Uldus Bakhtiozina: Wry photos that turn stereotypes upside down

Prevodilac: Jelena Relic Lektor: Mile Živković

Good afternoon.

Dobar dan.

My name is Uldus.

Zovem se Uldus.

I am a photo-based artist from Russia.

Bavim se umetničkom fotografijom i dolazim iz Rusije.

I started my way around six years ago

Počela sam pre oko 6 godina

with ironic self-portraits

sa ironičnim autoportretima

to lay open so many stereotypes

da bih iznela na videlo brojne stereotipe

about nationalities, genders,

o nacionalnostima, polovima

i društvenim pitanjima -

and social issues —

[Iz Rusije sam. Prodajem drogu, oružje, dečiju pornografiju!]

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

[Vodka = voda. Volim vodku!]

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

- koristeći fotografiju kao način da prenesem poruku.

[Oženi me, treba mi viza.]

Today, I am still performing in front of the camera

Danas i dalje poziram ispred aparata

and trying to be brave like Wonder Woman.

pokušavajući da budem hrabra kao "Čudesna žena".

I focus on balancing meaningful message,

Cilj mi je da uspostavim ravnotežu između značajne poruke,

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

estetike, lepote, kompozicije,

malo ironije i artefakata.

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

Danas ću vam pričati o mom projektu

which is named Desperate Romantics.

koji se zove "Očajni romantici".

They're my artifacts, or paintings

To su moji artefakti,

from pre-Raphaelites Brotherhood England

ili slike iz Engleske sredinom 19. veka, u doba prerafaelitskog bratstva.

mid-19th century.

I took the painting

Uzimala sam slike

and gifted new, contemporary meaning

i davala im novo, savremeno značenje

talking about issues which are surrounding me

komentarišući probleme

koji me okružuju u Rusiji

in Russia,

capturing people who are non-models

i fotografišući ljude koji nisu modeli

but have an interesting story.

ali imaju zanimljivu priču.

This boy is a professional dancer,

Ovaj dečak je profesionalni plesač

only 12 years old,

sa samo 12 godina,

but at secondary school, he hides his dancing classes

ali u srednjoj školi krije svoje časove plesa

and is wearing the mask of brutality,

i nosi masku brutalnosti

trying to be united with the rest of his classmates

pokušavajući da se uklopi sa ostalima iz svog odeljenja

baš kao "Stormtruper" koji nema sopstvenu ličnost.

like a storm trooper has no personality.

But this boy has goals and dreams

Ali ovaj dečak ima snove i ciljeve

but hides it to be socially accepted,

koje krije da bi bio društveno prihvaćen,

because being different isn't easy,

jer nije lako biti drugačiji,

especially in Russia.

posebno u Rusiji.

Next portrait interpretation is metaphoric.

Tumačenje sledećeg portreta je metaforično.

And this is Nikita,

Ovo je Nikita, radnik obezbeđenja

a security guard from one of the bars

u jednom od barova u Sankt Peterburgu.

in St. Petersburg.

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

On voli da kaže:

"Neću vam se dopasti kada sam ljut."

quoting Hulk from the movie,

citirajući filmskog junaka Halka,

but I've never seen him angry.

ali ga ja nikada nisam videla ljutog.

He hides his sensitivities and romantic side,

On krije svoju osećajnost i romantičnu dušu

because in Russia, among guys,

zato što među muškarcima u Rusiji

that's not cool to be romantic,

nije kul biti romantičan,

but it's cool to be surrounded with women

ali je kul biti okružen ženama

and look like an aggressive hulk.

i izgledati kao nasilni Halk.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Ponekad, u mom projektu,

Sometimes, in my project,

I would take the painting

uzmem sliku, dam joj novo značenje

and give it new meaning

i novi izazov s tim u vezi.

and new temptation about it.

Ponekad poredim crte lica

Sometimes, I would compare facial features

and playing with words:

i igre rečima:

irony, Iron Man, ironing man.

ironija, "Iron Man" (Gvozdeni čovek),

"ironing man" (muškarac koji pegla).

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Through the artifacts,

Kroz artefakte činim

I bring social issues

da društveni problemi koji me okružuju u Rusiji

which surround me in Russia into the conversation.

postanu tema razgovora.

Interesting fact about marriage in Russia,

Zanimljiva činjenica o braku u Rusiji je

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

da je većina devojaka od 18-19 godina

are already ready, and dream to get married.

već spremna za brak i mašta o udaji.

We're taught from childhood,

Od detinjstva nas uče

successful marriage means successful life,

da uspešan brak znači uspešan život

so most of the girls kind of fight

pa se većina devojaka na neki način bori

to get a good husband.

da nađe dobrog muža.

And what about me?

A šta je sa mnom?

I'm 27 years old.

Imam 27 godina.

For Russian society, I'm an old maid

Po ruskim shvatanjima, ja sam usedelica

and hopeless to ever get married.

bez nade da se ikada udam.

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

Zato me vidite sa maskom meksičkog borca

in the wedding dress, all desperate in my garden.

u venčanici, svu očajnu u mojoj bašti.

But remember, irony is the key,

Ali upamtite, ironija je ključ,

and this is actually to motivate girls

a ovo treba zapravo da motiviše devojke

to fight for goals, for dreams,

da se bore za svoje ciljeve i snove

and change stereotypes.

i promene stereotipe.

Be brave. Be ironic — it helps.

Budite hrabri. Budite ironični, pomaže.

Be funny and create some magic.

Budite zabavni i stvorite malo magije.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)