličine oko tri metra.
04:45
In fact, I had a show
in Milan two weeks ago,
in Milan two weeks ago,
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Zapravo sam imao izložbu
u Milanu pre dve nedelje
u Milanu pre dve nedelje
04:47
and we had some prints there
that were nine meters long.
that were nine meters long.
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i tu smo imali slike
koje su bile duge devet metara.
koje su bile duge devet metara.
04:52
But, you know, I realize
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Ali, znate, shvatam
04:53
that these images still have to work
in the digital world.
in the digital world.
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da te slike i dalje moraju
da deluju u digitalnom svetu.
da deluju u digitalnom svetu.
04:56
There's no point in me putting
all my blood, sweat and tears
all my blood, sweat and tears
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Nema svrhe da stavljam
svu svoju krv, znoj i suze
svu svoju krv, znoj i suze
04:59
into these pictures
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u ove slike,
05:00
if they're only going to be showing
500 pixels on a screen.
500 pixels on a screen.
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ako će se jedino prikazivati
u 500 piksela na ekranu.
u 500 piksela na ekranu.
05:03
So with the help of Rob Chandler
and Will Cookson,
and Will Cookson,
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Pa, uz pomoć Roba Čendlera
i Vila Kuksona,
i Vila Kuksona,
05:07
we developed a website
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napravili smo vebsajt
05:09
that enables the viewer
to immerse themselves
to immerse themselves
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koji omogućava gledaocu da se udubi
05:11
into the full four-gigabyte files,
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u celokupne fajlove od četiri gigabajta,
05:14
and they can explore
all that microscopic detail.
all that microscopic detail.
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i mogu da istražuju
sve te mikroskopske detalje.
sve te mikroskopske detalje.
05:17
So if you have the time,
and I encourage you,
and I encourage you,
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Pa, ako imate vremena,
a ja vas ohrabrujem,
a ja vas ohrabrujem,
molim vas, posetite microsculpture.net
05:19
please visit microsculpture.net
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05:21
and go and have a play.
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i poigrajte se.
05:23
It's good fun.
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Dobra je zabava.
05:26
I first showed the work at Oxford,
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Prvo sam svoj rad prikazao na Oksfordu,
05:28
and since then, it's moved on
to the Middle East.
to the Middle East.
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a od tad se preselio na Bliski istok.
05:30
It's now back in Europe
and goes to Copenhagen this month.
and goes to Copenhagen this month.
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Ponovo se vratio u Evropu
i ovog meseca ide u Kopenhagen.
i ovog meseca ide u Kopenhagen.
05:34
And the feedback has been great.
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A reakcije su sjajne.
05:36
You know, I get emails, actually,
from all over the world --
from all over the world --
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Znate, dobijam imejlove,
zapravo iz čitavog sveta -
zapravo iz čitavog sveta -
05:41
from teachers, at the moment,
who are using the website in school.
who are using the website in school.
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od nastavnika, koji trenutno
koriste vebsajt u školama.
koriste vebsajt u školama.
05:44
The kids are using them on the tablet.
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Deca koriste slike na tabletima.
05:46
They're zooming into the pictures
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Zumiraju slike
05:48
and using it for art class, biology class.
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i koriste ih na času likovnog, biologije.
05:50
And that's not something I planned.
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A to nisam planirao.
05:52
That's just a beautiful offshoot
of the project.
of the project.
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To je prosto prelep izdanak ovog projekta.
05:56
In fact, one of the things
I like to do at the exhibitions
I like to do at the exhibitions
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Zapravo, nešto što volim
da radim na izložbama
da radim na izložbama
05:59
is actually look at
the kiddies' reactions.
the kiddies' reactions.
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je da posmatram reakciju klinaca.
06:01
And, you know, standing
in front of a three-meter insect,
in front of a three-meter insect,
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I, znate, stoje
ispred insekta od tri metra,
ispred insekta od tri metra,
06:03
they could have been horrified.
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mogli bi da budu prestravljeni.
06:05
But they're not. They look in wonder.
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Ali nisu. Posmatraju u čudu.
06:07
This little chap here, he stood there
for five minutes, motionless.
for five minutes, motionless.
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Ovaj delija ovde, stajao je tu pet minuta,
ne pomerajući se.
ne pomerajući se.
06:10
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
06:12
And at the end of the day, actually,
at the end of the day at the exhibitions,
at the end of the day at the exhibitions,
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A na kraju dana, zapravo,
na kraju dana svake izložbe,
na kraju dana svake izložbe,
06:16
we have to wipe down
the lower third of the big prints --
the lower third of the big prints --
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moramo da brišemo
donju trećinu velikih postera -
donju trećinu velikih postera -
06:19
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
kako bismo uklonili
sve te lepljive otiske ruku
sve te lepljive otiske ruku
06:20
just to remove
all those sticky handprints,
all those sticky handprints,
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06:22
because all they want to do
is touch those big bugs.
is touch those big bugs.
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jer sve što deca žele
je da dotaknu te velike bube.
je da dotaknu te velike bube.
06:27
I do want to leave you
with one final image, if that's OK.
with one final image, if that's OK.
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Želim da vas ostavim
sa poslednjom slikom, ako je to u redu.
sa poslednjom slikom, ako je to u redu.
06:29
This has to do with Charles Darwin.
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Ona ima veze sa Čarlsom Darvinom.
06:32
One of the recent images
that I photographed
that I photographed
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Jedna od slika
koju sam nedavno fotografisao
koju sam nedavno fotografisao
06:35
was this one here.
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je bila ova.
06:37
I'm talking about the creature
in the box, not my cat.
in the box, not my cat.
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Govorim o biću u kutiji, ne o mojoj mački.
06:40
And this is a shield bug
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A ovo je smrdibuba
06:43
that Charles Darwin
brought back from Australia
brought back from Australia
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koju je Čarls Darvin doneo iz Australije
06:46
on the HMS Beagle in 1836.
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na Biglu, brodu Njenog veličanstva, 1836.
06:49
And when I got it home,
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A kad sam je doneo kući,
06:51
I stood in my kitchen
and stared at it for about 20 minutes.
and stared at it for about 20 minutes.
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stajao sam u kuhinji
i zurio u nju dvadesetak minuta.
i zurio u nju dvadesetak minuta.
06:54
I couldn't believe I was in possession
of this beautiful creature.
of this beautiful creature.
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Nisam mogao da verujem
da je kod mene ovo prelepo biće.
da je kod mene ovo prelepo biće.
06:58
And at that moment, I kind of realized
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A u tom trenutku, nekako sam uvideo
07:00
that this validated the project for me.
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da ovo daje težinu mom projektu.
07:02
The fact that the museum
was willing to risk me playing with this
was willing to risk me playing with this
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Činjenica da je muzej spreman da rizikuje
da bih se ja igrao s ovim,
da bih se ja igrao s ovim,
07:06
kind of showed me
that my images had worth --
that my images had worth --
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nekako mi je pokazala
da moje slike vrede -
da moje slike vrede -
07:08
you know, they weren't disposable.
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znate, nisu jednokratne.
07:10
That's the image that I produced.
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Ovo je slika koju sam napravio.
07:12
I often wonder, still,
when I look at this:
when I look at this:
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Često se i dalje pitam, posmatrajući je:
07:15
What would Charles Darwin
make of these images?
make of these images?
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šta bi Čarlsu Darvinu značile ove slike?
07:17
Do you think he'd like his picture
of his shield bug? I hope so.
of his shield bug? I hope so.
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Da li mislite da bi mu se svidela
slika njegove smrdibube? Nadam se.
slika njegove smrdibube? Nadam se.
07:21
So --
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Dakle -
07:22
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
07:26
You know, I think it's strange in a way.
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Znate, mislim da je nekako čudno.
Ja sam vizuelna osoba,
ja sam kreativna osoba,
ja sam kreativna osoba,
07:28
I'm a visual person,
I'm a creative person,
I'm a creative person,
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07:30
but I still needed the eyes of a child
to find my extraordinary subject.
to find my extraordinary subject.
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ali i dalje mi je trebao dečji pogled
kako bih otkrio izvanrednu temu.
kako bih otkrio izvanrednu temu.
07:35
That's the way it was.
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Tako je to bilo.
Pa, samo mogu da kažem:
Sebastijane, mnogo ti hvala;
Sebastijane, mnogo ti hvala;
07:36
So all I can say is,
thank you very much, Sebastian;
thank you very much, Sebastian;
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Veoma, veoma sam zahvalan.
07:39
I am very, very grateful.
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07:40
Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
07:41
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Levon Biss - PhotographerWith his "Microsculpture" series, Levon Biss photographs the incredible details of insects.
Why you should listen
Levon Biss is a British photographer who works across many genres, including reportage, sport and portraiture. His passion for nature and photography have come together to create Microsculpture. For the project, a unique photographic process composites thousands of images using multiple lighting setups to create the final insect portraits. Each specimen was mounted on an adapted microscope stage, allowing close control over the position of the specimen in front of the camera lens. Most insects were photographed in about 30 sections, each section lit differently with strobe lights to accentuate the microsculpture of that particular area of the body. Each insect portrait is created from more than 8,000 separate images. In between his insect projects, Biss continues to photograph humans.
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