Camille Seaman: Haunting photos of polar ice

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Translator: Rafel Marco i Molina Reviewer: Eric Miret
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As an artist,
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Com a artista,
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connection is very important to me.
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la connexió és molt important per a mi.
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Through my work I'm trying to articulate
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A través de la meva obra tracto d'expressar
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that humans are not separate from nature
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que l'ésser humà no està separat de la natura
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and that everything is interconnected.
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i que tot està interrelacionat.
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I first went to Antarctica almost 10 years ago,
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Vaig anar per primer cop a l'Antàrtida fa quasi 10 anys,
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where I saw my first icebergs.
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on vaig veure icebergs per primera vegada a la vida.
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I was in awe.
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Vaig quedar astorada.
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My heart beat fast, my head was dizzy,
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El meu cor bategava ràpid, estava marejada,
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trying to comprehend what it was that stood in front of me.
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intentava comprendre què era allò que tenia al davant.
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The icebergs around me
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Els icebergs al meu voltant
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were almost 200 feet out of the water,
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sobresortien gairebé 200 peus (60 m) de l'aigua.
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and I could only help but wonder
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No podia sinó meravellar-me
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that this was one snowflake
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pel fet que això fos producte d'un floc de neu
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on top of another snowflake,
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a sobre d'un altre,
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year after year.
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any rere any.
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Icebergs are born
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Els icebergs es formen
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when they calve off of glaciers
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quan les glaceres s'esberlen
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or break off of ice shelves.
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o quan es trenquen les barreres de glaç.
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Each iceberg has its own individual personality.
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Cada iceberg té la seva personalitat.
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They have a distinct way
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Cadascun té una manera inconfusible
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of interacting with their environment
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d'interaccionar amb el medi
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and their experiences.
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i amb les seves experiències.
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Some refuse to give up
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Alguns no accepten abandonar
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and hold on to the bitter end,
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i lluiten fins al final,
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while others can't take it anymore
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mentre que altres no ho resisteixen més
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and crumble in a fit of dramatic passion.
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i s'esfondren en un atac de passió espectacular.
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It's easy to think, when you look at an iceberg,
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És fàcil pensar, quan veus un iceberg,
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that they're isolated,
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que estan aïllats,
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that they're separate and alone,
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que es troben separats i sols,
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much like we as humans sometimes view ourselves.
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més o menys com ens veiem a nosaltres mateixos de vegades.
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But the reality is far from it.
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Però la realitat és ben distinta.
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As an iceberg melts,
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Quan un iceberg es fon,
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I am breathing in
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En respiro
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its ancient atmosphere.
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l'atmosfera antiga.
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As the iceberg melts,
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Quan un iceberg es fon,
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it is releasing mineral-rich fresh water
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deixa anar aigua dolça rica en minerals
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that nourishes many forms of life.
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que nodreix moltes formes de vida.
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I approach photographing these icebergs
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M'acosto a fotografiar aquests icebergs
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as if I'm making portraits of my ancestors,
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com si estigués fent retrats dels meus avantpassats,
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knowing that in these individual moments
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sabent que en aquests precisos instants
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they exist in that way
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ho són
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and will never exist that way again.
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i que mai no hi tornaran a ser iguals.
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It is not a death when they melt;
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No és la mort quan es fonen;
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it is not an end,
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no és el final,
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but a continuation
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sinó la continuació
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of their path through the cycle of life.
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del seu camí en el cicle de la vida.
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Some of the ice in the icebergs that I photograph is very young --
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Una part del gel dels icebergs que fotografio és molt jove,
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a couple thousand years old.
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té un parell de milers d'anys.
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And some of the ice
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I alguna part d'aquest gel
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is over 100,000 years old.
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té més de 100.000 anys.
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The last pictures I'd like to show you
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Les últimes imatges que m'agradaria ensenyar-vos
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are of an iceberg that I photographed
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són d'un iceberg que vaig fotografiar
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in Qeqetarsuaq, Greenland.
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a Kekertsuatsiak, Groenlàndia.
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It's a very rare occasion
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És molta casualitat
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that you get to actually witness
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que es pugui ser testimoni
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an iceberg rolling.
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del bolc d'un iceberg.
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So here it is.
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Aquí ho teniu.
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You can see on the left side a small boat.
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A la part esquerra podeu veure una barca petita.
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That's about a 15-foot boat.
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Farà uns 15 peus (4,5 metres).
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And I'd like you to pay attention
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I m'agradaria que paréssiu atenció
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to the shape of the iceberg
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a la forma de l'iceberg
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and where it is at the waterline.
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i on té la línia de flotació.
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You can see here, it begins to roll,
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Aquí ho podeu veure, comença a bolcar,
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and the boat has moved to the other side, and the man is standing there.
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i la barca s'ha mogut a l'altra banda, i l'home és allà, palplantat.
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This is an average-size Greenlandic iceberg.
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Aquest és un iceberg de Groenlàndia de mida mitjana.
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It's about 120 feet above the water,
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Fa, més o menys, 120 peus d'alçada per sobre de l'aigua,
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or 40 meters.
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o 40 metres.
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And this video is real time.
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Aquest vídeo és a temps real.
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(Music)
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(Música)
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And just like that,
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I ja ho tenim,
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the iceberg shows you a different side of its personality.
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l'iceberg us mostra una altra cara de la seva personalitat.
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Thank you.
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Gràcies.
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(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
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