Uldus Bakhtiozina: Wry photos that turn stereotypes upside down

Prevoditelj: Ivan Stamenković Recezent: Senzos Osijek

Good afternoon.

Dobar dan.

My name is Uldus.

Moje ime je Uldus.

I am a photo-based artist from Russia.

Ja sam umjetnica fotograf iz Rusije.

I started my way around six years ago

Počela sam prije otprilike šest godina

with ironic self-portraits

sa ironičnim auto-portretima

to lay open so many stereotypes

da bih srušila puno stereotipa

about nationalities, genders,

o nacionalnosti, spolu,

and social issues —

i socijalnim problemima —

["I am Russian. I sell drugs, guns, porno with kids!"] ["Vodka = water. I love vodka!"] (Laughter) —

["Ja sam Rus. Prodajem drogu, oružje, dječju pornografiju"] ["Votka = voda. Volim votku!"] (Smijeh)

using photography as my tool to send a message. ["Marry me, I need a visa."]

koristeći fotografiju kao alat da pošaljem svoju poruku.

Today, I am still performing in front of the camera

Danas, još uvijek nastupam ispred kamere

and trying to be brave like Wonder Woman.

i pokušavam biti hrabra kao Wonder Woman.

I focus on balancing meaningful message,

Pokušavam balansirati značajne poruke,

aesthetic, beauty, composition, some irony, and artifacts.

estetiku, ljepotu, kompoziciju, ironiju i artefakte.

Today, I'm going to tell you about my project,

Danas ću vam pričati o svom projektu,

which is named Desperate Romantics.

koji se zove Očajna Romantika.

They're my artifacts, or paintings

To su moji artefakti, ili slike

from pre-Raphaelites Brotherhood England

iz Engleske prije Rafaelićanskog Bratstva

mid-19th century.

iz sredine 19. stoljeća.

I took the painting

Uzela sam sliku

and gifted new, contemporary meaning

i dala novo, suvremeno značenje

talking about issues which are surrounding me

progovarajući o problemima koji me okružuju

in Russia,

u Rusiji,

capturing people who are non-models

fotografirajući ljude koji nisu modeli,

but have an interesting story.

ali imaju zanimljive priče.

This boy is a professional dancer,

Ovaj dječak je profesionalni plesač,

only 12 years old,

star samo 12 godina,

but at secondary school, he hides his dancing classes

ali u školi skriva svoje satove plesa

and is wearing the mask of brutality,

i nosi masku brutalnosti,

trying to be united with the rest of his classmates

pokušavajući biti ujedinjen s ostatkom razreda

like a storm trooper has no personality.

kao storm trooper koji nema osobnost.

But this boy has goals and dreams

Ali ovaj dječak ima snove i ciljeve

but hides it to be socially accepted,

ali ih sakriva kako bi bio prihvaćen u društvu,

because being different isn't easy,

jer biti drugačiji nije lako,

especially in Russia.

osobito u Rusiji.

Next portrait interpretation is metaphoric.

Sljedeća interpretacija portreta je metaforična.

And this is Nikita,

I ovo je Nikita,

a security guard from one of the bars

zaštitar iz jednog od barova

in St. Petersburg.

u St. Petersburga.

He likes to say, "You wouldn't like me when I'm angry,"

Voli reći, "Ne bi vam se svidio kad sam ljut",

quoting Hulk from the movie,

citirajući Hulka iz filma,

but I've never seen him angry.

ali nikad ga nisam vidjela ljutitog.

He hides his sensitivities and romantic side,

Skriva svoju osjetljivost i romantičnu stranu,

because in Russia, among guys,

jer u Rusiji, među muškima,

that's not cool to be romantic,

nije cool biti romantičan,

but it's cool to be surrounded with women

ali je cool biti okružen ženama

and look like an aggressive hulk.

i izgledati kao agresivni Hulk.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

Sometimes, in my project,

Ponekad, u svom projektu,

I would take the painting

uzela bih sliku

and give it new meaning

i dala joj novo značenje

and new temptation about it.

i novu napast.

Sometimes, I would compare facial features

Ponekad, usporedila bih crte lica

and playing with words:

i igrala se s riječima:

irony, Iron Man, ironing man.

Ironija, Iron Man, Glačajući (Ironing) čovjek.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

Through the artifacts,

Kroz artefakte

I bring social issues

donosimsocijalne probleme

which surround me in Russia into the conversation.

koji me okružuju u Rusiji u razgovor.

Interesting fact about marriage in Russia,

Zanimljiva činjenica o braku u Rusiji

that most of the 18, 19-year-old girls

je da djevojčice od 18, 19 godina

are already ready, and dream to get married.

smatraju da su spremne, i sanjaju o udaji.

We're taught from childhood,

Uče nas od djetinjstva

successful marriage means successful life,

da uspješan brak znači uspješan život,

so most of the girls kind of fight

tako da se većina djevojaka na neki način bori

to get a good husband.

da dobije dobrog supruga.

And what about me?

A što je sa mnom?

I'm 27 years old.

Imam 27 godina.

For Russian society, I'm an old maid

Za rusko društvo ja sam stara cura

and hopeless to ever get married.

i nema nade da ću se ikad udati.

That's why you see me in a Mexican fighter mask,

Zato me vidite u masci meksičkog borca,

in the wedding dress, all desperate in my garden.

u vjenčanici, očajnu u svom vrtu.

But remember, irony is the key,

Ali upamtite, ironija je ključ,

and this is actually to motivate girls

i to zapravo služi da motivira djevojčice

to fight for goals, for dreams,

da se bore za svoje ciljeve, za snove,

and change stereotypes.

i da promjene stereotipe.

Be brave. Be ironic — it helps.

Budite hrabri. Budite ironični — to pomaže.

Be funny and create some magic.

Budite šaljivi i stvorite malo magije.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)