ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Uldus Bakhtiozina - Artist, visionary
TED Fellow Uldus Bakhtiozina creates photo stories and video installations that challenge stereotypes and create diversity, involving all types of people from fashion models to ordinary people. She presents the world with humor and thoughtfulness.

Why you should listen

Uldus Bakhtiozina is an artist and filmmaker who lives and works in Russia. Born in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, into a Muslim-Christian family, Bakhtiozina studied and worked in London in graphic design and photography before settling on her unique style which mixes folklore, history, fashion and challenging stereotypes. Calling her style "Tatar Baroque," in part because she is half Tatar, Bakhtiozina has a passion for irregularity, and she says that her work documents dreams. Bakhtiozina creates everything inside her analogue photography and films, from outfits to stages, to fulfill the story behind each of her creations. None of her works have been digitally manipulated.

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Uldus Bakhtiozina: Portraits that transform people into whatever they want to be

Uldus Bakhtiozina: 肖像作品带给人们梦寐以求的面貌

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用她绚丽、令人难忘的照片,艺术家Uldus Bakhtiozina记录梦想,描绘她理想的日常生活。从戏服到舞台,她工作中用到的一切东西都是亲手制作,也从不使用数码处理。给我们带来了逃避现实主义的图片,那里人人都可以成为自己梦想的样子。
- Artist, visionary
TED Fellow Uldus Bakhtiozina creates photo stories and video installations that challenge stereotypes and create diversity, involving all types of people from fashion models to ordinary people. She presents the world with humor and thoughtfulness. Full bio

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I'm often经常 asked
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我常被问起
为什么要从事艺术行业
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why I do art艺术,
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我对于艺术摄影的观点
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what do I want to say
with my art艺术 photography摄影,
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and what is the use of it?
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以及艺术摄影的用处
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Once一旦 in a while I start开始 to worry担心
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我偶尔会担心
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how to actually其实 measure测量
the impact碰撞 from the art艺术
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如何实际地衡量艺术的影响力
正如我们衡量医疗以及科技一样
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like we do with medicine医学 or technology技术,
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where we can see the results结果
and calculate计算 it.
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那些结果显而易见 可以衡量
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Then I would finally最后 be able能够
to explain说明 to my mother母亲 my art艺术
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那么我就可以向我的母亲用实际的
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with real真实 numbers数字.
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数字来表达艺术
但是我的艺术难以度量
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But my art艺术 is so far from metrics指标,
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and moreover此外, my photography摄影
is widely广泛 exposing曝光 the theme主题 of escapism空想.
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而且我的摄影多是
以逃避现实为主题
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My theory理论 is that all of us
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我的观点是
我们所有人有时会努力逃避
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struggle斗争 sometimes有时 to escape逃逸
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in order订购 to analyze分析 our reality现实,
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为了更好地分析现实
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appreciate欣赏 it or change更改.
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欣赏它或是改变它
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I don't work with daily日常 life as it is,
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我不描绘日常生活本来的样子
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and I'm not a documentary记录 photographer摄影师
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我不是通常意义上的
纪实摄影师
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in the common共同 sense.
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But I am a documentary记录 photographer摄影师
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但从另一种意义上来说我确实是
一个纪实摄影师
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in a different不同 sense.
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I document文件 dreams.
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我记录梦想
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I work with daily日常 life as it could be,
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我描绘日常生活的无尽可能
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as I imagine想像 it.
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如我所想
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I am a daydreamer空想家, but at the same相同 time
I love things that are authentic真实
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我喜欢做白日梦
但同时我也喜欢真实的事物
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and deal合同 with our innermost nature性质,
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并和我们内心最深处的天性交流
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which哪一个 I would never want to escape逃逸 from.
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我永远不想逃避内心最深处的想法
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I adore崇拜 complicated复杂 personalities个性,
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我欣赏复杂的性格
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and real真实 life inspires激励 me
to create创建 my images图片.
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现实生活会启发我创造作品
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Real真实 life inspires激励 our escape逃逸,
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现实生活鼓励我们去逃避
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and sometimes有时 that escape逃逸 is very needed需要.
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有时那些逃避很重要
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I believe heroes英雄 are not created创建 easily容易,
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我认为英雄的养成绝非易事
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and I choose选择 to work with individuals个人
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我选择和个人合作
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who are survivors幸存者
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那些幸存者
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and facing面对 everyday每天 routines例程
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面对着日常工作
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that are not always full充分 of color颜色,
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并不丰富多彩的工作
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people who are on their way
to a better life,
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那些追求更好生活的人
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fighting战斗 against反对 life circumstances情况.
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与现实生活斗争的人
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Why do I choose选择 people
like that for my models楷模?
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为什么我选这些人做我的模特呢
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Because I've been in that position位置 myself,
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因为我原来也是这些人中的一员
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when I had to learn学习
how to survive生存 in real真实 life.
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我不得不学会
如何在现实生活中生存下来
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I was a student学生 living活的 abroad国外 in London伦敦.
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我是一个在伦敦生活的留学生
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I was working加工 at two places地方
at the same相同 time as a waitress小姐.
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我同时在两个地方当服务员
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Obviously明显 that wasn't my dream梦想 job工作,
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显然 那不是我的理想工作
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but I decided决定 to play a game游戏
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于是我决定玩一个游戏
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where I imagined想象
that I am taking服用 a role角色 in a film电影,
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在游戏里我想象自己在演一个电影
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and in the film电影 I am a waitress小姐,
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我在电影中是一个服务员
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and I need to act法案 great.
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我需要演得很棒
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I used to dye染料 my hair头发
and brows眉毛 to gingerettegingerette,
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我曾经把头发和眉毛染黄
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I changed my hair头发 to curly卷曲 perm烫发,
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把头发烫卷
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I lost丢失 weight重量
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减肥
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and made制作 myself believe
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使我自己相信
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I am just a character字符 acting演戏 in a film电影.
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我只是在演电影中的一个角色
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That isn't forever永远,
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不是永久性的扮演
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that is all just temporary临时.
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只是暂时的
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That helped帮助 me a lot.
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这在很大程度上帮助了我
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It motivated动机 me to change更改 my life
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它鼓舞我去改变生活
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and take a hard time as a game游戏.
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像做游戏一样
度过了一段艰难的时光
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Now, as an artist艺术家,
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如今 作为一个艺术家
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I am creating创建 different不同
lives生活 for my models楷模
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我为我的模特创造不同的生活
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in order订购 to give them the experience经验
of being存在 someone有人 else其他 in reality现实.
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为了让他们体验
他人在现实中的生活
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Through通过 the photographic摄影 process处理,
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经过摄影过程
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all of my models楷模
become成为 like silent无声 movie电影 actors演员.
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我的所有模特都好像变成了默剧演员
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They are captured捕获 at the moment时刻
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把那些当他们相信自己
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when they believe
in being存在 someone有人 else其他 entirely完全.
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完全是另一个人的瞬间被捕捉下来
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In order订购 to create创建
a new reality现实 in its entirety整体,
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为了创造一个全新的实体
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I physically物理 create创建
every一切 single thing in my work,
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我工作中的所有东西都是我亲手做的
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sometimes有时 from outfits服装 to the stage阶段.
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有时是外套 有时是舞台
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Because I work with analogues类似物,
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由于我和志同道合的人一起工作
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and I don't make any digital数字
manipulations操作 to my photographs照片,
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我也从来不用数码设备
处理我的照片
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I need everything
to take place地点 in reality现实,
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我需要所有的东西都来源于现实
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in spite尽管 of the fact事实 that nowadays如今,
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尽管如今社会
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digitally数字, you can create创建
pretty漂亮 much everything.
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通过数码设施可以创造很多东西
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I don't like this path路径.
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但是我不喜欢这种方式
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Even if that reaches到达 perfection完美,
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即使那种方式近乎完美
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I see the beauty美女
in authenticity真伪 of making制造,
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我仍然青睐真实制作的美
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and that's impossible不可能 without flaws破绽.
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要达到无瑕是不可能的
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A digitally数字 manipulated操纵 photograph照片
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一张经过数码处理过的照片
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is not true真正 for me.
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对我而言是不真实的
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It doesn't capture捕获 anything real真实.
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它没有捕捉到任何真实的东西
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It's not experienced有经验的, not motivating激励.
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它既无内涵也不鼓舞人心
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It's like, instead代替 of going traveling旅行,
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就好像你不去旅行
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you look at someone有人 else's别人的
travel旅行 photographs照片.
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而只是看看别人去旅行拍的照片一样
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What I find so exciting扣人心弦
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我觉得令人激动的
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is the ability能力 to make people's人们 dreams
of being存在 someone有人 else其他 a reality现实.
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是这种可以使他人梦想成真的能力
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That's like a drug药物
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就好像毒品一样
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which哪一个 pushes me to keep working加工,
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激励我不停工作
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even without metrics指标.
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即使无法度量成就
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One of my models楷模
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我的一个模特
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had always dreamed梦见
of being存在 seen看到 as a warrior战士,
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一直想以战士的形象示人
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but she wasn't able能够 to do sports体育
because of her health健康 problems问题.
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但是她由于健康问题不能运动
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Half a year ago, she passed通过 away
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半年前 22岁的她
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from heart disease疾病 at the age年龄 of 22.
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由于心脏病去世了
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But two days before her death死亡,
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但是在她去世前的两天
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the images图片 we spent花费 months个月
working加工 on together一起
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我们合作了几个月的图片
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of her as a warrior战士
she dreamed梦见 of becoming变得
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主题是她梦寐以求的战士
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were published发表 at a large exhibition展览
in Milan米兰 by Vogue时尚 Magazine杂志.
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在米兰的一个大型展会上
由Vogue杂志展出
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All her life was about overcoming克服.
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她的一生都在克服困难
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Before she died死亡, she had known已知
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她去世之前
她知道有数千人看到了她避世的照片
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that thousands数千 of people
saw her image图片 from the land土地 of escapism空想
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and believed相信 in her
as a brave勇敢 and fearless不怕 warrior战士.
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并相信她是一个勇敢无畏的战士
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For my work, I invite邀请 people
to play a game游戏
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我的工作是邀请人们来玩这个游戏
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like we all used to as children孩子
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就像我们孩提时候一样
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when we pretend假装 to be someone有人 else其他
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我们假装自己是别人
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and that process处理 made制作 us really happy快乐.
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这个过程让我们感到真正的开心
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To my mind心神 it is important重要 for grown-ups大人.
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我觉得这对成年人同样重要
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We need these transformations转换
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我们需要这些改变
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to enact制定 this in the name名称 of art艺术.
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以艺术的名义来饰演这些角色
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It gives us the very real真实 feeling感觉
of being存在 important重要 and powerful强大
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它给我们一种
十分重要而强大的真实体验
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in order订购 to influence影响 our reality现实.
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来改变现实
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I know this from
my own拥有 personal个人 experience经验.
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我是从自身经历中了解到这些的
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I have had so many许多 versions版本 of myself
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我是一个多面体
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through通过 my self-portraits自画像
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通过我的自画像
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that I've been many许多 different不同 characters人物.
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我饰演过许多不同的角色
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Being存在 someone有人 else其他 in the land土地 of escapism空想
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在逃避现实的世界扮演他人
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doesn't exactly究竟 give us numbers数字
that we can gauge测量,
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不能给我们可以测量的数据
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but it's like a real真实 lost丢失 form形成 of magic魔法
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但这就像失传的魔法
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which哪一个 exists存在 but can't be measured测量.
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存在但无法被衡量
06:47
There is a unique独特 power功率 in art艺术
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艺术有独特的魅力
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to transform转变 and lift电梯 our limits范围.
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能改变并提升我们的极限
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Art艺术 creates创建 what I call a conjured唤出 life,
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艺术创造了我称之为被召唤的生活
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which哪一个 helps帮助 our existence存在
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帮我们生存
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and pushes, motivates能够激励
and inspires激励 us to dwell
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督促和鼓励我们更好地生活
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and express表现 ourselves我们自己
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表达自己
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without metrics指标 or calculations计算.
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即使无法度量和计算
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Thank you.
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谢谢
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
Translated by Chen Yunru

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Uldus Bakhtiozina - Artist, visionary
TED Fellow Uldus Bakhtiozina creates photo stories and video installations that challenge stereotypes and create diversity, involving all types of people from fashion models to ordinary people. She presents the world with humor and thoughtfulness.

Why you should listen

Uldus Bakhtiozina is an artist and filmmaker who lives and works in Russia. Born in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, into a Muslim-Christian family, Bakhtiozina studied and worked in London in graphic design and photography before settling on her unique style which mixes folklore, history, fashion and challenging stereotypes. Calling her style "Tatar Baroque," in part because she is half Tatar, Bakhtiozina has a passion for irregularity, and she says that her work documents dreams. Bakhtiozina creates everything inside her analogue photography and films, from outfits to stages, to fulfill the story behind each of her creations. None of her works have been digitally manipulated.

More profile about the speaker
Uldus Bakhtiozina | Speaker | TED.com

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