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eL Seed: A project of peace, painted across 50 buildings
el Seed: 覆盖在50座建筑之上，代表和平的艺术作品
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el Seed将阿拉伯书法与涂鸦结合画出了色彩丰富。从突尼斯到巴黎，他在建筑上作画来传达希望与和平的要旨。艺术家和TED合伙人分享了他目前最辉煌的作品：一个画在埃及开罗郊区---曼斯亚特 纳赛尔----50座建筑上的壁画。一幅登上山才可以看到全景的作品。
eL Seed - Artist
French-Tunisian artist eL Seed blends the historic art of Arabic calligraphy with graffti to portray messages of beauty, poetry and peace across all continents. Full bio
French-Tunisian artist eL Seed blends the historic art of Arabic calligraphy with graffti to portray messages of beauty, poetry and peace across all continents. Full bio
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So when I decided to create
an art piece in Manshiyat Naser,
an art piece in Manshiyat Naser,
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当我决定在曼斯亚特 纳赛尔创建一个艺术品
00:16
the neighborhood of the Cairo
garbage collectors in Egypt,
garbage collectors in Egypt,
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在埃及开罗附近的垃圾收集处
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I never thought this project would be
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我从来没有想过这个项目
00:21
the most amazing human experience
that I would ever live.
that I would ever live.
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会是我有生以来最令人惊讶的经历
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As an artist, I had
this humanist intention
this humanist intention
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作为一名艺术家,我有这种人文意愿：
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of beautifying a poor
and neglected neighborhood
and neglected neighborhood
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我希望用艺术去美化一个被忽视的贫穷街区
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by bringing art to it and hopefully
shining light on this isolated community.
shining light on this isolated community.
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使这个孤立的社区散发希望的光芒
00:36
The first time I heard about
this Christian Coptic community
this Christian Coptic community
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我第一次听到有关科普特基督教社区的消息
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was in 2009 when the Egyptian authorities
under the regime of Hosni Mubarak
under the regime of Hosni Mubarak
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是在2009年 当埃及在穆巴拉克的政权之下
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decided to slaughter 300,000 pigs
using the pretext of H1N1 virus.
using the pretext of H1N1 virus.
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决定以甲型流感为借口宰杀300,000只猪
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Originally, they are pig breeders.
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起初，这些人以喂猪为生
00:53
Their pigs and other animals
are fed with the organic waste
are fed with the organic waste
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他们用每天收集的有机废物
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that they collect on a daily basis.
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来喂养猪和其他牲畜
00:58
This event killed their livelihood.
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然而这一事件断了他们的生计。
01:01
The first time I entered Manshiyat Naser,
it felt like a maze.
it felt like a maze.
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我第一次进入曼斯亚特 纳赛尔的时候，感觉像是进入了迷宫
01:04
I was looking for the St. Simon Monastery
on the top of the Muqattam Mountain.
on the top of the Muqattam Mountain.
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我在Muqattam山顶上寻找圣西蒙修道院
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So you go right, then straight,
then right again, then left
then right again, then left
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右转，直行，再右转，然后左转
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to reach all the way to the top.
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一直到山顶
01:13
But to reach there, you must dodge between
the trucks overpacked with garbage
the trucks overpacked with garbage
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但当你到达那里时，你应该避开那些装满垃圾的卡车
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and slalom between the tuk-tuks,
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和嘟嘟车的障碍
01:19
the fastest vehicle to move around
in the neighborhood.
in the neighborhood.
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那是在这个社区最快的车
01:23
The smell of the garbage
unloaded from those trucks was intense,
unloaded from those trucks was intense,
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那些从卡车上卸载下来的垃圾气味是最为强烈的
01:26
and the noise of the traffic
was loud and overbearing.
was loud and overbearing.
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还有那些大而蛮横的堵车声
01:29
Add to it the din created by the crushers
in those warehouses along the way.
in those warehouses along the way.
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再加上那些在仓库里发出噪音的压碎机
01:34
From outside it looks chaotic,
but everything is perfectly organized.
but everything is perfectly organized.
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使得这个城市外表看起来很混乱，但一切都结合得十分完美
01:40
The Zaraeeb, that’s how
they call themselves,
they call themselves,
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照片上的这个人所代表的是自称“Zaraeeb”的一个群体
01:43
which means the pig breeders,
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意思是猪的饲养者
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have been collecting the garbage of Cairo
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他们一直在开罗收集垃圾
01:47
and sorting it in their own
neighborhood for decades.
neighborhood for decades.
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而且已经在各自的社区整理了数十年
01:49
They have developed
one of the most efficient
one of the most efficient
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他们已经开发了
01:52
and highly profitable systems
on a global level.
on a global level.
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在全球水平范围内最高效，最高利润的系统
01:55
Still, the place is perceived
as dirty, marginalized and segregated
as dirty, marginalized and segregated
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但即便如此，因为他们与这些垃圾的紧密关系
01:59
because of their association
with the trash.
with the trash.
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这个地方仍旧被视为肮脏的，被边缘化的隔离区
02:03
So my initial idea
was to create an anamorphic piece,
was to create an anamorphic piece,
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所以我最初的想法是创建一个变形模块
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a piece that you can only see
from one vantage point.
from one vantage point.
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一个你只能从一个有力的角度来看的模块
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I wanted to challenge myself artistically
by painting over several buildings
by painting over several buildings
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我想通过在几座建筑上作画 并使人们在Muqattam山上能看到其全景的方式
02:13
and having it only fully visible
from one point on the Muqattam Mountain.
from one point on the Muqattam Mountain.
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来挑战我自己在艺术上的作为
02:18
The Muqattam Mountain
is the pride of the community.
is the pride of the community.
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Muqattam山是全社区的骄傲
02:20
This is where they built
the St. Simon Monastery,
the St. Simon Monastery,
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这是他们建立圣西蒙修道院的地方
02:23
a 10,000-seat cave church
that they carved into the mountain itself.
that they carved into the mountain itself.
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一个内部有10000坐席的洞穴教堂
02:29
So, the first time
I stood on top of the mountain
I stood on top of the mountain
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我第一次站在山顶时
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and I looked at the neighborhood,
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俯瞰着整个社区
02:34
I asked myself, how on earth
will I convince all those owners
will I convince all those owners
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我问我自己，如何才能说服那些房屋的主人
02:37
to let me paint on their buildings?
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让他们允许我在其建筑上画画呢？
02:40
And then Magd came.
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后来Magd来了
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Magd is a guide from the Church.
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Magd是教堂的向导
02:43
He told me the only person I needed
to convince was Father Samaan,
to convince was Father Samaan,
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他告诉我，我唯一要去说服的人是 神父Samaan
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who is the leader of the community.
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他是这个社区的领导
02:50
But to convince Father Samaan,
I needed to convince Mario,
I needed to convince Mario,
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但是想要说服他，我要先说服Mario
02:53
who is a Polish artist
who moved to Cairo 20 years ago
who moved to Cairo 20 years ago
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他是20年前搬到开罗的波兰艺术家
02:56
and who created all the artwork
of the Cave Church.
of the Cave Church.
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他创建了所有在洞穴教堂的艺术品
03:00
I am really grateful to Mario.
He was the key of the project.
He was the key of the project.
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我非常感激Mario，他是我这个项目的关键
03:04
He managed to get me
a meeting with Father Samaan,
a meeting with Father Samaan,
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他帮我约见了神父Samaan
03:06
and surprisingly, he loved the idea.
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惊奇的是，他很喜欢我的想法
03:08
He asked me about where I painted before
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他问我以前在哪儿作过画
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and how I will make it happen.
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以及我将如何实现这个计划
03:12
And he was mainly concerned
by what I was going to write.
by what I was going to write.
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他最关心的是我要写的内容
03:16
In every work that I create,
I write messages
I write messages
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在我创作的每一样作品中
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with my style of Arabic calligraphy.
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我都用阿拉伯的书法风格写要旨
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I make sure those messages are relevant
to the place where I am painting
to the place where I am painting
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我确保这些信息与作画的地区有关联
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but have this universal dimension,
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通过这么一个普遍的维度
03:26
so anybody around the world
can relate to it.
can relate to it.
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使全世界的人都能理解
03:29
So for Manshiyat Naser,
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对于曼斯亚特 纳赛尔
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I decided to write in Arabic
the words of St. Athanasius of Alexandria,
the words of St. Athanasius of Alexandria,
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我决定将亚他那修的名言转换为阿拉伯语
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a Coptic bishop from the third century,
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他是来自第三世纪的科普特主教
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who said: (Arabic),
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他说过：（阿拉伯语）
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which means in English,
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英文意思是
03:43
"Anyone who wants
to see the sunlight clearly
to see the sunlight clearly
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“任何一个想清楚看到阳光的人
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needs to wipe his eyes first."
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都需要先擦亮自己眼睛。”
03:47
It was really important for me
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找到能对这个社区感到共鸣的名言
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that the community
felt connected to the words.
felt connected to the words.
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对我来说十分重要
03:52
And for me this quote was perfectly
reflecting the spirit of the project.
reflecting the spirit of the project.
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对我个人而言，这句话十分完美地传达了项目的精神
03:56
So Father Samaan blessed the project,
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因此，神父Sammaan认可了我的项目
03:58
and his approval brought
all the residents on board.
all the residents on board.
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有了他的批准，其他的居民也加入了进来
04:02
Hundreds of liters of paint,
a dozen blue manual lifts,
a dozen blue manual lifts,
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数百升的油漆，和一些蓝色手动升降机
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several trips back and forth to Cairo,
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几次往返开罗
04:09
a strong and solid team from France,
North Africa, Middle East and the US,
North Africa, Middle East and the US,
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一个来自法国,北非,中东和美国的强大团队
04:13
and after a year of planning
and logistics, there we are,
and logistics, there we are,
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在经过了一年的规划和筹备后 开始了行动
04:16
my team and some members
from the local community
from the local community
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我的团队和一些来自当地社区的人员
04:19
creating a piece that will
spread over 50 buildings,
spread over 50 buildings,
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正在建造一个将蔓延50多座建筑的艺术品
04:22
some filling up the space
of the calligraphy
of the calligraphy
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一些有美术字体的空白处
04:25
that I trace with colors.
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我填充上了颜色
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Here some blue, there some yellow,
there some orange.
there some orange.
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这里用蓝色，那里用黄色，再那边一些橙色
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Some others carrying some sand bags
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还有一部分人拿来沙袋
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and putting them
on the top of the buildings
on the top of the buildings
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放在楼顶上
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to hold those manual lifts,
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用来固定住手动升降机
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and some others assembling
and disassembling those same lifts
and disassembling those same lifts
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其余的人负责组装拆卸升降机
04:38
and moving them around
the different buildings.
the different buildings.
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并将它们带到每一座建筑
04:42
At the beginning of the project,
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项目初期
04:43
I numbered all those
buildings on my sketch,
buildings on my sketch,
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我在我的设计稿上给所有的这些建筑编了号
04:47
and there was no real interaction
with the community.
with the community.
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但这些并没有真正的与社区产生互动
04:50
People didn’t get the point of all this.
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人们并没有在这一点上参与进来
04:52
But fast enough, those building numbers
became family names.
became family names.
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但很快，这些建筑的代号变为了家庭的名字
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The first building
was the house of Uncle Ibrahim.
was the house of Uncle Ibrahim.
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第一个建筑是易卜拉欣叔叔的房子
05:00
Uncle Ibrahim is such
an enthusiastic person.
an enthusiastic person.
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易卜拉欣叔叔是一个非常热情的人
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He was always singing and making jokes,
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他爱唱歌，开玩笑
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and his daughters and sons
saved me from his bull
saved me from his bull
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是他的儿子和女儿
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who wanted to attack me
on the fourth floor.
on the fourth floor.
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帮我躲过了他在四楼的公牛的攻击
05:11
(Laughter)
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（笑声）
05:12
Actually, the bull saw me from the window
and came out on the balcony.
and came out on the balcony.
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事实上，那只牛从窗户看见我后走到了阳台
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(Laughter)
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（笑声）
05:17
Yeah.
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是的
05:21
Uncle Ibrahim was always
hanging out on the balcony
hanging out on the balcony
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易卜拉欣叔叔总是在阳台上散步
05:24
and talking to me while I was painting.
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当我在喷绘时他会和我聊天
05:26
I remember him saying that he didn’t
go to the mountain for 10 years,
go to the mountain for 10 years,
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我记得他跟我说他已经10年没去过山上了
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and that he never takes a day off.
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他一天都没有歇息过
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He said that if he stopped working,
who will stop the garbage?
who will stop the garbage?
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他说如果他停止工作，这些垃圾要谁来清理呢？
05:36
But surprisingly,
at the end of the project,
at the end of the project,
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但惊讶的是，在项目结束后
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he came all the way to the mountain
to look at the piece.
to look at the piece.
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他来到了山上去看整个的作品
05:42
He was really proud
to see his house painted,
to see his house painted,
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当他看到他的房子被添加了色彩 他感到非常的自豪
05:45
and he said that this project
was a project of peace and --
was a project of peace and --
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他说这个项目是 和平与---
05:50
sorry --
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抱歉--
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(Applause)
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（掌声）
06:06
Thank you.
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谢谢
06:08
He said that it was a project
of peace and unity
of peace and unity
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他说 这是一个和平与团结的工程
06:13
and that it brought people together.
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它把所有人凝聚到了一起
06:15
So his perception
towards the project changed,
towards the project changed,
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此后 他对这个项目的看法发生了改变
06:18
and my perception towards
the community changed also,
the community changed also,
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同时 我对于这个社区的看法
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and towards what they do.
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以及对于他们的看法也改变了
06:24
All the garbage that everybody
is disgusted by is not theirs.
is disgusted by is not theirs.
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令所有人恶心的垃圾并不是他们的
06:29
They just work out of it.
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他们只是工作
06:30
Actually, they don’t live in the garbage.
They live from the garbage.
They live from the garbage.
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事实上他们不住在垃圾堆中 他们只是从中谋生
06:34
So I started doubting myself and wondering
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所以我开始质问我自己
06:36
what was the real purpose
of this whole project?
of this whole project?
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什么才是这个项目的真正意图呢？
06:40
It was not about beautifying
a place by bringing art to it.
a place by bringing art to it.
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这不是一个关于用艺术去美化一个地方的项目
06:44
It was about switching perception
and opening a dialogue
and opening a dialogue
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这是一个交流观念，打开对话窗口的桥梁
06:47
on the connection that we have
with communities that we don’t know.
with communities that we don’t know.
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它帮助我们了解其他与我们相关的社区
06:51
So day after day,
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就这样，日复一日
06:52
the calligraphy circle was taking shape,
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美术字逐渐成型
06:55
and we were always excited to go back
on the mountain to look at the piece.
on the mountain to look at the piece.
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我们总是非常激动地回到山上去观看我们的作品
06:59
And standing exactly at this point
every day made my realize
every day made my realize
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而且通过每天都站在同一位置
07:02
the symbolism behind
this anamorphic piece.
this anamorphic piece.
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我更加深刻地意识到 这张合成图背后的象征意义
07:05
If you want to see
the real image of somebody,
the real image of somebody,
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如果你想看到谁真正的样子
07:07
maybe you should change your angle.
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或许你应该改变你的视角
07:10
There was doubts and difficulties,
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这里曾经有疑惑和困难
07:12
like fears and stress.
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恐惧和压力
07:13
It wasn't simple
to work in such environments,
to work in such environments,
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在这样的环境下工作并不简单
07:15
sometimes having pigs under you
while you paint
while you paint
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有时会有猪在你脚下 不论是在你作画的时候
07:18
or climbing a stack of garbage
to reach a lift.
to reach a lift.
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或是为了乘电梯爬垃圾堆的时候
07:20
But we all got over the fear
of the heights, the swinging lifts,
of the heights, the swinging lifts,
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我们都经历了对高空、 对摇摆的升降机
07:24
the strength of the smell
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对浓烈的气味的恐惧
07:25
and also the stress
of not finishing on time.
of not finishing on time.
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以及对无法按时完工的压力
07:27
But the kindness of all those people
made us forget everything.
made us forget everything.
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但当地人的善良使我们忘记了一切
07:31
The building number 3 was the house
of Uncle Bakheet and Aunty Fareeda.
of Uncle Bakheet and Aunty Fareeda.
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3号建筑是 Bakheet叔叔和 Fareeda阿姨的房子
07:35
In Egyptian, they have
this expression that says, "Ahsen Nas,"
this expression that says, "Ahsen Nas,"
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在埃及，他们有这样一句话“Ahsen Nas”
07:39
which means "the best people."
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意思是“最好的人”
07:40
They were the best people.
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他们是最好的人
07:41
We used to take our break
in front of their houses,
in front of their houses,
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我们经常在他们的房子前面歇息
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and all the kids of the neighborhood
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所有邻居的孩子
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used to join us.
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会加入我们
07:48
I was impressed and amazed
by the kids of Manshiyat Naser.
by the kids of Manshiyat Naser.
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纳塞尔的孩子们让我惊讶 并给我留下了深刻的印象
07:53
For the first few days, they were always
refusing anything we were offering them,
refusing anything we were offering them,
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在开始的几天里 他们拒绝我们给他们的任何东西
07:57
even a snack or a drink.
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甚至是一袋小零食或一瓶水
07:59
So I asked Aunty Fareeda, "Why is that?"
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于是我就去问Fareeda阿姨“这是为什么？”
08:01
And she told me they teach
their kids to refuse anything
their kids to refuse anything
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然后她告诉我
08:05
from somebody that they don't know
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是因为他们一直教育孩子们 拒绝一切陌生人给的东西
08:06
because maybe this person
needs it more than they do.
needs it more than they do.
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因为也许这个人比我们更需要这样东西
08:10
So at this exact point I realized actually
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在那一刹那我才意识到
08:14
the Zaraeeb community
was the ideal context
was the ideal context
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其实Zaraeeb社区是一个探讨“感知”/"认知”
08:17
to raise the topic of perception.
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的理想地区
08:19
We need to question
our level of misconception
our level of misconception
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我们需要质疑 作为一个社会
08:22
and judgment we can have as a society
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我们基于其他社区的差异
08:25
upon communities
based on their differences.
based on their differences.
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所产生的误解和批判
08:28
I remember how we got delayed
on Uncle Ibrahim's house
on Uncle Ibrahim's house
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我记得我们是如何耽搁在Ibrahim叔叔的房子里的
08:32
when his pigs that are bred on the rooftop
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当时他畜养在楼顶的猪
08:34
were eating the sand bags
that hold the lifts.
that hold the lifts.
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正在吃用来固定电梯的沙袋
08:37
(Laughter)
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（笑声）
08:39
The house of Uncle Bakheet
and Aunty Fareeda
and Aunty Fareeda
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Bakheet叔叔和Fareeda阿姨的房子
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was this kind of meeting point.
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是我们的聚集地
08:44
Everybody used to gather there.
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所有人都会聚到那里
08:46
I think this is what Uncle Ibrahim meant
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我认为这就是Ibrahim叔叔
08:48
when he said that was
a project of peace and unity,
a project of peace and unity,
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当初说这是个有关和平与团结的项目时所要表达的
08:50
because I really felt
that people were coming together.
that people were coming together.
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因为我真的感觉到 人们在逐渐聚集到一起
08:54
Everyone was greeting us
with a smile, offering us a drink
with a smile, offering us a drink
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每个人都微笑地向我们打招呼，送我们水喝
08:57
or inviting us into their
own house for lunch.
own house for lunch.
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或是邀请我们去家里吃午饭
09:01
Sometime, you are
at the first level of a building,
at the first level of a building,
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有时，你在一座建筑的一层时
09:04
and somebody opens his window
and offers you some tea.
and offers you some tea.
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有些人会打开窗户请你喝茶
09:07
And then the same thing happens
on the second floor.
on the second floor.
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同样的事情也会发生在二层
09:09
And you keep going all the way to the top.
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然后你就这样一路到楼顶
09:11
(Laughter)
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（笑声）
09:12
(Applause)
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（掌声）
09:14
I think I never drink as much tea
as I did in Egypt.
as I did in Egypt.
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我感觉我从来没喝过这么多的茶
09:16
(Laughter)
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（笑声）
09:18
And to be honest with you,
we could have finished earlier,
we could have finished earlier,
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老实说，我们其实可以提前竣工
09:21
but I think it took us three weeks
because of all those tea breaks.
because of all those tea breaks.
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但我认为 这个项目花费了我们三个星期是因为那些喝茶的休息时间
09:24
(Laughter)
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（笑声）
09:28
In Egypt, they have another expression,
which is "Nawartouna,"
which is "Nawartouna,"
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在埃及他们还有一句话是“Nawartouna”
09:32
which means, "You brought light to us."
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意思是“你给我们带来了光明”
09:35
In Manshiyat Naser
they were always telling us this.
they were always telling us this.
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纳赛尔的人们总是这样跟我们说
09:38
The calligraphy, actually --
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那个艺术字，事实上---
09:40
I used a white glow-in-the-dark paint
for the calligraphy
for the calligraphy
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我用了白色夜光涂料绘制了整个艺术字
09:44
so at the end of the project,
we rented some black light projectors
we rented some black light projectors
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所以在项目的最后，我们借来了紫外线投影仪
09:48
and lit up the whole neighborhood,
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照亮整个社区
09:50
surprising everybody around.
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惊讶了周围所有人
09:52
We wanted to tell them
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我想告诉他们的是
09:53
that they are the ones
who brought light to us.
who brought light to us.
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他们才是那些带给我们光明的人
09:58
(Applause)
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（掌声）
10:09
The Zaraeeb community
are strong, honest, hard workers,
are strong, honest, hard workers,
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Zaraeeb社区是强大的，诚实的，勤劳的
10:13
and they know their value.
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而且他们知道自己的价值何在
10:14
The people of Cairo
call them "the Zabaleen,"
call them "the Zabaleen,"
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开罗的人称呼他们为“札巴林人”
10:17
which means "the people of the garbage,"
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意思是“捡垃圾的人”
10:19
but ironically,
the people of Manshiyat Naser
the people of Manshiyat Naser
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但纳赛尔的人嘲讽地说
10:21
call the people of Cairo the Zabaleen.
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开罗的人才是札林巴人
10:23
They say, they are the ones
who produce the garbage, not them.
who produce the garbage, not them.
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他们说，生产垃圾的是开罗人，而不是他们
10:26
(Laughter)
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（笑声）
10:27
(Applause)
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（掌声）
10:29
The goal was to leave something
to this community,
to this community,
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我们的目标曾是给这个社区留下一些价值
10:31
but I feel that they are the ones
who left something in our lives.
who left something in our lives.
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但现在，我认为他们在我们的生活中留下了价值
10:34
You know, the art project
was just a pretext
was just a pretext
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你知道，艺术只是
10:36
for this amazing human experience.
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为人生经历增色的一个说辞
10:38
The art piece at some point
will disappear, vanish,
will disappear, vanish,
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某一天，艺术作品会绝迹，会消失
10:41
and actually there is somebody
who is building a second floor
who is building a second floor
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事实上这里有些人正在 Ibrahim叔叔的房子前
10:43
in front of Uncle Ibrahim's house,
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建造另一座双层楼
10:45
so it's covering part of the painting,
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这座新楼遮挡住了我作品的部分
10:47
so I might need to go back
and paint over it.
and paint over it.
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所以我还得回去重新涂一下
10:49
(Laughter)
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（笑声）
10:51
It was about the experience,
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这是关于一次经历，
10:52
about the story,
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一个故事
10:54
about the moment.
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一个瞬间
10:56
From the streets of the neighborhood,
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从附近的街道看
10:58
the painting appears in fragments,
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这幅作品是破碎的
11:00
isolated from one another,
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彼此孤立
11:02
standing alone.
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独自站立在一旁
11:03
But connected with the sign of calligraphy
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但是书法的标志使它们联系到了一起
11:05
that today reveals the powerful message
that we should all think about
that we should all think about
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今天 它向人们揭示了强有力的要旨
11:09
before we want to judge somebody.
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一个当我们去判断某一个人之前，都值得去思考的要旨：
11:11
Anyone who wants to see
the sunlight clearly
the sunlight clearly
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任何一个想清楚看到阳光的人
11:13
needs to wipe his eyes first.
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需要先擦亮自己的眼睛。
11:15
Thank you.
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谢谢
11:17
(Applause)
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（掌声）
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
eL Seed - ArtistFrench-Tunisian artist eL Seed blends the historic art of Arabic calligraphy with graffti to portray messages of beauty, poetry and peace across all continents.
Why you should listen
Born in Paris to Tunisian parents, eL Seed travels the world, making art in Paris, New York, Jeddah, Melbourne, Gabes, Doha and beyond. His goal: to create dialogue and promote tolerance as well as change global perceptions of what Arabic means. In 2012, for instance, he painted a message of unity on a 47-meter-high minaret on the Jara mosque in Gabes, Tunisia. This piece and others can be found in his book, Lost Walls: Graffiti Road Trip through Tunisia
Most recently he created a sprawling mural in the Manshiyat Naser neighborhood of Cairo that spans 50 buildings and can only be viewed from a local mountaintop. Intending to honor the historic garbage collectors of the Manshiyat Naser neighborhood, the piece reads, "Anyone who wants to see the sunlight clearly needs to wipe his eye first."
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