My life as a work of art | Daniel Lismore

翻译人员: Lars Huang 校对人员: 功伟 邢

My day starts just like yours.

我每天的开始方式和你们一样。

（笑声）

(Laughter)

When I wake up in the morning,

当我一早醒来，

I check my phone,

我会看看手机，

and then I have a cup of coffee.

然后来一杯咖啡。

But then my day truly starts.

可再之后，我的一天才算真正开始。

It may not be like yours, because I live my life as an artwork.

也许和你们不一样了， 因为我把自己活成了一件艺术品。

Picture yourself in a giant jewelry box

试想一下你们置身于一个

with all the beautiful things that you have ever seen in your life.

满是你们这辈子见识过的 美好事物的巨型珠宝盒中。

Then imagine that your body is a canvas.

再把你们的身体想象成一块画布。

And on that canvas,

在这画布上

you have a mission to create a masterpiece

用你们巨型珠宝盒里的珍藏

using the contents of your giant jewelry box.

来创作一份艺术杰作 是你们的任务。

Once you've created your masterpiece,

当你们完成了这杰作，

you might think, "Wow, I created that.

你们会想，“噢，我做完了。

This is who I am today."

这就是今天的我。”

Then you would pick up your house keys,

然后你们拾起房门钥匙，

walk out the door into the real world,

出门步入现实世界，

maybe take public transport to the center of the town ...

要么是去搭乘 前往市中心的公交......

Possibly walk along the streets or even go shopping.

要么是去遛弯儿， 亦或是去购物。

That's my life, every day.

我的生活，天天如此。

When I walk out the door,

当我走出房门，

these artworks are me.

这些艺术品就是我。

I am art.

我就是艺术。

I have lived as art my entire adult life.

自打成年后我就把自己 当成艺术品来生活。

Living as art is how I became myself.

作为艺术品而生活成就了现在的我。

I was brought up in a small village called Fillongley, in England,

我在一个叫做菲朗利 的英格兰小村庄长大，

and it was last mentioned in the "Domesday Book,"

这地方最近一次被提及 还是在《末日审判书》里，

so that's the mentality.

就是这么个情况。

(Laughter)

（笑声）

I was raised by my grandparents,

我是由爷爷奶奶带大的，

and they were antiques dealers,

而他们干的是古董买卖，

so I grew up surrounded by history and beautiful things.

所以历史与美的事物伴随着我的成长。

I had the most amazing dress-up box.

我有着最棒的扮装盒。

So as you can imagine, it started then.

那么可想而知，事情就这么开始了。

I moved to London when I was 17 to become a model.

17岁时我搬到了 伦敦当模特。

And then I went to study photography.

而后又去学了摄影。

I wasn't really happy with myself at the time,

当时我对自己并不满意，

so I was always looking for escapism.

所以我总是在寻求着逃避现实。

I studied the works of David LaChapelle

我研究过大卫·拉切贝尔

and Steven Arnold,

和史蒂文·阿诺德的作品，

photographers who both curated and created worlds

他俩都是提炼且创造出

令我思维炸裂的影像世界的摄影家。

that were mind-blowing to me.

So I decided one day to cross over from the superficial fashion world

所以我决定有朝一日 我要从这肤浅的时尚界

to the superficial art world.

跨界转行到那肤浅的艺术界。

(Laughter)

（笑声）

I decided to live my life as a work of art.

我决定要以一件 艺术作品的身份生活。

I spend hours, sometimes months, making things.

我会花上数小时， 乃至数月的时间搞创作。

My go-to tool is a safety pin, like this --

我最称手的工具是 安全别针，就像这个--

(Laughter)

（笑声）

They're never big enough.

我总嫌它们不够大。

(Laughter)

（笑声）

And I use my fabrics time and time again,

我还会反复使用我的布料，

so I recycle everything that I use.

所以我得回收我用过的每样东西。

When I get dressed I'm guided by color, texture and shape.

当我着装时，我会让色彩， 质感和形状来引导我。

I rarely have a theme.

我很少会有主题。

I find beautiful objects from all over the world,

我在世界各地寻找 美丽的物件，

and I curate them into 3-D tapestries

并把它们攒成三维挂毯，

over a base layer that covers my whole body shape ...

披在一件能遮掩我整个体型的 打底套件上......

because I'm not very happy with my body.

因为我对自己的体形不是很满意。

(Laughs)

（笑）

I ask myself, "Should I take something off

我会问自己，“我是该取下点什么呢？

or should I put something on?

还是该添加点什么？

100 pieces, maybe?"

再添100件，可好？”

And sometimes, I do that.

有的时候，我就这么做了。

I promise you it's not too uncomfortable --

我保证这也没多难受——

well, just a little --

好吧，也就有那么点 ——

(Laughter)

（笑声）

I might have a safety pin poking at me sometimes

在和你们交流的时候 也许有根安全别针

when I'm having a conversation with you,

正戳着我，

so I'll kind of go off --

于是我觉得快绷不住了——

(Laughter)

（笑声）

It usually takes me about 20 minutes to get ready,

我通常会花上20分钟左右 来完成造型，

which nobody ever believes.

而这没人相信。

It's true --

有时候-——

是可以的。

sometimes.

So, it's my version of a t-shirt and jeans.

所以，这就是我眼中的休闲装。

(Laughter)

（笑声）

When I get dressed, I build like an architect.

我会像建筑师一样穿配衣服。

I carefully place things till I feel they belong.

我会谨慎地把每样服饰配在 我觉得他们该在的地方。

Then, I get a lot of my ideas from lucid dreaming.

然后，我会在清醒梦中 获得许多灵感。

I actually go to sleep to come up with my ideas,

为了寻求灵感我还真会去睡觉，

and I've taught myself to wake up to write them down.

我已练就了一手为了记录灵感而 主动从梦中醒来的本事。

I wear things till they fall apart,

我会把服饰穿到支离破碎为止，

然后，再给予它们新的生命力。

and then, I give them a new life.

The gold outfit, for example --

就拿这件黄金外衣来说——

it was the outfit that I wore to the Houses of Parliament in London.

我就是穿着这件外衣去了 伦敦的国会大厦。

It's made of armor, sequins and broken jewelry,

它由盔甲，亮片和破碎的珠宝制成，

and I was the first person to wear armor to Parliament

而我是自从奥利弗·克伦威尔 在17世纪下令

禁止在国会里穿戴盔甲后 第一个这么穿的人。

since Oliver Cromwell banned it in the 17th century.

Things don't need to be expensive to be beautiful.

能让事物变美的 不是高昂的价格。

Try making outfits out of bin liners or trash you found out on the streets.

我们也可以试着用垃圾袋或是 街边捡的破烂来制作外衣。

You never know,

指不定

they might end up on the pages of "Vogue."

它们结果就登上《时尚》杂志了。

There's over 6,000 pieces in my collection,

我的藏品已超过6000件，

ranging from 2,000-year-old Roman rings to ancient Buddhist artifacts.

从2000年前的罗马指环到古代佛具。

I believe in sharing what I do and what I have with others,

我相信与他人分享我所从事的事业 和我所拥有的东西是有意义的，

so I decided to create an art exhibition,

所以我决定创办一个艺术展，

which is currently traveling to museums around the world.

也就是目前正巡展于世界各地的 博物馆之间的这个艺术展。

It contains an army of me --

它展示了一支由我个人组成的军队——

life-size sculptures as you can see behind me,

一个个如我身后的塑像这般的 真人大小的形象。

they're here --

就在这儿——

they are my life, really.

说真的，它们就是我的生命。

They're kind of like 3-D tapestries of my existence as living as art.

它们就像是照着我而造的 三维挂毯，如艺术般鲜活。

They contain plastic crystals mixed with diamonds,

一眼望去你就能看到它们中包含了

beer cans and royal silks all in one look.

混了钻石的塑胶水晶， 啤酒罐和御用丝绸。

I like the fact that the viewer can never make the assumption

我喜欢这样一种感觉，

观众永远无法区分真假。

about what's real and what's fake.

I find it important to explore and share cultures through my works.

我觉得通过我的作品来探讨 与分享文化是很重要的。

I use clothing as a means to investigate

我把穿配衣服当作是一种研究与

and appreciate people from all over the world.

欣赏来自世界各地的人的一种手段。

Sometimes, people think I'm a performer or a drag queen.

有时候，人们会认为我 要么是个戏精，要么是个女装癖。

I'm not.

我不是。

Although my life appears to be a performance,

尽管我的生活看着像是一场戏，

it's not.

但它不是戏。

It's very real.

它很真实。

People respond to me as they would any other type of artwork.

人们会像回应任何一种其它艺术形式 一样来回应我。

Many people are fascinated and engaged.

许多人对此着迷，受此吸引。

Some people walk around me, staring, shy at first.

有的人会走近我，盯着我， 一开始他们还不太好意思。

然后他们会靠上来，告诉我他们是 喜爱还是十分厌恶我的所作所为。

Then they come up to me and they say they love or absolutely hate what I do.

I sometimes respond, and other times I let the art talk for itself.

我有时也会回应，而别的时候 艺术本身就会为自己发言。

The most annoying thing in the world is when people want to touch the artwork.

世上最恼人的事儿 就是会有人想摸一摸艺术品。

But I understand.

但我也理解。

But like a lot of contemporary art,

可就像许多当代艺术一样，

many people are dismissive.

很多人对此不屑一顾。

Some people are critical,

有的人严辞以对，

others are abusive.

有的人恶言相对。

I think it comes from the fear of the different --

我想这是出于对“未知”这种异类的

the unknown.

恐惧。

There are so many reactions to what I do,

对我所作所为的回应可多了，

and I've just learned not to take them personally.

而我也才学会不要 把这些回应往心里去。

I've never lived as Daniel Lismore, the person.

我从没有把自己活成我本人， 丹尼尔·利斯莫尔。

I've lived as Daniel Lismore, the artwork.

我把自己活成了一件叫 丹尼尔·利斯莫尔的艺术品。

And I've faced every obstacle as an artwork.

而我也以艺术品的身份 面对了每一次挫折。

It can be hard ...

这确实不容易......

especially if your wardrobe takes up a 40-foot container,

尤其是在你的战袍得占用 一个40英尺的收纳箱、

three storage units and 30 boxes from IKEA --

三个储物间和30个宜家买的盒子时。

(Laughter)

（笑声）

and sometimes, it can be very difficult, getting into cars,

有的时侯，要上车都会是 一件艰难的事情，

and sometimes --

还有的时候......

well, this morning I didn't fit through my bathroom door,

对了，今天早上我就没能 挤进我家洗手间的门，

so that was a problem.

所以这也是个问题。

（笑声）

(Laughter)

What does it mean to be yourself?

“做自己”是什么意思？

People say it all the time,

人们老把这话挂在嘴边，

but what does it truly mean,

但这话究竟是什么意思，

and why does it matter?

这话有什么了不起的？

How does life change when you choose to be unapologetically yourself?

当你选择无怨无悔地做自己时 生活怎么就改变了？

I've had to face struggles and triumphs whilst living my life as art.

在我把艺术当作身份的这段生命里 我曾面对过磨难也面对过辉煌。

I've been put on private jets

我曾被请上私人飞机

and flown around the world.

飞行于世界各地。

My work's been displayed in prestigious museums,

我的作品曾被展列在 举世闻名的博物馆中，

and I've had the opportunity --

我有过这样的机遇......

that is my grandparents, by the way,

顺便一提，这是我的爷爷奶奶，

他们就是养育了我的人，

they're the people that raised me,

and there I am --

于是有了我......

(Laughs)

（欢笑）

(Applause)

（掌声）

So I've been put on private jets, flown around the world,

所以我被请上过私人飞机， 飞行于世界各地，

and yet, it's not been that easy

然而，事情并非向来如此轻松,

because at times, I've been homeless,

因为时不时地，我也曾无家可归，

I've been spat at,

也曾遭人唾弃，

I've been abused, sometimes daily,

有时，遭人辱骂是我的日常，

而我一生都在被欺凌，

bullied my entire life,

被数不清的人拒之门外，

rejected by countless individuals,

and I've been stabbed.

我还被捅过刀子。

But what hurt the most

但最令我受伤的是

was being put on the "Worst Dressed" list.

被列入“最差着装”名单。

(Laughter)

（笑声）

It can be hard, being yourself,

做自己，确实不容易，

但我已明白这才是最好的方式。

but I've found it's the best way.

There's the "Worst Dressed."

那个就是“最差着装”。

(Laughs)

（欢笑）

As the quote goes, "Everyone else is already taken."

老话说得好， “做自己吧，别人已经有人做了。”

我已经开始意识到 自信的概念可以取决于你。

I've come to realize that confidence is a concept you can choose.

I've come to realize that authenticity is necessary, and it's powerful.

我已经开始意识到做到独一无二 是必不可少的，那才叫强大。

我曾耗费时间试着成为别人。

I've tried to spend time being like other people.

It didn't work.

但一无所获。

It's a lot of hard work, not being yourself.

不做自己， 是件费力不讨好的事。

I have a few questions for you all.

我有几个问题留给你们。

Who are you?

你是谁？

你有多少个版本的自己？

How many versions of you are there?

And I have one final question:

我还有最后一个问题：

这些版本你是否都用上了， 来使自己受益？

Are you using them all to your advantage?

In reality, everyone is capable of creating their own masterpiece.

在现实中，每个人都有能力创造出 属于他们自己的杰作。

You should try it sometime.

你们也应该试试。

It's quite fun.

挺有意思的。

Thank you.

谢谢。

(Applause and cheers)

（掌声与欢呼）