Wild, Intricate Sculptures — Made Out of My Hair | Laetitia Ky | TED

譯者: Lilian Chiu 審譯者: Shelley Tsang 曾雯海

I was born and I grew up in Ivory Coast,

我在象牙海岸出生、長大，

and like so many other African kids,

我以前和許多非洲孩子一樣， 痛恨我的黑人身分，包括我的頭髮。

I used to resent my Blackness, including my hair.

I longed for straight hair

我渴望能有容易整理和梳理的直髮。

that could be easily managed and brushed.

After years of using hair relaxer,

用了直髮劑許多年之後，

I went back to natural hair at 16 after an incident with my hair

我十六歲時頭髮回到了 自然狀態，因為一件意外，

that forced me to shave and start over,

迫使我必須要剃掉頭髮讓它重長， 那是個非常難熬的新開端。

and it was a very hard new beginning.

But at 18,

但，十八歲時，

while I was still in the process of learning how to love my natural hair,

我還在學習喜愛我頭髮 天生的樣子時，

I came across a photo album

我碰巧看到一本相簿，

showing the hair of African women in pre-colonial society,

裡面是殖民前社會中非洲女性的 頭髮，我立刻受到了鼓舞。

and I was instantly inspired.

Seeing that photo album was so powerful to me.

看見那本相簿對我來說太震撼了，

It made me see hair completely differently.

讓我對頭髮的看法完全改觀。

Not just as a beauty tool,

頭髮不只是美容的工具，

but as a way to communicate and to tell stories about who we are.

也是一種用來溝通和訴說 我們身分故事的方式。

And immediately, I started to experiment with my own hair.

馬上，

我就開始用我自己的頭髮做實驗， 我想看看我能創造出什麼。

I wanted to see what I was able to create.

And today I'm an artist and hair sculpting is one of my media.

現在，我是藝術家，

我的媒體是髮型雕塑。

(Applause and cheers)

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I use my hair to advocate for what I believe in,

我用我的頭髮來推動我的信念，

particularly for issues that affect women and girls.

特別是會影響女人和女孩的議題。

But it didn't start that way.

但最初並不是這樣的。

At the beginning, I was just doing beautiful shapes

一開始，我只是從美感面 去做美麗的塑型。

for the aesthetic aspects.

I started with doing simple geometrical shapes

我剛開始是做簡單的幾何塑型，

just for the beauty of it,

只是為了美觀而設計，

and when I was posting those shapes online,

當我把那些造型的照片 放上網路，好多人表示喜愛，

I was receiving so much love

that it encouraged me to push my limit

我受到鼓勵，想拓展我的極限， 去創造更複雜的雕塑。

to create more complex sculpture.

From 2017 when I first started

我從 2017 年開始，

until now, I’ve made hundreds of sculptures.

至今，我已經做出了 數百件雕塑作品。

Some can be playful, others can be very serious.

有些很有趣，有些很嚴肅。

So here are just a few examples of what I can do with my hair.

這裡有幾個例子，我可以 用我的頭髮做出這些。

Animals.

動物。

(Cheers and applause)

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Random things, like an umbrella or car.

隨意想到的東西，比如雨傘或汽車。

(Laughs)

（笑）

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Portraits.

肖像。

Audience: Wow!

觀眾：哇！

Text, like here where I write “perfect” with my hair

文字，比如這裡我用 我的頭髮來寫「完美」。

because I do believe my hair is perfect.

因為我真心相信我的頭髮很完美。

(Laughs)

（笑）

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Cartoon.

卡通。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

Sunflowers.

向日葵。

Fashion accessories.

時尚配件。

Wings.

翅膀。

Even zodiac-inspired hairstyle because my rising sign is Scorpio.

甚至有以星座為靈感的髮型， 因為我的上升星座是天蝎座。

I'm another astrology freak.

我也是個熱愛占星的怪咖。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

Medusa and even body parts.

希神梅杜莎，

甚至是身體的部位。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

(Applause)

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Thanks.

謝謝。

The process to make the sculpture is actually pretty simple.

做這些雕塑的過程其實很簡單。

The idea comes to my head, I do a little sketch

我的腦中浮現點子，我畫出草稿，

and then I just sculpt, using my natural hair,

接著就用我天然的頭髮來雕塑， 搭配一些髮片和鐵絲。

some hair extension and wire.

I just wrap the braid around the wire,

我只要把髮辮纏繞在鐵絲上，

and then it's very easy for me to shape as I want.

我就可以很容易做出我想要的造形。

And in general, you know,

通常，

to make the sculpture being able to stand on top of my head,

要讓雕塑能立在我的頭上， 基座必須要非常緊實。

the base needs to be extremely tight.

So if you're wondering, is it hurtful? Yes.

如果你想知道，這會痛嗎？會的。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

Yes it is.

會痛的。

But this is why, in general, I quickly undo it after the photo shoot.

但這就是為什麼通常我拍完 照片之後就馬上把頭髮還原。

Most of the time I will take the picture by myself, but when I need help,

大部分的時候我都是自己拍照， 但當我需要協助時，

世界上最支持我的人， 我妹妹佛蘿倫西亞，就會幫我。

my little sister, Florencia,

who is the most supportive person on the planet,

will help me.

And depending on what I want to create,

看我想創造什麼樣的東西， 雕塑的時間可能從五分鐘

a sculpture can take me from five minutes to more than three, four or five hours.

到超過三、四，或五小時。

When I started to create,

當我開始創作時，

I was just doing, as I said before,

如我先前所言，我只是為了 美觀而做，沒有特別意義。

for the beauty of it, no meanings.

But it changed in 2018

但在 2018 年時改變了，

when one of my photo series went completely viral.

那時我有一系列的照片被瘋傳。

It was this one.

就是這個系列。

I shaped my hair as a second pair of hands,

我把我的頭髮塑造成我的第二雙手，

very playful, in various configurations,

非常俏皮，有各種不同的手勢，

and I started to receive a lot of messages from Black women around the world

我開始收到很多來自 世界各地黑人女性的訊息，

telling me that seeing my hair helped them to feel better

告訴我，看到我的頭髮，

幫助她們不再對自己的頭髮 以及黑人身分感覺那麼糟。

about their hair, about their Blackness.

And I realized, OK, actually, what I'm doing is pretty powerful.

我意識到，好， 我在做的事其實很強大。

So maybe it can just serve a greater purpose

所以，也許，

它可以發揮更大的作用， 我可以用它來推動改變。

and I can use it to advocate for change.

So I decided to use my hair as a platform

因此我決定用我的頭髮來當作平台，

to advocate for the equity of sexes.

來推動性別平等。

Why this specific subject, you may ask?

各位可能想問，為何挑這個主題？

Because I was born and I grew up in an environment

因為在我出生和成長的環境裡，

that normalized the bad treatment of women.

女性受到不好的對待是正常的。

I have my experience,

我有我的經歷，許多女性 有她們的經歷，我感觸很深。

many women have their experience,

so it touched me a lot.

And when it comes to equality of sexes, I touch a lot of different subjects.

談到性別平等時，

我觸及許多不同的主題。

Unfortunately, I can't share all of them with you.

不幸的是，今天無法 和大家分享所有這些主題。

I can just give you today a glimpse of it.

今天我只能給各位一個快速導覽。

Bodily autonomy and self-love is very important for me.

身體自主權和自愛 對我而言非常重要。

I went myself into a long process towards self love.

我自己就走過很長的 一段路才學會自愛。

Coming from a place where I used to dislike everything about myself

以前我曾經對自己的 一切都感到不滿意，

to a place where I just love everything.

逐漸轉變成能夠熱愛一切。

So I love to inspire myself --

所以我熱愛給我自己靈感——

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So I love to inspire myself from our female body

所以我熱愛給我自己靈感， 用我們的女性身體，

to create sculpture and shapes

來創作出和振奮人心詞語 相關的各種雕塑及形狀，

that are associated with uplifting words to empower those who need it.

讓需要的人能擁有力量。

And with this sculpture,

我做這個雕塑的目的是想要鼓勵 女性對自己的身體擁有自主權，

what I want to do is to encourage women to have agency over their body,

but also to destigmatize all the classic taboos around our bodies,

也是要幫和女性身體 有關的典型禁忌除去汙名。

like, for example, periods.

比如，月經。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

Aging, disabilities

老化、

殘疾，

and much more.

及許多其他的。

This sculpture, for example, was to --

比如，這件雕塑，是——

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

Was to address the big taboo of body hair on women.

是針對女性體毛這個大禁忌。

When I was 15, I posted a photograph of me on social media

我十五歲時，在社群媒體上 發佈了一張我的照片，

without realizing that my armpit hair was visible

沒意識到照片中我的腋毛清楚可見，

and immediately, the comments were wild.

馬上就出現了很狂的留言。

"This is disgusting."

「這好噁心。」

"Go shave."

「去剃毛啦。」

"Ew, I can buy you a razor if you want."

「噁，若你需要， 我可以買刮鬍刀給你。」

I was traumatized, so I deleted the picture

我受到創傷，刪掉了照片， 且之後就開始更頻繁地除毛。

and after that I started to shave way more regularly.

Even if, for me, it's a very uncomfortable routine.

即使對我而言那是 很不舒服的例行事。

It took me years to be able to love my body the way it is

我花了很多年的時間， 才能去愛我身體原本的模樣，

and to embrace everything, including my body hair.

並去擁抱一切，包括我的體毛。

Besides all the topics related to bodies,

除了和身體相關的所有主題之外，

I love to also address topics related to our intellect as women,

我也喜歡討論和女性 智慧相關的主題。

because this world doesn't only encourage women to dislike the body,

因為這個世界不僅

鼓勵女性厭惡她們的身體， 也鼓勵她們厭惡她們的內在。

but also encourages women to dislike what they have inside.

And I think just as we're supposed to love our bodies,

而我認為正如同我們應該要愛 自己的身體，我們也應該

we're supposed to also own our hopes,

擁有自己的希望、自己的夢想、

dreams, our ideas or opinion without shame.

我們的想法或意見， 且不要感到羞恥。

And for that, I think --

因此，我認為——

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And for that I think education is extremely important.

因此，我認為教育極重要。

This is why I did this sculpture.

這就是為什麼我創作了這件雕塑。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

Unfortunately, in Ivory Coast, many women still can't read.

不幸的是，在象牙海岸， 許多女性仍然不識字。

When I was a child,

我小時候，

many women were working at our home as nannies.

許多女人在我們家擔任保姆的工作。

她們沒有受過教育。

They weren't educated.

They would ask me to read the text messages

她們會請我幫她們讀 文字訊息，因為她們看不懂。

because they couldn't.

In rural Ivory Coast,

在象牙海岸鄉村地區，許多父母 認為送女孩上學毫無用處，

many parents think that it's useless to put a girl in school

because they are better at home learning how to cook

因為她們更擅長在家學烹飪

or to take care of of the home for their future husbands.

或為未來的丈夫照顧家庭。

But when it comes to their son, they are allowed to have an education.

但他們卻允許他們的兒子接受教育。

So most of the time those women will end up marrying older men,

所以通常，那些女性最後 會嫁給較年長的男性，

and when those men abandon them, they are left with nothing,

當那些男性拋棄她們時，

她們就一無所有， 能選擇的職業很少，

with very few career options,

because they are not educated.

因為她們沒受過教育， 而我覺得這實在很讓人反感。

And to me, this is revolting.

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Growing up in an environment

我成長的環境中，我通常不會 被鼓勵去愛我真實的樣貌。

where I wasn't always encouraged to love who I was,

my journey has been about becoming my own friend and advocate.

我走的路一直是在想辦法 陪伴我自己並為我自己發聲。

And when I embraced the capacity I have to share my stories

當我擁抱了我的能力，也就是 分享我的故事和他人的故事，

and the ones of others,

I found the strength to advocate for what I believe in

我便找到了透過我的頭髮 來為我的信念發聲的力量。

through my hair.

Thank you.

謝謝。

(Cheers and applause)

（歡呼及掌聲）