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eLSeed_2015U-_传递希望与和平的街头艺术_
In 2012, when I painted the minaret of Jara Mosque in my hometown of Gabés, in the south of Tunisia , 在2012年,当我图画Jara Mosque清真寺塔尖 在我的家乡突尼西亚南部城市加贝斯,
minaret:n.尖塔; Mosque:n.清真寺; Tunisia:n.突尼斯(非洲国家);
I never thought that graffiti would bring so much attention to a city. 我从没想过墙上的涂鸦会给这个城市带来如此多的关注。
graffiti:n.墙上乱写乱画的东西(graffito的复数形式);
At the beginning , I was just looking for a wall in my hometown, and it happened that the minaret was built in '94. 一开始,我只是在我的家乡寻找一座墙面, 正好是94年建造的这个尖塔。
At the beginning:首先;从一开始;起初;从头开始;
And for 18 years, those 57 meters of concrete stayed grey. 长达18年的时间里,57米高的混凝土依旧是灰色的。
concrete:n.混凝土;adj.混凝土制的;确实的,具体的;vt.用混凝土覆盖
When I met the imam for the first time, and I told him what I wanted to do, he was like, "Thank God you finally came," 当我第一次见到阿訇,我告诉他我的计划, 他说,“感谢主,你终于来了,”
imam:n.伊玛目;(伊斯兰的)阿訇; finally:adv.终于;最终;(用于列举)最后;彻底地;
and he told me that for years he was waiting for somebody to do something on it. 他告诉我,这么多年他都在等待某个人 能够做些什么。
The most amazing thing about this imam is that he didn't ask me anything -- neither a sketch , or what I was going to write. 最神奇的是,这位阿訇没有问我任何有关 我要画些什么的问题。
sketch:n.素描;草图;速写;概述;v.概述;简述;画素描;画速写;
In every work that I create, I write messages with my style of calligraffiti -- a mix of calligraphy and graffiti. 在每个我创作的工作上,我书写信息 用我特有的calligraffiti——混杂着书法和涂鸦的方式。
calligraphy:n.书法;笔迹;
I use quotes or poetry . 我书写引述或是诗文。
quotes:n.引用,引号;报价(quote的复数);v.报价(quote的第三人称单数);引用;复述; poetry:n.诗;诗意,诗情;诗歌艺术;
For the minaret, I thought that the most relevant message to be put on a mosque should come from the Quran , so I picked this verse : "Oh humankind , we have created you from a male and a female , and made you people and tribe , so you may know each other." 就这个尖塔而言,我想最与它相关的是 在清真寺上书写来自古兰经里的话, 因此我选择了这条: “人类啊,我把你们造成男性和女性, 我把你们分成部落和民族,为的是你们互相了解。”
relevant:adj.相关的;切题的;中肯的;有重大关系的;有意义的,目的明确的; Quran:n.(伊斯兰教)可兰经; verse:n.诗,诗篇;韵文;诗节;vi.作诗;vt.使熟练,使精通; humankind:n.人类(总称); female:adj.女性的;雌性的;柔弱的,柔和的;n.女人;[动]雌性动物; tribe:n.部落;族;宗族;一伙;
It was a universal call for peace, tolerance , and acceptance coming from the side that we don't usually portray in a good way in the media . 这是普世的号召,为了和平,宽容和接纳 这样美好的讯息,我们并不时常从媒体上获得。
universal:adj.普遍的;全体的;全世界的;共同的; tolerance:n.公差;耐量;宽容;容忍; acceptance:n.验收;接受;认可;承认; portray:vt.描绘;扮演; media:n.媒体;媒质(medium的复数);血管中层;浊塞音;中脉;
I was amazed to see how the local community reacted to the painting, and how it made them proud to see the minaret getting so much attention from international press all around the world. 我很惊讶地看到当地居民是如何回应这样的图画的, 他们该多么骄傲,看到清真寺获得 来自全球媒体的目光。
community:n.社区;[生态]群落;共同体;团体; reacted:v.起反应; (react的过去分词和过去式)
For the imam, it was not just the painting; it was really deeper than that. 对那位阿訇来说,这并不只是图画; 比图画更加深邃。
He hoped that this minaret would become a monument for the city, and attract people to this forgotten place of Tunisia. 他希望这个尖塔能够成为这座城市的历史遗迹, 吸引人们来到突尼西亚这个被遗忘的地方。
monument:n.丰碑;纪念碑(或馆、堂、像等);历史遗迹;有历史价值的建筑;
The universality of the message, the political context of Tunisia at this time, and the fact that I was writing Quran in a graffiti way were not insignificant . 这条信息的广泛性, 此时突尼西亚的政治状况, 以及我用涂鸦方式书写古兰经这件事 并不是毫无建树的。
universality:n.普遍性;广泛性;一般性;多方面性; context:n.环境;上下文;来龙去脉; insignificant:adj.无关紧要的;
It reunited the community. 它使这个社群重新聚集起来。
reunited:v.重聚;使再结合(reunite的过去式和过去分词);
Bringing people, future generations, together through Arabic calligraphy is what I do. 我所做的,就是 用阿拉伯书画把人们,未来的每一代人 连结起来。
Writing messages is the essence of my artwork. 我艺术作品的精髓是书写信息。
essence:n.本质;实质;精髓;香精;
What is funny, actually, is that even Arabic-speaking people really need to focus a lot to decipher what I'm writing. 好笑的是,事实上,以阿拉伯语为母语的人们 都需要花些时间来破译我写的文字内容。
decipher:n.密电译文;v.解释;
You don't need to know the meaning to feel the piece. 感知这份艺术作品你并不需要知道它的意思。
I think that Arabic script touches your soul before it reaches your eyes. 我想,阿拉伯文字先触及了你的灵魂然后才是眼睛。
script:n.剧本;电影剧本;笔迹;广播(或讲话等)稿;v.为电影(或戏剧等)写剧本;
There is a beauty in it that you don't need to translate . 其中有一种无需翻译的美感。
translate:v.翻译;被翻译;被译成;(使)转变;
Arabic script speaks to anyone, I believe; to you, to you, to you, to anybody, and then when you get the meaning, you feel connected to it. 阿拉伯文字和每个人相通,我相信: 和你,和你,和你,和每一个人。 然后,你知道了文字的含义, 便产生共鸣。
I always make sure to write messages that are relevant to the place where I'm painting, but messages that have a universal dimension , so anybody around the world can connect to it. 我总是会确认书写那些 与我艺术创作地点相关联的文字。 但是信息有全球化的不同维度, 使地球上的每个人都能与此连结。
dimension:n.方面;[数]维;尺寸;次元;容积vt.标出尺寸;adj.规格的;
I was born and raised in France, in Paris, and I started learning how to write and read Arabic when I was 18. 我在法国巴黎出生长大, 18岁时我开始学习如何书写阅读阿拉伯文字。
Today I only write messages in Arabic. 今天我只用阿拉伯语书写信息。
One of the reasons this is so important to me, is because of all the reaction that I've experienced all around the world. 对我而言最重要的原因之一, 是我在世界范围内的经验。
reaction:n.反应,感应;反动,复古;反作用;
In Rio de Janeiro, I translated this Portuguese poem from Gabriela T?rres Barbosa, who was giving an homage to the poor people of the favela , and then I painted it on the rooftop . 在里约热内卢,我翻译了这首葡萄牙诗文 她向生活在贫民窟的穷人致敬, 我把这首诗写在了屋顶。
Portuguese:adj.葡萄牙的;葡萄牙人的;葡萄牙语的;n.葡萄牙人;葡萄牙语; homage:n.敬意;尊敬;效忠; favela:n.(巴西的)贫民区; rooftop:n.屋顶;adj.屋顶上的;
The local community were really intrigued by what I was doing, but as soon as I gave them the meaning of the calligraphy, they thanked me, as they felt connected to the piece. 当地的居民们对我做的事感到好奇, 当我告诉他们这些图画文字的真正含义时, 他们感谢我,他们对艺术作品产生了共鸣。
intrigued:adj.感兴趣的; v.密谋; (intrigue的过去式和过去分词) as soon as:一…就;
In South Africa, in Cape Town, the local community of Philippi offered me the only concrete wall of the slum . 在南非,开普敦, 当地的菲律宾社群 把贫民窟仅有的一面水泥墙给我,
Cape:n.披肩;披风;短斗篷;地角; slum:vi.(为猎奇或救济等)去贫民窟;n.贫民窟;陋巷;脏乱的地方;
It was a school, and I wrote on it a quote from Nelson Mandela, saying, "[in Arabic]," 它是一个学校,我在上面图画 我用了纳尔逊·曼德拉的名言, 说道,“（阿拉伯语）”
which means, "It seems impossible until it's done." “在事情未成功之前,一切总看似不可能。”
Then this guy came to me and said, "Man, why you don't write in English?" 有个人跟我说,“你为什么不用英文写呢？”
and I replied to him, "I would consider your concern legit if you asked me why I didn't write in Zulu ." 我回答道,“我会认真考虑你的建议如果你问我 为什么我不用祖鲁语写。”
concern:v.涉及,关系到;使担心;n.关系;关心;关心的事; legit:adj.合法的;n.正统剧;正统剧院; Zulu:n.祖鲁人;祖鲁语;adj.祖鲁人的;
In Paris, once, there was this event, and someone gave his wall to be painted. 在巴黎,某次,有个活动, 某人让我在他的墙上图画。
And when he saw I was painting in Arabic, he got so mad -- actually, hysterical -- and he asked for the wall to be erased . 当他看到我书写阿拉伯文的时候, 他很生气——事实上,歇斯底里——他要把那面墙上的字抹掉。
hysterical:adj.歇斯底里的;异常兴奋的; erased:v.清除;消除;消灭;擦掉,抹掉(erase的过去分词和过去式)
I was mad and disappointed. 我很生气,也很失望。
But a week later, the organizer of the event asked me to come back, and he told me that there was a wall right in front of this guy's house. 但是一周以后,那场活动的组织者请我回去, 他告诉我那个人家门前有一面墙。
organizer:n.组织者;承办单位;[生物]组织导体;
So, this guy -- 所以,这个人......
(Laughter) （笑声）
like, was forced to see it every day. 不得不每天看着我的图腾。
At the beginning, I was going to write, "[In Arabic]," 一开始,我打算用阿拉伯文书写,
which means, " In your face ," but -- 意思是,“你的脸上,”但是......
In your face:挑衅;咄咄逼人的;
(Laughter) （笑声）
I decided to be smarter and I wrote, "[In Arabic]," 我决定显得更聪明一些于是我写道,“（阿拉伯文）”
which means, "Open your heart." 意思是,“敞开心扉。”
I'm really proud of my culture, and I'm trying to be an ambassador of it through my artwork. 我真心对我的文化感到自豪, 我希望用艺术作品传达它。
ambassador:n.大使;代表;使节;
And I hope that I can break the stereotypes we all know, with the beauty of Arabic script. 我希望我能打破我们心中的刻板印象, 用美丽的阿拉伯文字。
stereotypes:n.模式化观念(或形象); v.对…形成模式化(或类型化)的看法; (stereotype的第三人称单数和复数)
Today, I don't write the translation of the message anymore on the wall. 今天,我不再在墙上书写信息。
I don't want the poetry of the calligraphy to be broken, as it's art and you can appreciate it without knowing the meaning, as you can enjoy any music from other countries. 我不希望打破图腾文字的诗文美感, 这门艺术你可以感受却不用知晓它的含义, 正如同你能欣赏其他国家的音乐作品。
appreciate:v.欣赏;感激;感谢;理解;
Some people see that as a rejection or a closed door, but for me, it's more an invitation -- to my language, to my culture, and to my art. 有些人将它视为拒绝或是关闭的门, 但对我来说,这更像是一个邀请-- 来欣赏我的语言我的文化,我的艺术作品。
rejection:n.抛弃;拒绝;被抛弃的东西;盖帽; invitation:n.邀请,引诱
Thank you. 谢谢。
(Applause) （鼓掌）