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AparnaRao_2013U-_渴求你注意力的艺术_
Hi. So today, I'd like to share some works in progress. 大家好,今天我將和你們 分享一下正在進行中的工作。
Since we are still realizing these works, we are largely working within the realm of intuition and mystery, still. 因為這些工作還在進行中, 我們仍然很大程度上 是在直覺和神秘的領域裡努力。
largely:adv.主要地;大部分;大量地; realm:n.领域,范围;王国; intuition:n.直觉;直觉力;直觉的知识;
So I'm going to try and describe some of the experiences that we're looking for through each of the works. 那麼現在我將嘗試描述 我們想通過每個作品 得到的一些體驗。
describe:v.描述;形容;把…称为;画出…图形;
So the first work is called the Imperial Monochromes. 第一個作品名叫《單?(Imperial Monochromes),
Imperial:adj.帝国的;皇帝的;至高无上的;威严的;n.纸张尺寸;特等品;
A viewer sort of unsuspectingly walks into the room, and catches a glimpse of these panels in a messy composition on the wall. 一個觀眾幾乎毫不懷疑地走進了房間, 然後瞥到了牆上這些 胡亂擺放的畫板。
unsuspectingly:adv.信任地; glimpse:v.瞥见;[诗]闪现;n.领悟;概况;见识;一睹; panels:n.面板(panel的复数); v.嵌镶(panel的第三人称单数形式); messy:adj.肮脏的;凌乱的;不整洁的; composition:n.成分;作文;构成;创作;
Within seconds, as if the panels have noticed the presence of the viewer, they appear to panic and sort of get into a strict symmetry . 就在一瞬間,彷彿這些畫板注意到了 這個觀眾的存在, 它們一下變得害怕,然後 就變成了一種嚴格的對稱狀態。
presence:n.存在;出席;参加;风度;仪态; panic:adj.恐慌的;n.惊恐;恐慌;惶恐不安;v.惊慌失措; symmetry:n.对称(性);整齐,匀称;
(Laughter) （笑聲）
So this is the sketch of the two states. 所以這是兩種狀態的描寫。
sketch:n.素描;草图;速写;概述;v.概述;简述;画素描;画速写;
One is total chaos . The other is absolute order. 一種是完全的混亂。另一種是絕對的有序。
chaos:n.混沌,混乱;
And we were interested in seeing how little change it takes to move from one state to the other state. 我們感興趣的是去展示,從一個狀態到另一個 所需要的是多麼微小的改變。
This also reminded us of two very different pictorial traditions. 這也讓我們想起了 兩種截然不同的繪畫傳統。
reminded:v.提醒;使想起;(remind的过去分词和过去式) pictorial:adj.绘画的;形象化的;n.画报;画刊;
One is the altar tablets of the 15th century, and the other is about 100 years ago, 一種是15世紀的祭壇桌, 另一種是大約100年前
altar:n.祭坛;圣坛;圣餐台; tablets:n.药片;片剂;(固定于墙上作纪念的)牌,碑,匾;(tablet的第三人称单数和复数)
Malevich's abstract compositions . 馬列維奇（Malevich,俄國畫家）的抽象作品。
abstract:n.摘要; adj.抽象的; vt.摘要; vi.做摘要; compositions:n.组成成分;作品辑;艺术作品(composition的复数形式);
So I'm just going to take you to a video. 我現在就給你們看一個影片。
To give you a sense of scale , the largest panel is about two meters high. 爲了讓你們對尺度有個概念, 最大的畫板大概兩米高,
scale:n.规模;比例;鳞;刻度;天平;数值范围;v.衡量;攀登;剥落;生水垢;
That's about this much. And the smallest one is an A4. 大概是這樣。 最小的畫板是一張A4紙大小。
So a viewer enters the space, and they snap to attention. 一位觀眾走進這個空間, 這些畫板迅速擺正。
snap:v.断裂;移到某位置;厉声说;n.啪嗒声;(尤指抢拍的)照片;adj.仓促的;
And after a while, if the viewer continues to remain in the space, the panels will sort of become immune to the presence of the viewer and become lax and autonomous again, 過了一會,如果這個觀眾 一直待在那裡, 這些畫板就好比對這個人的存在 免疫了一樣, 就又變得慵懶而自顧自了。
immune:adj.免疫的;免于…的,免除的;n.免疫者;免除者; lax:n.松元音;泻肚;adj.松的;松懈的;腹泻的; autonomous:adj.自治的;自主的;自发的;
until they sort of sense a presence in the room or a movement, when they will again snap to attention. 直到它們再一次感覺?房間裡出現了人或者有什麽變化, 它們才會再次擺正。
(Laughter) （笑聲）
So here it appears as if it's the viewer that's sort of instigating the sense of order among the panels, but it could also be the other way around, that the panels are so stuck within their preconditioned behaviors that they sort of thrust the viewer with the role of a tyrant . 這裡,看起來好像是觀眾的出現 為這些畫板注入有序感, 但是也可以用另一種方式理解, 這些畫板完全深陷於 它們自己預先設置好的行為模式中, 以至於它們的表現 讓那位觀眾縣出了暴君的角色。
instigating:v.使正式开始;使发生;煽动;鼓动;(instigate的现在分词) preconditioned:n.前提;先决条件;vt.预处理;事先准备; thrust:v.刺;塞;冲;挤;n.刺;插;重点;猛推; tyrant:n.暴君;
So this brings me to a quieter, small work called Handheld . 然後,我有了一個更安靜更小的作品, 名叫《手握》(Handheld)。
Handheld:adj.掌上型;手持型;
The viewer sees a piece of paper that's mounted on the far end of the wall, but when you go closer, you see that it's a blank 觀眾看到一張紙, 這張紙掛在墻的遠端, 但如果你走的更近,你會發現這是一張
mounted:adj.骑马的; v.准备; (mount的过去分词和过去式)
A4, or a letter-sized piece of paper, that's held on either side by two small hands that appear to be carved with a great deal of attention and care from a small block of wood. 空白的A4,或者是信紙大小, 這張紙在兩邊 被兩隻小手握著, 這兩隻手看起來是用一小塊木頭 用極大的專注力和細心雕刻出來的。
carved:v.雕刻;刻;把(熟肉)切成块;(carve的过去分词和过去式) a great deal of:大量;
The viewer also sees that this entire sculpture is sort of moving very slightly , as if these two hands are trying to hold the paper very still for a long period of time, and somehow are not managing to. 觀眾也會看到,這整個雕塑 似乎一點點的移動, 就好像這兩隻手是想 努力在很長的時間裡 靜止的保持握住這張紙, 但卻似乎做不到完全不動。
sculpture:n.雕塑;雕刻;刻蚀;vt.雕塑;雕刻;刻蚀;vi.从事雕刻; slightly:adv.些微地,轻微地;纤细地; somehow:adv.以某种方法;莫名其妙地;
So this instability in the movement very closely resembles the unsteady nature of images seen through a handheld camera. 所以這移動中的不穩定性 就和手持照相機照出的圖片 有異曲同工之處。
instability:n.不稳定(性);基础薄弱;不安定; resembles:v.看起来像:显得像:像(resemble的第三人称单数) unsteady:adj.不稳定的;不规则的;摇摆的;无常的;vt.使不稳定;动摇; images:n.印象;声誉;形象;画像;雕像;(image的第三人称单数和复数)
So here I'm going to show you two tandem clips . 現在我要向你們展示兩幅並列的圖片
tandem:n.串联;串座双人自行车;adj.串联的;adv.一前一后地;纵排地; clips:n.夹子; v.夹住;
One is through a still camera and the other is through a handheld camera. 一幅由靜止的相機拍攝, 另一幅是手持的相機。
And you immediately see how the unsteady nature of the video suggests the presence of an observer and a subjective point of view . 你立刻就能看到,影片的不穩定 如何顯示出觀察者的存在 以及所處的主觀的視角。
observer:n.观察员;观察者;观察家;观测者; subjective:adj.主观的;个人的;自觉的; point of view:观点;见地;立场;
So we've just removed the camera and transferred that movement onto the panel. 所以我們只是去掉了相機, 而把這種不穩定的運動移植到了作品裡。
transferred:v.(使)转移,搬迁;(使)调动;(transfer的过去分词和过去式)
So here's a video. 這是影片。
You have to imagine the other hand. It's not there yet. 你需要想像另一隻?它還不在那裡,
But to us, we're sort of trying to evoke a self-effacing gesture , as if there's a little person with outstretched arms behind this enormous piece of paper. 但對我們來說,我們某種意義上是在嘗試 做出一種謙虛的手勢,就好像 在這張巨大的白紙背後 有一個小人正伸出雙手。
evoke:vt.引起,唤起;博得; self-effacing:adj.谦让的;谦逊的;不出风头的; gesture:n.手势;姿势;示意动作;表示;v.做手势;用手势表示; outstretched:adj.伸展的; v.拉(伸)长; (outstretch的过去式和过去分词) enormous:adj.庞大的,巨大的;凶暴的,极恶的;
That sort of likens it to the amount of strain to be at the service of the observer and present this piece of paper very delicately to the viewer in front of them. 這就給予它一種緊張感, 就像在給觀眾服務一樣,把這張紙 非常小心翼翼地呈現在 觀眾面前。
likens:vt.比拟;把…比作; strain:n.压力;品系;应力;张力;v.扭伤;拉紧;滤;损伤; delicately:adv.微妙地;精致地;优美地;
The next work is Decoy . 下一個作品叫做《圈套》(Decoy),
Decoy:n.诱饵;诱骗;v.诱骗;被诱;
This is a cardboard model, so the object is about as tall as I am. 這是一個紙板的模型, 作品大概和我一樣高,
cardboard:n.[纸]硬纸板;纸板箱;卡纸板;adj.不真实的;硬纸板制的;
It has a rounded body, two arms, and a very tall, head-like antenna , and its sole purpose is to attract attention towards itself. 它有一個圓圓的身體,兩條手臂, 和一個非常高、像頭一樣的天線, 它的唯一目的是爲?把注意力吸引到自己身上。
antenna:n.[电讯]天线;[动]触角,[昆]触须; sole:n.鞋底; adj.仅有的; v.给(鞋)换底;
So when a viewer passes by, it sort of tilts from side to side, and moves its arms more and more frantically as the person gets closer. 當一個觀眾經過的時候 它就左右搖擺, 而且隨著這個人越走越近, 它會越來越瘋狂的揮舞兩條手臂。
tilts:vi.倾斜;翘起;以言词或文字抨击;vt.使倾斜;使翘起;n.倾斜; frantically:adv.疯狂似地;狂暴地;
So here is the first test scenario . 這是第一個測試場景,
scenario:n.方案;情节;剧本;
You see the two movements integrated , and the object seems to be employing its entire being in this expression of desperation. 你看到,兩種動作結合在一起, 這個物體似乎是 把整個自己都 投入到這種絕望的表達中。
integrated:adj.综合的; v.整合; (integrate的过去式和过去分词) expression:n.表现,表示,表达;
But the idea is that once it's got the person's attention, it's no longer interested, and it looks for the next person whose attention to get. 但是,重點是,一旦它得到了這個人的關注, 它就不感興趣了,開始尋找下一個人。
(Laughter) （笑聲）
So this is the final fabricated body of the Decoy. 這是最後為《圈套》製作出來的身體,
fabricated:adj.焊接的; v.制造,组装; (fabricate的过去式和过去分词);
It appears to be mass-manufactured like it came out of a factory like vacuum cleaners and washing machines. 它看起來像是大規模製作的產品, 就好像是從工廠造出來的, 比如吸塵器和洗衣機一樣。
vacuum:n.真空; adj.真空的; v.用真空吸尘器清扫;
Because we are always working from a very personal space, we like how this consumer aesthetic sort of depersonalizes the object and gives us a bit of distance in its appearance , at least. 因為我們總是 從個人化的空間工作, 我們很喜歡這種消費者美學, 讓這個物體不再個人化, 而且給我們製造了一點距離, 在外表上,至少。
personal:adj.个人的;身体的;亲自的;n.人事消息栏;人称代名词; consumer:n.[经]消费者;[生,生态]消费者; aesthetic:adj.美的;美学的;审美的,具有审美趣味的; appearance:n.外貌;外观;外表;
And so to us this is a kind of sinister being which is trying to distract you from the things that actually need your attention, but it could also be a figure that needs a lot of help. 所以對我們來說,這個是某種邪惡的存在, 它嘗試把你的注意力 從實際需要你注意的地方吸引過來, 但是它也可以是確?需要很多幫助的一個形象。
sinister:adj.阴险的;凶兆的;灾难性的;左边的; distract:v.转移(注意力);分散(思想);使分心;
The next work is an object, that's also a kind of sound instrument . 下一個作品是一個物品, 也算是一種樂器,
instrument:n.仪器;工具;乐器;手段;器械;
In the shape of an amphitheater that's scaled to the size of an audience as perceived from somebody from the stage. 形狀是一個露天圓形劇場, 就像一個人在舞臺上看到的那樣, 然後按比例縮小到了一個觀眾的大小。
amphitheater:n.竞技场;[建]圆形露天剧场;古罗马剧场; scaled:adj.有鳞的; v.刮去鳞片; perceived:v.注意到;意识到;将…视为;认为;(perceive的过去式和过去分词)
So from where I'm standing, each of you appears to be this big, and the audience sort of takes the entire field of my vision . 從我站的地方來看 你們每個人大概這麼大, 而觀眾差不多 佔據了我整個視野。
vision:n.视力;美景;幻象;想象力;v.想象;显现;梦见;
Seated in this audience are 996 small figures. 在觀眾席上是996個小塑像,
They're mechanically enabled to clap of their own free will . 它們在機械上被設計成 可以根據自己的意願來鼓掌,
mechanically:adv.机械地;呆板地;物理上地; enabled:v.使得;授予…权力;(enabled是enable的过去式) clap:n.鼓掌;拍手;掌声;拍手声;v.拍手(表示赞许或欣赏);击掌; free will:n.自由意志;
This means that each of them can decide if and when they want to clap, how hard, for how long, how they want to be influenced by those around them or influence others, and if they want to contribute to innovation . 也就是說,它們每一個都可以 自己決定什麼時候、以及是否鼓掌, 用多少力氣鼓掌,鼓掌多久, 決定自己想如何被周圍的人影響,或者影響別人, 以及是否願意為創新做貢獻。
influenced:v.影响;对…起作用;支配;左右;(influence的过去分词和过去式) contribute to:有助于;捐献; innovation:n.创新,革新;新方法;
So when the viewer steps in front of the audience, there will be a response . 當一個觀察者走到這些觀眾面前, 會產生一個反應。
response:n.响应;反应;回答;
It could be a few claps or a strong applause , and then nothing happens until the viewer leaves the stage, and again the audience will respond . 可能是寥寥幾聲,也可能是熱烈的掌聲, 然後就沒有動靜了, 直到觀察者離開舞臺,這些觀眾又會有反應。
claps:vt.鼓掌;轻敲(clap的第三人称单数);vi.拍手;发出碰撞声; applause:n.欢呼,喝采;鼓掌欢迎; respond:vi.回答;作出反应;承担责任;n.应答;唱和;
It could be anything from a few feeble claps from members in the audience, or it could be a very loud ovation. 可能是觀眾席裡 傳來的幾聲微弱的掌聲, 也可能是非常熱烈的鼓掌。
feeble:adj.微弱的,无力的;虚弱的;薄弱的;
So to us, I think we're really looking at an audience as its own object or its own organism that's also got a sort of musical-like quality to it, an instrument. 所以對我們來說,我們真的是把裡面的每個觀眾 看做一個獨立的物體 或者說獨立的機制, 它有一種像音樂一樣的特質, 一種樂器。
organism:n.生物;有机体;有机组织;(尤指)微生物;
So the viewer can play it by eliciting quite complex and varied , nuanced musical or sound patterns, but cannot really provoke the audience into any particular kind of response. 觀察者可以演奏它, 通過引發非常複雜、變化多端 創新的音樂或者聲音模式, 但是不能將觀眾 引入到任何特定的反應中,
eliciting:v.诱发,刺激;引起(elicit的现在分词); complex:adj.复杂的;合成的;n.复合体;综合设施; varied:adj.多变的;各式各样的;杂色的;v.改变;使多样化;(vary的过去式和过去分词) nuanced:adj.微妙的; v.精确细腻地表演; provoke:vt.驱使;激怒;煽动;惹起;
So there's a sense of judgment and capriciousness and uneasiness involved . 所以這其中有一種 判斷、多變和不安的感覺。
judgment:n.判断;裁判;判决书;辨别力; uneasiness:n.不安;担忧;局促; involved:adj.有关的; v.涉及; (involve的过去式和过去分词)
It also has an alluring and trap-like quality to it. 它也有一種像陷阱一樣誘人的感覺。
alluring:adj.诱惑的,诱人的;迷人的,吸引人的;
So here if you see we're quite excited about the image of the head splitting to form the two hands. 這裡你看到,我們對這幅 大腦分工去操控雙手的圖片很激動。
So here's a small visual animation , as if the two sides of the brain are sort of clashing against each other to kind of make sense of the duality and the tension . 這是一個小小的視覺動畫, 就好像大腦的兩側 在互相碰撞, 去表達二元性和這種緊張。
visual:adj.视觉的,视力的;栩栩如生的; animation:n.活泼,生气;激励;卡通片绘制; clashing:v.冲突;比赛;(公开地)争论;不相容;抵触;(clash的现在分词) make sense of:搞清…的意思; duality:n.二元性;[物]二象性; tension:n.张力;拉伸;矛盾;紧张局势(或关系,状况);v.绷紧;
And here is a prototype . 這是一個樣本。
prototype:n.原型;雏形;最初形态;
So we can't wait to be engulfed by 996 of them. 我們迫不及待的想?966個這樣的模型包圍了。
engulfed:vt.吞没;吞食,狼吞虎咽;
Okay, this is the last work. It's called the Framerunners. 這裡是最後一個作?《相框奔跑者》(Framerunners),
It comes out of the idea of a window. 它的創意來自於一扇窗戶,
This is an actual window in our studio , and as you can see , it's made up of three different thicknesses of wooden sections. 這是我們工作室裡真實的一扇窗戶, 你看到,它有三種不同厚度的 木頭部件。
studio:n.工作室;[广播][电视]演播室;画室;电影制片厂; as you can see:正如你所看到的;你是知道的; made up of:由…组成,由…构成; thicknesses:n.厚度;层;浓度;含混不清; wooden:adj.木制的;木头的;木头似的;死板的
So we used the same window vocabulary to construct our own frame or grid that's suspended in the room and that can be viewed from two sides. 所以我們用了同樣的想法 製作了我們自己的相框或者說格子 懸掛在房間裡, 可以從兩邊看到。
construct:v.建造;创建;建筑;修建;n.概念;构筑物;结构体;建造物; frame:n.框架; v.设计; adj.有木架的; grid:n.网格;格子,栅格;输电网; suspended:v.悬;挂;吊;暂停;中止;(suspend的过去式和过去分词)
This grid is inhabited by a tribe of small figures. 這個格子裡住著 一個由小人組成的部落。
inhabited:adj.有人居住的;v.占据(inhabit的过去分词);居住于; tribe:n.部落;族;宗族;一伙;
They're also made up of three different sizes, as if to suggest a kind of perspective or landscape on the single plain. 他們也有三種不同尺寸, 象徵着在一個平面上 看到的視角或者風景。
perspective:n.观点;远景;透视图;adj.透视的; landscape:n.景观;乡村风景画;(文件的)横向打印格式;v.对…做景观美化;美化…的环境;
Each of these figures can also run backward and forward in the track and hide behind two adjacent tracks . 這裡的每個小人可以 在軌道上前後跑動, 也可以藏在兩條相鄰軌道間。
backward:adj.向后的;反向的;发展迟缓的;adv.向后地;相反地; adjacent:adj.邻近的,毗连的; tracks:n.小道;足迹;车辙;轨道;v.追踪;跟踪;(track的第三人称单数和复数)
So in contrast to this very tight grid, we wanted to give these figures a very comical and slapstick-like quality, as if a puppeteer has taken them and physically animated them down the path. 爲了和這個非常擁擠的格子對比, 我們希望賦予這些小人 很漫畫、很鬧劇的感覺, 就好像一個操縱木偶的人 真的在軌道上操縱他們一樣。
contrast:n.对比;对照;反差;明显的差异;v.对比;对照;形成对比; comical:adj.滑稽的,好笑的; puppeteer:n.操纵木偶的人;操纵傀儡;vt.操纵; animated:adj.栩栩如生的; v.使具活力; (animate的过去分词和过去式)
So we like the idea of these figures sort of skipping along like they're oblivious and carefree and happy-go-lucky and content , until they sort of sense a movement from the viewer and they will hide behind the fastest wall. 我們很喜歡這種感覺 這些小人跳來跳去 沒有煩惱、無憂無慮 逍遙自得, 直到他們感覺到來自觀察者的動作, 他們會立刻藏到最近的墻後面。
oblivious:adj.遗忘的;健忘的;不注意的;不知道的; carefree:adj.无忧无虑的;不负责的; happy-go-lucky:adj.随遇而安的;逍遥自在的;adv.完全偶然地; content:n.内容,目录;满足;容量;adj.满意的;vt.使满足;
So to us, this work also presents its own contradiction . 對我們來說,這個?也表現了它自己的矛盾性。
contradiction:n.矛盾;反驳;驳斥;
These figures are sort of entrapped within this very strong grid, which is like a prison, but also a fortress , because it allows them to be oblivious and naive and carefree and quite oblivious of the external world. 這些小人就像是 被困在了這個堅固的格子裡, 就像個監獄,但也可以說是城堡, 因為這個格子 讓他們可以沒有煩惱, 天真逍遙, 幾乎遺忘外界的存在。
entrapped:v.使入陷阱;诱捕;诱骗;欺骗;(entrap的过去式和过去分词) fortress:n.城堡;堡垒;要塞;设防的地方; naive:adj.天真的,幼稚的; external:n.外部;外观;形式;外部情况;adj.外部的;外面的;外界的;外来的;
So all these real life qualities that I talk about are sort of translated to a very specific technical configuration , and we were very lucky to collaborate with ETH Zurich to develop the first prototype. 我提到的所有這些 來自真實生活的特點 都被轉化成了一種 很特別的技術性設置, 我們非常有幸 可以和蘇黎世聯邦?造出了第一個模型。
specific:adj.特殊的,特定的;明确的;详细的;[药]具有特效的;n.特性;细节;特效药; technical:adj.工艺的,科技的;技术上的;专门的; configuration:n.配置;结构;外形; collaborate:vi.合作;勾结,通敌;
So you see they extracted the motion cogs from our animations and created a wiggle that integrated the head-bobbing movement and the back-and-forth movement. 你可以看到,他們從我們的動畫裡 抽取了這些動作, 創造了一鐘擺動的動作, 結合了搖擺頭 和前後的運動。
extracted:adj.萃取的;引出的;v.提取(extract的过去式及过去分词); motion:n.动作;移动;手势;请求;意向;议案;v.运动;打手势; cogs:n.轮齿; v.(在…上)装齿轮; (cog的复数) animations:n.[电影]动画片(animation的复数); wiggle:v.扭动;摆动,起伏;n.摆动,摇动,起伏; back-and-forth:前后移动的,来回的,反复的;
So it's really quite small. 這個真的很小,
You can see it can fit into the palm of my hand. 你看它可以被我的手掌握住。
palm:n.手掌;手心;棕榈树;v.把…藏在手中(尤指玩戏法);
So imagine our excitement when we saw it really working in the studio, and here it is. 當我們在工作室裡 看到它真的可以用 可以想像我們多麼?現在我把它帶來了。
excitement:n.兴奋;刺激;令人兴奋的事物;
(Laughter) （笑聲）
Thank you. 謝謝
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