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

Prevodilac: Mile Živković Lektor: Anca Dimovska

I was born in Taiwan.

Rođen sam na Tajvanu.

I grew up surrounded by

Tokom odrastanja bio sam okružen

different types of hardware stores,

raznim vrstama gvožđara

and I like going to night markets.

i volim da idem na noćne pijace.

I love the energy of the night markets,

Volim energiju tih pijaca,

the colors, the lights, the toys,

boje, svetla, igračke

and all the unexpected things I find every time I go,

i sve neočekivane stvari koje nađem svakog puta,

things like watermelon with straw antennas

poput lubenice sa antenama od slamki

or puppies with mohawks.

ili kučića sa čiroki frizurom.

When I was growing up, I liked taking toys apart,

Dok sam odrastao, voleo sam da rastavljam igračke,

any kind of toys I'd find around the house,

bilo koje igračke koje bih našao po kući,

like my brother's BB gun when he's not home.

poput vazdušne puške mog brata, kada on nije kod kuće.

I also liked to make environments

Takođe sam voleo da stvaram okruženja

for people to explore and play.

koja bi ljudi istraživali i gde bi se igrali.

In these early installations,

U ovim ranim instalacijama,

I would take plastic sheets, plastic bags,

uzimao sam plastične listove, plastične torbe

and things I would find in the hardware store

i stvari koje bih našao u gvožđari

or around the house.

ili oko kuće.

I would take things like highlighter pen,

Uzeo bih stvari poput markera,

mix it with water, pump it through plastic tubing,

pomešao bih ga s vodom, ispumpao kroz plastičnu cev

creating these glowing circulatory systems

i tako stvorio svetleće sisteme za cirkulaciju

for people to walk through and enjoy.

kroz koje ljudi mogu da hodaju i u njima uživaju.

I like these materials because of the way they look,

Volim kako izgledaju ovi materijali,

the way they feel, and they're very affordable.

njihov osećaj, i veoma su pristupačni.

Takođe sam voleo da stvaram uređaje koji rade sa delovima tela.

I also liked to make devices that work with body parts.

I would take camera LED lights

Uzimao bih LED svetla sa fotoaparata

and a bungee cord and strap it on my waist

i rastegljivi kanap, to bih zakačio za pojas

and I would videotape my belly button,

i snimao bih svoj pupak, dobio bih

get a different perspective,

drugačiju perspektivu

and see what it does.

i video šta on radi.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

I also like to modify household appliances.

Takođe volim da dorađujem kućne aparate.

This is an automatic night light.

Ovo je automatsko noćno svetlo.

Some of you might have them at home.

Neki od vas ga možda imaju kod kuće.

I would cut out the light sensor,

Isekao bih senzor za svetlo,

add an extension line,

dodao produžetak

and use modeling clay,

i koristio plastelin,

stick it onto the television,

nalepio to na televizor

and then I would videotape my eye,

i onda bih snimao svoje oko

and using the dark part of my eye

i koristeći zenicu

tricking the sensor into thinking it's night time,

zavarao bih senzor da misli da je mrak,

so you turn on the lightbulb.

tako da uključi sijalicu.

The white of the eye and the eyelid

Beonjača i kapak

will trick the sensor into thinking it's daytime,

će zavarati senzor da misli da je dan

and it will shut off the light.

i on će isključiti svetlo.

I wanted to collect more different types of eyes,

Želeo sam da skupim različite vrste očiju,

so I built this device using bicycle helmets,

pa sam stvorio ovu spravu koristeći biciklističke kacige,

some lightbulbs and television sets.

sijalice i televizore.

It would be easier for other people to wear the helmet

Bilo bi lakše kada bi drugi ljudi nosili kacigu

and record their eyes.

i snimali svoje oči.

This device allows me to symbolically

Ova sprava mi dozvoljava da simbolički

extract other people's eyes,

izvučem tuđe oči,

so I have a diversity of eyes to use

tako da imam širok izbor očiju za koršćenje

for my other sculptures.

na mojim skulpturama.

This sculpture has four eyes.

Ova skulptura ima četvoro očiju.

Each eye is controlling a different device.

Svako oko kontroliše drugi aparat.

This eye is turning itself around in a television.

Ovo oko se okreće u telezivoru.

This eye is inflating a plastic tube.

Ovo oko naduvava plastičnu cev.

This eye is watching a video of another piece being made.

Ovo oko gleda video snimak gde se pravi drugi komad.

And these two eyes are activating glowing water.

Ova dva oka pokreću vodu koja svetli.

Veliki broj ovih komada se kasnije prikazuje

Many of these pieces are later on shown

in museums, biennials, triennial exhibitions

u muzejima, na bijenalnim i trijenalnim izložbama

around the world.

širom sveta.

I love science and biology.

Obožavam nauku i biologiju.

In 2007, I was doing a research fellowship

Bavio sam se istraživačkim radom 2007.

at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum

u Prirodnom i istorijskom muzeju Smitsonijan

looking at bioluminous organisms in the oean.

i gledao sam organizme koji svetle u okeanu.

I love these creatures. I love the way they look, the way they feel.

Obožavam ova stvorenja. Kako izgledaju, kakva su na dodir.

They're soft, they're slimy,

Mekana su, sluzava,

and I was fascinated by the way they use light

i fasciniralo me je kako koriste svetlost

in their environment,

u svom okruženju,

either to attract mates, for self-defense,

da privuku partnera, za samoodbranu

or to attract food.

ili da privuku hranu.

This research inspired my work in many different ways,

Ovo istraživanje inspirisalo je moj rad na mnogo načina,

things like movement or different light patterns.

stvari poput kretanja ili raznih svetlosnih šablona.

So I started gathering a lot of

Počeo sam da skupljam

different types of material in my studio

razne vrste materijala u svom studiju

and just experimenting

i da eksperimentišem

and trying this out, trying that out,

i isprobavam razne stvari

and seeing what types of creatures I can come up with.

da vidim kakva stvorenja mogu da smislim.

I used a lot of computer cooling fans

Koristio sam dosta ventilatora iz kompjutera

and just kind of put them together and see what happens.

i samo sam ih spojio da vidim šta će se desiti.

This is an 8,000-square-foot installation

Ovo je instalacija od 740 kvadratnih metara

composed of many different creatures,

i sastoji se od raznih stvorenja

some hanging from the ceiling and some resting on the floor.

od kojih neka vise s plafona a neka odmaraju na podu.

From afar, they look alien-like,

Izdaleka liče na vanzemaljce

but when you look closer,

ali kada pogledate izbliza, sva su

they're all made out of black garbage bags

napravljena od crnih kesa za smeće

or Tupperware containers.

ili plastičnih posuda.

I'd like to share with you how ordinary things

Želeo bih s vama da podelim kako obične stvari

can become something magical and wondrous.

mogu da postanu nešto magično i čudesno.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)