Uldus Bakhtiozina: Wry photos that turn stereotypes upside down

譯者: Adrienne Lin 審譯者: Marssi Draw

Good afternoon.

各位午安，

My name is Uldus.

我叫優都思。

I am a photo-based artist from Russia.

我來自俄羅斯， 是以攝影為主的藝術家。

I started my way around six years ago

我大約六年前開始拍攝

with ironic self-portraits

諷刺自攝像，

to lay open so many stereotypes

希望能打破許多刻板印象，

about nationalities, genders,

像是國籍、性別、

and social issues —

社會問題等等。

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

[我是俄國人，我賣毒、槍、兒童色情片！] [伏特加 = 水。我愛伏特加！]（笑聲）

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

我用攝影傳達訊息。 [娶我，我需要簽證。]

Today, I am still performing in front of the camera

今天，我還是會在相機前面展現自己，

and trying to be brave like Wonder Woman.

並試著像神力女超人一樣勇敢。

I focus on balancing meaningful message,

我把重心放在平衡有意義的訊息、

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

美學、美感、構圖、諷刺，以及創作物上。

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

我今天想跟各位分享的

which is named Desperate Romantics.

是名為「 絕望的浪漫」系列。

They're my artifacts, or paintings

這些創作物或繪畫的靈感

from pre-Raphaelites Brotherhood England

來自十九世紀中期

mid-19th century.

英國前拉斐爾派兄弟會。

I took the painting

我將繪畫

and gifted new, contemporary meaning

賦予全新、當代的意義，

talking about issues which are surrounding me

講述圍繞在我周遭的俄羅斯議題。

in Russia,

capturing people who are non-models

捕捉那些不是模特兒，

but have an interesting story.

卻帶著有趣故事的人。

This boy is a professional dancer,

這位男孩是專業舞者，

only 12 years old,

年僅十二歲。

but at secondary school, he hides his dancing classes

但念中學的他， 得隱瞞自己有上舞蹈課，

and is wearing the mask of brutality,

並帶著殘酷的面具，

trying to be united with the rest of his classmates

試圖融入同儕之中，

like a storm trooper has no personality.

像星際大戰裡 沒有個性的風暴兵。

But this boy has goals and dreams

這位男孩有目標和夢想，

but hides it to be socially accepted,

卻為了被接受而隱藏起來，

because being different isn't easy,

就因為與眾不同是件難事，

especially in Russia.

在俄羅斯更是如此。

Next portrait interpretation is metaphoric.

接下來的照片是象徵性詮釋。

And this is Nikita,

這是妮姬塔，

a security guard from one of the bars

由聖彼得堡一家酒吧的保全人員扮演。

in St. Petersburg.

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

他很喜歡說：「我生氣的樣子你們不會喜歡」，

quoting Hulk from the movie,

這是電影綠巨人浩克的台詞，

but I've never seen him angry.

但我從來沒見過他生氣的樣子。

He hides his sensitivities and romantic side,

他將自己感性、浪漫的一面藏起來，

because in Russia, among guys,

因為在俄羅斯，男孩子浪漫就不酷了。

that's not cool to be romantic,

but it's cool to be surrounded with women

相反地，如果身旁圍繞一堆女人，

and look like an aggressive hulk.

一臉凶狠浩克的樣子就很酷。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

Sometimes, in my project,

有時候，我創作時，

I would take the painting

會將畫作賦予新意義，

and give it new meaning

and new temptation about it.

以及新的誘惑。

Sometimes, I would compare facial features

有時候，我會比較不同的臉部輪廓，

and playing with words:

並玩文字遊戲：

irony, Iron Man, ironing man.

諷刺、鋼鐵人、拿鋼鐵熨斗的人。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

Through the artifacts,

透過創作物，

I bring social issues

我將身邊俄羅斯的社會議題

which surround me in Russia into the conversation.

帶入討論。

Interesting fact about marriage in Russia,

俄羅斯的婚姻傳統有件事很有趣，

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

大部分十八、十九歲女孩

are already ready, and dream to get married.

早就夢想、準備好要結婚了。

We're taught from childhood,

我們從小就被教育

successful marriage means successful life,

成功的婚姻代表成功的人生，

so most of the girls kind of fight

所以大部分女孩都以

to get a good husband.

找到好老公為人生志業。

And what about me?

那我呢？

I'm 27 years old.

我二十七歲，

For Russian society, I'm an old maid

在俄羅斯，我已經算剩女，

and hopeless to ever get married.

結婚無望了。

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

這就是為什麼各位看到 我帶著墨西哥戰士面具，

in the wedding dress, all desperate in my garden.

身穿婚紗，在我的花園裡一臉絕望。

But remember, irony is the key,

但記住，諷刺是關鍵，

and this is actually to motivate girls

這其實會讓女孩們有動力

to fight for goals, for dreams,

為目標與夢想而奮鬥，

and change stereotypes.

並改變刻板印象。

Be brave. Be ironic — it helps.

勇敢、諷刺——是有用的。

Be funny and create some magic.

去搞笑、創造魔力吧。

(Applause)

（掌聲）