Shih Chieh Huang: Sculptures that'd be at home at the bottom of the ocean

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

ืžืชืจื’ื: Oren Szekatch ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:12
I was born in Taiwan.
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ืื ื™ ื ื•ืœื“ืชื™ ื‘ื˜ื™ื•ื•ืืŸ
00:14
I grew up surrounded by
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ื’ื“ืœืชื™ ื‘ืขื•ื“ื™ ืžื•ืงืฃ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™
00:16
different types of hardware stores,
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ื‘ื—ื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ืœื—ื•ืžืจื™ ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ,
00:19
and I like going to night markets.
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ื•ืื”ื‘ืชื™ ืœืœื›ืช ืœืฉื•ื•ืงื™ื ืœื™ืœื™ื™ื.
00:21
I love the energy of the night markets,
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ืื”ื‘ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืื ืจื’ื™ื” ืฉืœ ืื•ืชื ืฉื•ื•ืงื™ื ืœื™ืœื™ื™ื,
00:23
the colors, the lights, the toys,
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ื”ืฆื‘ืขื™ื, ื”ืื•ืจื•ืช, ื”ืฆืขืฆื•ืขื™ื,
00:25
and all the unexpected things I find every time I go,
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ื•ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืœื ืฆืคื•ื™ื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืžื•ืฆื ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉืื ื™ ื”ื•ืœืš ืœืฉื.
00:29
things like watermelon with straw antennas
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ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ืžื• ืื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื™ื ืขื ืื ื˜ื ื•ืช ืžืงืฉ
00:32
or puppies with mohawks.
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ืื• ื’ื•ืจื™ ื›ืœื‘ื™ื ืขื ืชืกืคื•ืจืช ืžื•ื”ื•ืง.
00:36
When I was growing up, I liked taking toys apart,
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ื‘ืฆืขื™ืจื•ืชื™, ืื”ื‘ืชื™ ืœืคืจืง ืฆืขืฆื•ืขื™ื,
00:39
any kind of toys I'd find around the house,
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ื›ืœ ืกื•ื’ื™ ื”ืฆืขืฆื•ืขื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ืฆื ื‘ื‘ื™ืช,
00:41
like my brother's BB gun when he's not home.
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ื›ืžื• ืจื•ื‘ื” ื”ืื•ื•ื™ืจ ืฉืœ ืื—ื™ ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ื•ื ืœื ื ืžืฆื ื‘ื‘ื™ืช.
00:43
I also liked to make environments
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ื›ืžื• ื›ืŸ, ืื”ื‘ืชื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื•ืช
00:45
for people to explore and play.
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ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœื—ืงื•ืจ ื•ืœืฉื—ืง ื‘ื”ื.
00:47
In these early installations,
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ื‘ื”ืจื›ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืžื•ืงื“ืžื•ืช ื”ืœืœื•,
00:49
I would take plastic sheets, plastic bags,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืœื•ืงื— ื™ืจื™ืขื•ืช ืคืœืกื˜ื™ืง, ืฉืงื™ื•ืช ืคืœืกื˜ื™ืง,
00:52
and things I would find in the hardware store
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ื•ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ืฆื ื‘ื—ื ื•ืช ืœื—ื•ืžืจื™ ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ
00:53
or around the house.
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ืื• ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœื‘ื™ืช.
00:55
I would take things like highlighter pen,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืœื•ืงื— ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ืžื• ืžื“ื’ืฉ,
00:57
mix it with water, pump it through plastic tubing,
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ืžืขืจื‘ื‘ ืื•ืชื• ืขื ืžื™ื, ืžืขื‘ื™ืจ ืื•ืชื• ื“ืจืš ืฆื™ื ื•ืจื•ืช ืคืœืกื˜ื™ืง,
01:01
creating these glowing circulatory systems
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ื™ื•ืฆืจ ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื–ื•ื”ืจื•ืช ืžืขื’ืœื™ื•ืช
01:03
for people to walk through and enjoy.
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ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ื“ืจื›ืŸ ื•ืœื”ื ื•ืช.
01:06
I like these materials because of the way they look,
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ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืืช ื”ื—ื•ืžืจื™ื ื”ืœืœื• ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืื™ืš ืฉื”ื ื ืจืื™ื,
01:08
the way they feel, and they're very affordable.
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ืื™ืš ืฉื”ื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื, ื•ื”ื ื‘ืžื—ื™ืจื™ื ืกื‘ื™ืจื™ื ืžืื•ื“.
01:12
I also liked to make devices that work with body parts.
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ืื ื™ ื’ื ืื•ื”ื‘ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืžื›ืฉื™ืจื™ื ืฉืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืขื ื—ืœืงื™ ื’ื•ืฃ.
01:14
I would take camera LED lights
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืœื•ืงื— ืžืฆืœืžื” ืขื ืื•ืจื•ืช ืœื“
01:17
and a bungee cord and strap it on my waist
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ื•ื—ื‘ืœ ื‘ื ื’'ื™ ื•ื›ื•ืจืš ืืช ื–ื” ืขืœ ื”ืžื•ืชื ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™
01:19
and I would videotape my belly button,
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืฆืœื ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื• ืฉืœ ื”ื˜ื‘ื•ืจ ืฉืœื™,
01:21
get a different perspective,
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ืžืงื‘ืœ ื ืงื•ื“ืช ืžื‘ื˜ ืฉื•ื ื”,
01:22
and see what it does.
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ื•ืจื•ืื” ืžื” ื–ื” ืขื•ืฉื”.
01:24
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:26
I also like to modify household appliances.
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ืื ื™ ื’ื ืื•ื”ื‘ ืœืขืฆื‘ ื•ืœืฉื ื•ืช ื›ืœื™ ื‘ื™ืช ื—ืฉืžืœื™ื™ื.
01:29
This is an automatic night light.
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ื–ื•ื”ื™ ื ื•ืจืช ืœื™ืœื” ื—ืฉืžืœื™ืช.
01:30
Some of you might have them at home.
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ืœื›ืžื” ืžื›ื ืื•ืœื™ ื™ืฉ ื›ืืœื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืช.
01:32
I would cut out the light sensor,
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ืื ื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื—ื•ืชืš ืืช ื—ื™ื™ืฉืŸ ื”ืื•ืจ,
01:34
add an extension line,
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ืžื•ืกื™ืฃ ืงื• ื”ืืจื›ื”
01:35
and use modeling clay,
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ื•ืžืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื—ื™ืžืจ,
01:37
stick it onto the television,
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ืžื“ื‘ื™ืง ืืช ื–ื” ืขืœ ื”ื˜ืœื•ื•ื™ื–ื™ื”,
01:39
and then I would videotape my eye,
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ื•ืื– ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืฆืœื ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื• ืฉืœ ื”ืขื™ืŸ ืฉืœื™,
01:41
and using the dark part of my eye
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ื•ืžืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื—ืœืง ื”ื›ื”ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืขื™ืŸ ืฉืœื™
01:43
tricking the sensor into thinking it's night time,
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ื•ื‘ื›ืš ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื’ื•ืจื ืœื—ื™ื™ืฉืŸ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืฉื–ื”ื• ื–ืžืŸ ืœื™ืœื”,
01:45
so you turn on the lightbulb.
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ื›ืš ืฉื”ื™ื™ืช ืžื“ืœื™ืง ืืช ื”ื ื•ืจื”.
01:46
The white of the eye and the eyelid
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ื”ืœื‘ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืขื™ืŸ ื•ื”ืขืคืขืฃ
01:48
will trick the sensor into thinking it's daytime,
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ื™ืขื‘ื“ื• ืขืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ืฉืŸ ื•ื™ื’ืจืžื• ืœื• ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืฉื–ื”ื• ื™ื•ื,
01:50
and it will shut off the light.
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื™ื›ื‘ื” ืืช ื”ืื•ืจ.
01:53
I wanted to collect more different types of eyes,
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ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœืืกื•ืฃ ืขื•ื“ ืกื•ื’ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื,
01:55
so I built this device using bicycle helmets,
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ืื– ื‘ื ื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžื›ืฉื™ืจ ื”ื–ื”, ื‘ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื™ ื‘ืงืกื“ื•ืช ืื•ืคื ื™ื™ื,
01:58
some lightbulbs and television sets.
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ื›ืžื” ื ื•ืจื•ืช ื•ืžืงืœื˜ื™ ื˜ืœื•ื•ื™ื–ื™ื”.
02:00
It would be easier for other people to wear the helmet
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ื™ื”ื™ื” ืงืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืœื—ื‘ื•ืฉ ืืช ื”ืงืกื“ื”
02:03
and record their eyes.
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ื•ืœืฆืœื ืืช ื”ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื.
02:05
This device allows me to symbolically
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ื”ืžื›ืฉื™ืจ ืžืืคืฉืจ ืœื™, ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืกืžืœื™,
02:08
extract other people's eyes,
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ืœื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืืช ื”ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ืื—ืจื™ื,
02:10
so I have a diversity of eyes to use
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ื›ืš ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื”ื
02:12
for my other sculptures.
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืคืกืœื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™.
02:20
This sculpture has four eyes.
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ืœืคืกืœ ื”ื–ื” ื™ืฉ ืืจื‘ืข ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื.
02:22
Each eye is controlling a different device.
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ื›ืœ ืขื™ืŸ ืฉื•ืœื˜ืช ื‘ืžื›ืฉื™ืจ ืฉื•ื ื”.
02:24
This eye is turning itself around in a television.
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ืขื™ืŸ ื–ื• ืžืกื•ื‘ื‘ืช ืืช ืขืฆืžื” ื‘ืชื•ืš ื˜ืœื•ื•ื™ื–ื™ื”.
02:28
This eye is inflating a plastic tube.
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ืขื™ืŸ ื–ื• ืžื ืคื—ืช ืฆื™ื ื•ืจ ืคืœืกื˜ื™ืง.
02:30
This eye is watching a video of another piece being made.
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ืขื™ืŸ ื–ื• ืฆื•ืคื” ื‘ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื• ืฉืœ ื™ืฆื™ืจื” ืื—ืจืช ืฉื ืžืฆืืช ื‘ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ืจื›ื‘ื”.
02:34
And these two eyes are activating glowing water.
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ื•ืฉืชื™ ื”ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื ื”ืœืœื• ืžืคืขื™ืœื•ืช ืžื™ื ื–ื•ื”ืจื™ื.
02:38
Many of these pieces are later on shown
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ืจื‘ื•ืช ืžื”ื™ืฆื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืœืœื• ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช
02:40
in museums, biennials, triennial exhibitions
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ื‘ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ื ื™ื, ื‘ื™ืื ืœื•ืช, ืชืขืจื•ื›ื•ืช ืชืœืช ืฉื ืชื™ื•ืช
02:42
around the world.
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ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื.
02:44
I love science and biology.
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ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืžื“ืข ื•ื‘ื™ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื”.
02:47
In 2007, I was doing a research fellowship
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ื‘- 2007, ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืขืžื™ืชื•ืช ืžื—ืงืจ
02:49
at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum
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ื‘ืกืžื™ืช'ืกื•ื ื™ืืŸ, ื”ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ืœืชื•ืœื“ื•ืช ื”ื˜ื‘ืข
02:51
looking at bioluminous organisms in the oean.
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ืฉื ื‘ื—ื ืชื™ ืื•ืจื’ื ื™ื–ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืœื•ืžื™ื ืกื ืฆื™ื˜ื™ื ื‘ืื•ืงื™ื™ื ื•ืก.
02:54
I love these creatures. I love the way they look, the way they feel.
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ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืืช ื”ื™ืฆื•ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื•. ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืืช ืื™ืš ืฉื”ื ื ืจืื™ื, ืื™ืš ืฉื”ื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื.
02:57
They're soft, they're slimy,
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ื”ื ืจื›ื™ื, ื”ื ืจื™ืจื™ื™ื,
03:00
and I was fascinated by the way they use light
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ืงืกื ืžื”ื“ืจืš ื‘ื” ื”ื ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ืื•ืจ
03:02
in their environment,
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ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœื”ื.
03:03
either to attract mates, for self-defense,
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ื‘ืœืžืฉื•ืš ื‘ื ื™-ื–ื•ื’, ืœื”ื’ื ื” ืขืฆืžื™ืช
03:06
or to attract food.
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ืื• ืœืžืฉื•ืš ืžื–ื•ืŸ.
03:08
This research inspired my work in many different ways,
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ื”ืžื—ืงืจ ื ืชืŸ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื™ ื”ืฉืจืื” ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ื•ืžื’ื•ื•ื ื•ืช.
03:11
things like movement or different light patterns.
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ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ืžื• ืชื ื•ืขื” ืื• ืชื‘ื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื•ืจ.
03:18
So I started gathering a lot of
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ืื– ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืืกื•ืฃ ื”ืจื‘ื”
03:19
different types of material in my studio
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ื—ื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื ื‘ืกื˜ื•ื“ื™ื• ืฉืœื™
03:22
and just experimenting
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ื•ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื”ืชื ืกื•ืช
03:23
and trying this out, trying that out,
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ืœื ืกื•ืช ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื–ื”, ืœื ืกื•ืช ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื”ื•ื,
03:25
and seeing what types of creatures I can come up with.
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ื•ืœืจืื•ืช ืื™ืœื• ืกื•ื’ื™ื ืฉืœ ื™ืฆื•ืจื™ื ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืžืฆื™ื.
03:27
I used a lot of computer cooling fans
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ื”ืฉืชืžืฉืชื™ ื‘ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืื•ื•ืจืจื™ ืฆื™ื ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืžื—ืฉื‘ื™ื
03:30
and just kind of put them together and see what happens.
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ื•ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืฉืžืชื™ ืื•ืชื ื™ื—ื“ื™ื• ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœืจืื•ืช ืžื” ื™ืงืจื”.
03:33
This is an 8,000-square-foot installation
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ื–ื•ื”ื™ ื”ืจื›ื‘ื” ื‘ื’ื•ื“ืœ ืฉืœ 740 ืžื˜ืจ ืจื‘ื•ืข
03:35
composed of many different creatures,
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ืืฉืจ ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ืช ืžื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืื•ื“ ื™ืฆื•ืจื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื,
03:37
some hanging from the ceiling and some resting on the floor.
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ื—ืœืงื ืชืœื•ื™ื™ื ืžื”ืชืงืจื” ื•ื—ืœืงื ื ื—ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืจื™ืฆืคื”.
03:40
From afar, they look alien-like,
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ืžืจื—ื•ืง, ื”ื ื ืจืื™ื ื›ืžื• ื—ื™ื™ื–ืจื™ื,
03:42
but when you look closer,
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ืืš ื›ืืฉืจ ืืชื ืžืชื‘ื•ื ื ื™ื ืžืงืจื•ื‘,
03:43
they're all made out of black garbage bags
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ื›ื•ืœื ืขืฉื•ื™ื™ื ืžืฉืงื™ื•ืช ืืฉืคื” ืฉื—ื•ืจื•ืช
03:45
or Tupperware containers.
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ืื• ืžืžื™ื›ืœื™ ื˜ืืคืจื•ื•ืจ.
03:46
I'd like to share with you how ordinary things
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื—ืœื•ืง ืขื™ืžื›ื ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ื™ื
03:49
can become something magical and wondrous.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืœืžืฉื”ื• ืงืกื•ื ื•ื ืคืœื.
04:06
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
05:04
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
05:06
(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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