Janet Echelman: Taking imagination seriously

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Ido Dekkers ืžื‘ืงืจ: Sigal Tifferet
00:15
This story
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ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื–ื”
00:17
is about taking imagination seriously.
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ื”ื•ื ืขืœ ืœืงื™ื—ืช ื”ื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ืจืฆื™ื ื•ืช.
00:20
Fourteen years ago,
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ืœืคื ื™ 14 ืฉื ื™ื,
00:22
I first encountered this ordinary material, fishnet,
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ื ืชืงืœืชื™ ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ื—ื•ืžืจ ื”ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื”ื–ื”, ืจืฉืช ื“ื™ื™ื’ื™ื,
00:25
used the same way for centuries.
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ืฉื ืžืฆื ื‘ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื›ื‘ืจ ืžืื•ืช ืฉื ื™ื ืื•ืชื• ื”ื“ื‘ืจ.
00:28
Today, I'm using it to create
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ื”ื™ื•ื, ืื ื™ ืžืฉืชืžืฉืช ื‘ื• ืœื™ืฆื™ืจืช
00:30
permanent, billowing, voluptuous forms
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ืฆื•ืจื•ืช ืงื‘ื•ืขื•ืช, ืžืชื ืฉืื•ืช, ื—ื•ืฉื ื™ื•ืช
00:33
the scale of hard-edged buildings
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ื‘ืงื ื” ืžื™ื“ื” ืฉืœ ื‘ื™ื ื™ื ื™ื
00:35
in cities around the world.
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ื‘ืขืจื™ื ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœืขื•ืœื.
00:38
I was an unlikely person to be doing this.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ืขืžื“ืช ื‘ืœืชื™ ืกื‘ื™ืจื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”.
00:41
I never studied sculpture,
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ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืคื™ืกื•ืœ,
00:43
engineering or architecture.
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ื”ื ื“ืกื” ืื• ืืจื›ื™ื˜ืงื˜ื•ืจื”.
00:45
In fact, after college
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืžื›ืœืœื”
00:47
I applied to seven art schools
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ื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ืœื”ืชืงื‘ืœ ืœืฉื‘ืขื” ื‘ืชื™ ืกืคืจ ืœืืžื ื•ืช
00:49
and was rejected by all seven.
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ื•ื ื“ื—ื™ืชื™ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื›ืœ ื”ืฉื‘ืขื”.
00:53
I went off on my own to become an artist,
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ื”ืžืฉื›ืชื™ ื‘ืขืฆืžื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืืžื ื™ืช,
00:55
and I painted for 10 years,
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ื•ืฆื™ื™ืจืชื™ ื›10 ืฉื ื™ื,
00:59
when I was offered a Fulbright to India.
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ื›ืฉื”ืฆื™ืขื• ืœื™ ืžื™ืœื’ืช ืคื•ืœื‘ืจื™ื™ื˜ ืœื”ื•ื“ื•.
01:02
Promising to give exhibitions of paintings,
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ืขื ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื” ืœืงื‘ืœ ืชืขืจื•ื›ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช,
01:05
I shipped my paints and arrived in Mahabalipuram.
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ืฉืœื—ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืฆื‘ืขื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื•ื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœืžื”ื‘ืœื™ืคื•ืจื.
01:07
The deadline for the show arrived --
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ืžื•ืขื“ ื”ืชืขืจื•ื›ื” ื”ื’ื™ืข --
01:10
my paints didn't.
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ื”ืฆื‘ืขื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืœื.
01:12
I had to do something.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื•.
01:14
This fishing village was famous for sculpture.
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ื›ืคืจ ื”ื“ื™ื™ื’ื™ื ื”ื™ื” ื™ื“ื•ืข ื‘ืคืกืœื™ื ืฉืœื•.
01:16
So I tried bronze casting.
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ืื– ื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ื™ืฆื™ืงื•ืช ื‘ืจื•ื ื–ื”.
01:19
But to make large forms was too heavy and expensive.
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืฆื•ืจื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ื”ื™ื” ื›ื‘ื“ ื•ื™ืงืจ ืžื“ื™.
01:22
I went for a walk on the beach,
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ื™ืฆืืชื™ ืœื˜ื™ื•ืœ ื‘ื—ื•ืฃ,
01:24
watching the fishermen
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ื”ืกืชื›ืœืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ื“ื™ื™ื’ื™ื
01:26
bundle their nets into mounds on the sand.
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ืื•ืกืคื™ื ืืช ื”ืจืฉืชื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื ืœืขืจืžื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ื—ื•ืœ.
01:28
I'd seen it every day,
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ืจืื™ืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื,
01:30
but this time I saw it differently --
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ื”ื•ื ืจืื™ืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ืื—ืจืช --
01:32
a new approach to sculpture,
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ื’ื™ืฉื” ื—ื“ืฉื” ืœืคื™ืกื•ืœ,
01:34
a way to make volumetric form
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ื“ืจืš ื—ื“ืฉื” ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืฆื•ืจื” ื ืคื—ื™ืช
01:37
without heavy solid materials.
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ื‘ืœื™ ื—ื•ืžืจื™ื ื›ื‘ื“ื™ื ื•ืžื•ืฆืงื™ื.
01:40
My first satisfying sculpture
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ื”ืคืกืœ ื”ืžืกืคืง ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™
01:42
was made in collaboration with these fishermen.
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ื ืขืฉื” ื‘ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ืขื ื”ื“ื™ื™ื’ื™ื ื”ืืœื”.
01:45
It's a self-portrait
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ื–ื” ื“ื™ื•ืงืŸ ืขืฆืžื™
01:47
titled "Wide Hips."
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ืฉื ืงืจืื” "ื™ืจื›ื™ื™ื ืจื—ื‘ื•ืช."
01:49
(Laughter)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
01:53
We hoisted them on poles to photograph.
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ื”ืจืžื ื• ืื•ืชืŸ ืขืœ ืขืžื•ื“ื™ื ืœืฆื™ืœื•ื.
01:56
I discovered
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ื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™
01:58
their soft surfaces
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ืฉื”ืžืฉื˜ื— ื”ืจืš ืฉืœื”ืŸ
02:00
revealed every ripple of wind
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ื’ื™ืœื” ื›ืœ ืื“ื•ื•ื” ื‘ืจื•ื—
02:02
in constantly changing patterns.
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ื‘ืฆื•ืจื•ืช ืฉืžืฉืชื ื•ืช ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ.
02:04
I was mesmerized.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื”ื•ืคื ื˜ืช.
02:07
I continued studying craft traditions
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ื”ืžืฉื›ืชื™ ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืžืกื•ืจื•ืช ืื•ืžื ื•ืช
02:10
and collaborating with artisans,
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ื•ืœืฉืชืฃ ืคืขื•ืœื” ืขื ืืจื˜ื™ื–ื ื™ื,
02:12
next in Lithuania with lace makers.
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ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ ื‘ืœื™ื˜ื ืขื ื™ืฆืจื ื™ ืจืงืžื”.
02:14
I liked the fine detail
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ืื”ื‘ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ื ื”ืขื“ื™ื ื™ื
02:16
it gave my work,
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ืฉื”ื ื ืชื ื• ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื™.
02:18
but I wanted to make them larger --
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ืื‘ืœ ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืื•ืชื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ --
02:20
to shift from being an object you look at
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ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืžืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื•ื‘ื™ื™ืงื˜ ืฉืžื‘ื™ื˜ื™ื ืขืœื™ื•
02:22
to something you could get lost in.
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ืœืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœืœื›ืช ืœืื™ื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ืชื•ื›ื•.
02:25
Returning to India to work with those fishermen,
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ื›ืฉื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืœื”ื•ื“ื• ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขื ื”ื“ื™ื™ื’ื™ื ื”ืืœื”,
02:28
we made a net
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ื™ืฆืจื ื• ืจืฉืช
02:30
of a million and a half hand-tied knots --
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ืฉืœ ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื•ื—ืฆื™ ืงืฉืจื™ื ืฉื ืงืฉืจื• ื‘ื™ื“ --
02:35
installed briefly in Madrid.
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ืฉื”ื•ืชืงื ื” ืœื–ืžืŸ ืงืฆืจ ื‘ืžื“ืจื™ื“.
02:38
Thousands of people saw it,
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ืืœืคื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ืจืื• ืื•ืชื”,
02:40
and one of them was the urbanist
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ื•ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื ื”ื™ื” ื”ืื•ืจื‘ื ื™ืกื˜
02:42
Manual Sola-Morales
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ืžื ื•ืืœ ืกื•ืœื”-ืžื•ืจืœืก
02:44
who was redesigning the waterfront
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ืฉืชื›ื ืŸ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ื—ื–ื™ืช ื”ืžื™ื
02:46
in Porto, Portugal.
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ื‘ืคื•ืจื˜ื•, ืคื•ืจื˜ื•ื’ืœ.
02:49
He asked if I could build this
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ื”ื•ื ืฉืืœ ืื ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”
02:51
as a permanent piece for the city.
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ื›ืžื•ืฆื’ ืงื‘ื•ืข ืœืขื™ืจ.
02:53
I didn't know if I could do that
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืื ืื ื™ ืื•ื›ืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”
02:55
and preserve my art.
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ื•ืœืฉืžื•ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืืžื ื•ืช ืฉืœื™.
02:57
Durable, engineered, permanent --
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ืขืžื™ื“ื”, ืžื”ื•ื ื“ืกืช, ืงื‘ื•ืขื” --
03:00
those are in opposition
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ื›ืœ ืืœื” ื‘ื ื™ื’ื•ื“
03:02
to idiosyncratic, delicate and ephemeral.
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ืœื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ื•ืช, ืขื“ื™ื ื•ืช ื•ืœืืจืขื™ื•ืช.
03:06
For two years, I searched for a fiber
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ืœืžืฉืš ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื, ื—ื™ืคืฉืชื™ ืกื™ื‘
03:09
that could survive ultraviolet rays,
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ืฉื™ื•ื›ืœ ืœืฉืจื•ื“ ื‘ืงืจื ื™ื™ื ื”ืื•ืœื˜ืจื” ืกื’ื•ืœื•ืช,
03:11
salt, air, pollution,
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ืื•ื™ืจ ืžืœื•ื—, ื–ื™ื”ื•ื,
03:14
and at the same time remain soft enough
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ื•ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื™ืฉืืจ ืจืš ืžืกืคื™ืง
03:16
to move fluidly in the wind.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื ื•ืข ื‘ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ื•ืช ื‘ืจื•ื—.
03:19
We needed something to hold the net up
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ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื™ื—ื–ื™ืง ืืช ื”ืจืฉืช ื‘ืื•ื™ืจ
03:21
out there in the middle of the traffic circle.
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ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ ื‘ืืžืฆืข ืขื™ื’ื•ืœ ื”ืชื ื•ืขื”.
03:23
So we raised this 45,000-pound steel ring.
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ืื– ื”ืจืžื ื• ืืช ื˜ื‘ืขืช ื”ืคืœื“ื” ื”ื–ื• ื‘ืžืฉืงืœ 20 ื˜ื•ืŸ.
03:28
We had to engineer it
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ื”ื™ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื ื“ืก ืืช ื–ื”
03:30
to move gracefully in an average breeze
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ืœื–ื•ื– ื‘ื—ื™ื ื ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื‘ืจื™ื–ื” ืžืžื•ืฆืขืช
03:32
and survive in hurricane winds.
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ื•ืœืฉืจื•ื“ ื‘ืจื•ื—ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื•ืจื™ืงืŸ.
03:35
But there was no engineering software
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืชื•ื›ื ืช ื”ื ื“ืกื”
03:38
to model something porous and moving.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืžื•ื“ืœ ืฉืœ ืžืฉื”ื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืื•ื•ืจื™ืจื™ ื•ื–ื–.
03:42
I found a brilliant aeronautical engineer
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ืžืฆืืชื™ ืžื”ื ื“ืก ืื•ื™ืจื•ื ืื•ื˜ื™ ืžื–ื”ื™ืจ
03:45
who designs sails for America's Cup racing yachts
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ืฉืžืชื›ื ืŸ ืžืคืจืฉื™ื ืœื™ืื›ื˜ื•ืช ื”ื–ื•ื›ื•ืช ื‘ื’ื‘ื™ืข ืืžืจื™ืงื”
03:48
named Peter Heppel.
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ืฉืฉืžื• ืคื™ื˜ืจ ื”ืคืœ.
03:51
He helped me tackle the twin challenges
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ื”ื•ื ืขื–ืจ ืœื™ ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ื”ืืชื’ืจ ื”ื›ืคื•ืœ
03:53
of precise shape
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ืฉืœ ืฆื•ืจื” ืžื“ื•ื™ื™ืงืช
03:55
and gentle movement.
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ื•ืชื ื•ืขื” ืขื“ื™ื ื”.
03:58
I couldn't build this the way I knew
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ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ื“ืจืš ืื•ืชื” ื”ื›ืจืชื™,
04:00
because hand-tied knots
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืงืฉืจื™ื ื™ื“ื ื™ื
04:02
weren't going to withstand a hurricane.
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ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ื‘ื”ื•ืจื™ืงืŸ.
04:04
So I developed a relationship
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ืื– ืคื™ืชื—ืชื™ ื™ื—ืกื™ื
04:06
with an industrial fishnet factory,
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ืขื ืžืคืขืœ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืจืฉืชื•ืช ื“ื™ื™ื’,
04:08
learned the variables of their machines,
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ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžืฉืชื ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืžื›ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื,
04:10
and figured out a way
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ื•ืžืฆืืชื™ ื“ืจืš
04:12
to make lace with them.
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ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืชื—ืจื” ืื™ืชืŸ.
04:15
There was no language
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ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ืฉืคื”
04:17
to translate this ancient, idiosyncratic handcraft
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ืœืชืจื’ื ืืช ืžืœืื›ืช ื”ื™ื“ ื”ืขืชื™ืงื” ื•ื”ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ืช ื”ื–ื•
04:21
into something machine operators could produce.
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ืœืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืžืคืขื™ืœื™ ื”ืžื›ื•ื ื•ืช ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœื”ืคื™ืง.
04:24
So we had to create one.
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ืื– ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืื—ืช.
04:27
Three years and two children later,
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ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืฉื ื™ื ื•ืฉื ื™ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ,
04:31
we raised this 50,000-square-foot lace net.
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ื”ืจืžื ื• ืืช ืจืฉืช ื”ืจืงืžื” ื‘ืฉื˜ื— 4560 ืžื˜ืจ ืžืจื•ื‘ืข.
04:34
It was hard to believe
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืงืฉื” ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ
04:36
that what I had imagined
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ืฉืžื” ืฉื“ืžื™ื™ื ืชื™
04:38
was now built, permanent
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ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื ื•ื™ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืงื‘ื•ืข
04:41
and had lost nothing in translation.
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ื•ืœื ืื™ื‘ื“ ื›ืœื•ื ื‘ื‘ื™ืฆื•ืข.
04:44
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
04:49
This intersection had been bland and anonymous.
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ื”ืฆื•ืžืช ื”ื–ื• ื”ื™ืชื” ืžืฉืขืžืžืช ื•ืื ื•ื ื™ืžื™ืช.
04:52
Now it had a sense of place.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื” ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉืœ ืžืงื•ื.
04:55
I walked underneath it
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ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืžืชื—ืชื™ื”
04:57
for the first time.
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ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”.
04:59
As I watched the wind's choreography unfold,
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ื›ืฉืจืื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ื›ื•ืจื™ืื•ื’ืจืคื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืจื•ื— ื ืคืจืฉืช,
05:02
I felt sheltered
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ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืžื•ื’ื ืช
05:04
and, at the same time,
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ื•ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื–ืžืŸ,
05:06
connected to limitless sky.
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ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจืช ืœืฉืžื™ื™ื ื ื˜ื•ืœื™ ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช.
05:08
My life was not going to be the same.
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ื—ื™ื™ ืขืžื“ื• ืœื”ืฉืชื ื•ืช.
05:19
I want to create these oases of sculpture
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืืช ื ื•ื•ื™ ื”ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืืœื” ืฉืœ ืคืกืœื™ื
05:22
in spaces of cities around the world.
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ื‘ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื‘ืขืจื™ื ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœืขื•ืœื.
05:25
I'm going to share two directions
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ืื ื™ ืื—ืœื•ืง ืื™ืชื›ื ืฉื ื™ ื›ื™ื•ื•ื ื™ื
05:27
that are new in my work.
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ื—ื“ืฉื™ื ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื™.
05:30
Historic Philadelphia City Hall:
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ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืขื™ืจื™ื” ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ ื‘ืคื™ืœื“ืœืคื™ื”:
05:32
its plaza, I felt, needed a material for sculpture
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ื”ื›ื™ื›ืจ ืฉืœื•, ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™, ื”ื™ืชื” ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ื—ื•ืžืจ ืœืคื™ืกื•ืœ
05:36
that was lighter than netting.
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ืฉื”ื™ื” ืงืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืจืฉืช.
05:38
So we experimented
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ืื– ื ื™ืกื™ื ื•
05:40
with tiny atomized water particles
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ื—ืœืงื™ืงื™ ืžื™ื ืงื˜ื ื˜ื ื™ื
05:42
to create a dry mist
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืขืจืคืœ ื™ื‘ืฉ
05:44
that is shaped by the wind
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ืฉืžืงื‘ืœ ืฆื•ืจื” ืžื”ืจื•ื—.
05:46
and in testing, discovered
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ื•ื‘ื ืกื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื’ื™ืœื™ื ื•
05:48
that it can be shaped by people
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ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืงื‘ืœ ืฆื•ืจื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื
05:50
who can interact and move through it without getting wet.
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ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื–ื•ื– ื‘ืชื•ื›ื• ื‘ืœื™ ืœื”ืจื˜ื‘.
05:53
I'm using this sculpture material
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ืื ื™ ืžืฉืชืžืฉืช ื‘ื—ื•ืžืจ ื”ืคื™ืกื•ืœ ื”ื–ื”
05:56
to trace the paths of subway trains above ground
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืกืžืŸ ืืช ืžืกืœื•ืœืŸ ืฉืœ ืจื›ื‘ื•ืช ืชื—ืชื™ื•ืช ืžืขืœ ื”ืื“ืžื”
06:00
in real time --
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืืžืช --
06:03
like an X-ray of the city's circulatory system unfolding.
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ื›ืžื• ืฆื™ืœื•ื ืจื ื˜ื’ืŸ ืฉื—ื•ืฉืฃ ืืช ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ื”ื“ื ืฉืœ ื”ืขื™ืจ.
06:11
Next challenge,
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ื”ืืชื’ืจ ื”ื‘ื,
06:13
the Biennial of the Americas in Denver
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ื”ื‘ื™ื ืืœื” ืฉืœ ื”ืืžืจื™ืงื•ืช ื‘ื“ื ื‘ืจ
06:15
asked, could I represent
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ืฉืืœื” ืื ืื ื™ ืื•ื›ืœ ืœื™ื™ืฆื’
06:17
the 35 nations of the Western hemisphere and their interconnectedness
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ืืช 35 ื”ืื•ืžื•ืช ืฉืœ ื—ืฆื™ ื”ื›ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืžืขืจื‘ื™ ื•ื”ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ืŸ
06:20
in a sculpture?
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ื‘ืคืกืœ.
06:22
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:25
I didn't know where to begin,
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ืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืื™ืคื” ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ,
06:27
but I said yes.
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ืื‘ืœ ืืžืจืชื™ ื›ืŸ.
06:29
I read about the recent earthquake in Chile
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ืงืจืืชื™ ืขืœ ืจืขื™ื“ืช ื”ืื“ืžื” ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื” ื‘ืฆ'ื™ืœื”
06:32
and the tsunami that rippled across
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ื•ื”ืฆื•ื ืืžื™ ืฉื”ื›ื” ื’ืœื™ื ืขืœ ืคื ื™
06:34
the entire Pacific Ocean.
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ื›ืœ ื”ืื•ืงื™ื™ื ื•ืก ื”ืฉืงื˜.
06:36
It shifted the Earth's tectonic plates,
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื–ื™ื–ื” ืืช ื”ืœื•ื—ื•ืช ื”ื˜ืงื˜ื•ื ื™ื™ื,
06:39
sped up the planet's rotation
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ื”ืื™ืฆื” ืืช ื”ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืกื™ื‘ื•ื‘ื™ืช
06:41
and literally shortened the length of the day.
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ื•ืงื™ืฆืจื” ืืช ืื•ืจืš ื”ื™ื•ื.
06:44
So I contacted NOAA,
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ืื– ื”ืชืงืฉืจืชื™ ืœNOAA (ืจืฉื•ืช ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื•ื”ืื˜ืžื•ืกืคื™ืจื”),
06:47
and I asked if they'd share their data on the tsunami,
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ื•ืฉืืœืชื™ ืื ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœื—ืœื•ืง ืืช ื”ืžื™ื“ืข ืฉืœื”ื ืขืœ ื”ืฆื•ื ืืžื™,
06:50
and translated it into this.
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ื•ืชืจื’ืžืชื™ ืื•ืชื• ืœื–ื”.
06:55
Its title: "1.26"
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ื•ืฉืžื”: "1.26"
06:58
refers to the number of microseconds
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ืžืชื™ื™ื—ืก ืœืžืกืคืจ ื”ืžื™ืงืจื• ืฉื ื™ื•ืช
07:00
that the Earth's day was shortened.
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ื‘ื”ืŸ ื”ืชืงืฆืจื” ื”ื™ืžืžื”.
07:03
I couldn't build this with a steel ring, the way I knew.
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ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืืช ื–ื” ืขื ื˜ื‘ืขืช ืคืœื“ื”, ื‘ื“ืจืš ืื•ืชื” ื”ื›ืจืชื™.
07:06
Its shape was too complex now.
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ื”ืฆื•ืจื” ืฉืœื” ื”ื™ืชื” ืžืกื•ื‘ื›ืช ืžื“ื™ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.
07:09
So I replaced the metal armature
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ืื– ื”ื—ืœืคืชื™ ืืช ืฉืจื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืคืœื“ื”
07:11
with a soft, fine mesh
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ืขื ืืจื™ื’ ืจืš, ื•ืขื“ื™ืŸ
07:13
of a fiber 15 times stronger than steel.
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ื—ื–ืง ืคื™ 15 ืžืคืœื“ื”.
07:17
The sculpture could now be entirely soft,
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ื”ืคืกืœ ื”ื™ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืจืš ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ,
07:21
which made it so light
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ืฉื”ืคืš ืื•ืชื• ืœื›ืœ ื›ืš ืงืœ
07:23
it could tie in to existing buildings --
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ืฉืืคืฉืจ ื”ื™ื” ืœืงืฉื•ืจ ืื•ืชื• ืœื‘ื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ืงื™ื™ืžื™ื --
07:26
literally becoming part of the fabric of the city.
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ืžืžืฉ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ืœืง ืžืžืจืงื ื”ืขื™ืจ.
07:29
There was no software
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ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ืชื•ื›ื ื”
07:31
that could extrude these complex net forms
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ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืขืฆื‘ ืืช ื”ืฆื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืืœื”
07:34
and model them with gravity.
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ื•ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืžื•ื“ืœ ืฉืœื”ืŸ ืขื ื”ื›ื‘ื™ื“ื”.
07:36
So we had to create it.
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ืื– ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืื•ืชื”.
07:39
Then I got a call from New York City
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ืื– ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ืžื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง
07:42
asking if I could adapt these concepts
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ืฉืฉืืœื• ืื ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ืชืื™ื ืืช ื”ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื”
07:45
to Times Square
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ืœื›ื™ื›ืจ ื˜ื™ื™ืžืก
07:47
or the High Line.
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ืื• ื”ืงื• ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื” (ืงื• ืจื›ื‘ืช ืขื™ืœื™ืช ื ื˜ื•ืฉ ืฉื”ืคืš ืœื’ืŸ).
07:49
This new soft structural method
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ืฉื™ื˜ืช ื”ื‘ื ื™ื” ื”ืจื›ื” ื”ื—ื“ืฉื” ื”ื–ื•
07:52
enables me to model these
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ืžืืคืฉืจืช ืœื™ ืœืขืฆื‘
07:54
and build these sculptures
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ื•ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืคืกืœื™ื ื”ืืœื”
07:56
at the scale of skyscrapers.
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ื‘ืงื ื” ืžื™ื“ื” ืฉืœ ื’ื•ืจื“ื™ ืฉื—ืงื™ื.
07:59
They don't have funding yet,
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ืื™ืŸ ืœื”ื ืžื™ืžื•ืŸ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ,
08:01
but I dream now
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืœืžืช ืขื›ืฉื™ื•
08:03
of bringing these to cities around the world
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ืขืœ ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืื•ืชื ืœืขืจื™ื ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœืขื•ืœื
08:06
where they're most needed.
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ืœื”ื™ื›ืŸ ืฉื”ื›ื™ ื ื–ืงืงื™ื ืœื”ื.
08:09
Fourteen years ago,
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ืœืคื ื™ 14 ืฉื ื™ื,
08:12
I searched for beauty
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ื—ื™ืคืฉืชื™ ื™ื•ืคื™
08:15
in the traditional things,
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ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืžืกื•ืจืชื™ื™ื,
08:17
in craft forms.
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ื‘ืฆื•ืจืช ืืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืžืกื•ืจืชื™ื•ืช.
08:22
Now I combine them with hi-tech materials and engineering
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื ื™ ืžืฉืœื‘ืช ืื•ืชื ืขื ื—ื•ืžืจื™ื ื”ื™-ื˜ืงื™ื™ื ื•ื”ื ื“ืกื”
08:26
to create voluptuous, billowing forms
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืฆื•ืจื•ืช ื—ื•ืฉื ื™ื•ืช, ืžืชื ืฉืื•ืช
08:29
the scale of buildings.
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ื‘ืงื ื” ืžื™ื“ื” ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ื™ื ื™ื.
08:32
My artistic horizons continue to grow.
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ื”ืื•ืคืงื™ื ื”ืืžื ื•ืชื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื™ื ืœื’ื“ื•ืœ.
08:35
I'll leave you with this story.
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ืื ื™ ืืฉืื™ืจ ืืชื›ื ืขื ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื–ื”.
08:38
I got a call from a friend in Phoenix.
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ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ืžื—ื‘ืจ ื‘ืคื™ื ื™ืงืก.
08:41
An attorney in the office
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ืขื•ืจื›ืช ื“ื™ืŸ ื‘ืžืฉืจื“
08:43
who'd never been interested in art,
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ืฉืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ืชืขื ื™ื™ื ื” ื‘ืืžื ื•ืช,
08:45
never visited the local art museum,
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ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื‘ื™ืงืจื” ื‘ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ื”ืืžื ื•ืช ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™,
08:48
dragged everyone she could from the building
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ืกื—ื‘ื” ื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉื”ื™ื ื™ื›ืœื” ืžื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ
08:51
and got them outside to lie down underneath the sculpture.
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ื•ื”ื•ืฆื™ืื” ืื•ืชื ื”ื—ื•ืฆื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉื›ื‘ ืžืชื—ืช ืœืคืกืœ.
08:54
There they were in their business suits,
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ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ืฉื ื‘ื—ืœื™ืคื•ืช ื”ืขืกืงื™ื,
08:56
laying in the grass,
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ืฉื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ื‘ื“ืฉื,
08:58
noticing the changing patterns of wind
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ื•ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ื™ื ื‘ืชื‘ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ืžืฉืชื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืจื•ื—
09:00
beside people they didn't know,
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ืœื™ื“ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื”ื ืœื ื”ื›ื™ืจื•,
09:02
sharing the rediscovery of wonder.
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ื—ื•ืœืงื™ื ืืช ื”ื’ื™ืœื•ื™ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืฉืœ ื”ืคืœื™ืื”.
09:06
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
09:08
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
09:11
Thank you. Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”. ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
09:13
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
09:15
Thank you. Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”. ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
09:18
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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