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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.22,0:00:04.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My day starts just like yours.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.58,0:00:10.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.57,0:00:12.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I wake up in the morning,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.61,0:00:14.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I check my phone,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.82,0:00:16.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then I have a cup of coffee.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.51,0:00:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then my day truly starts.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.15,0:00:26.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It may not be like yours,\Nbecause I live my life as an artwork.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.29,0:00:32.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Picture yourself in a giant jewelry box
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.64,0:00:35.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with all the beautiful things\Nthat you have ever seen in your life.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.34,0:00:41.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then imagine that your body is a canvas.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.57,0:00:44.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And on that canvas,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.34,0:00:49.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have a mission to create a masterpiece
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.42,0:00:52.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using the contents\Nof your giant jewelry box.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.76,0:00:56.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once you've created your masterpiece,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.79,0:01:00.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you might think, "Wow, I created that.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.32,0:01:01.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is who I am today."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.74,0:01:04.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then you would pick up your house keys,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.72,0:01:06.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,walk out the door into the real world,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.98,0:01:10.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe take public transport\Nto the center of the town ...
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.71,0:01:14.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Possibly walk along the streets\Nor even go shopping.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.73,0:01:17.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's my life, every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.69,0:01:20.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I walk out the door,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.10,0:01:21.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these artworks are me.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.28,0:01:24.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am art.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.41,0:01:29.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have lived as art my entire adult life.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.32,0:01:33.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Living as art is how I became myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.40,0:01:38.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was brought up in a small village\Ncalled Fillongley, in England,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.52,0:01:40.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was last mentioned\Nin the "Domesday Book,"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.83,0:01:42.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that's the mentality.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.48,0:01:43.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.66,0:01:45.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was raised by my grandparents,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.01,0:01:47.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they were antiques dealers,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.80,0:01:52.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I grew up surrounded\Nby history and beautiful things.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.62,0:01:54.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had the most amazing dress-up box.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.31,0:01:58.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So as you can imagine, it started then.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.82,0:02:04.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I moved to London when I was 17\Nto become a model.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.72,0:02:07.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then I went to study photography.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.100,0:02:11.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wasn't really happy\Nwith myself at the time,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.39,0:02:13.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I was always looking for escapism.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.88,0:02:16.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I studied the works of David LaChapelle
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.54,0:02:17.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Steven Arnold,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.85,0:02:21.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,photographers who both curated\Nand created worlds
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.50,0:02:23.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that were mind-blowing to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.04,0:02:29.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I decided one day to cross over\Nfrom the superficial fashion world
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.91,0:02:31.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the superficial art world.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.59,0:02:32.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.99,0:02:36.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I decided to live my life\Nas a work of art.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.18,0:02:41.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I spend hours, sometimes\Nmonths, making things.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.81,0:02:45.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My go-to tool is a safety pin,\Nlike this --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.22,0:02:46.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.25,0:02:47.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're never big enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.50,0:02:48.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.63,0:02:51.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I use my fabrics time and time again,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.18,0:02:53.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I recycle everything that I use.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.58,0:02:57.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I get dressed I'm guided\Nby color, texture and shape.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.85,0:03:00.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I rarely have a theme.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.86,0:03:03.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I find beautiful objects\Nfrom all over the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.18,0:03:06.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I curate them into 3-D tapestries
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.04,0:03:08.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over a base layer that covers\Nmy whole body shape ...
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.73,0:03:10.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I'm not very happy with my body.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.69,0:03:11.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughs)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.18,0:03:14.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I ask myself, "Should I take something off
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.20,0:03:16.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or should I put something on?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.42,0:03:17.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,100 pieces, maybe?"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.62,0:03:19.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And sometimes, I do that.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.96,0:03:23.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I promise you it's not\Ntoo uncomfortable --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.79,0:03:25.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well, just a little --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.36,0:03:26.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.46,0:03:28.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I might have a safety pin\Npoking at me sometimes
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.72,0:03:30.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I'm having a conversation with you,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.65,0:03:32.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I'll kind of go off --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.22,0:03:33.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.09,0:03:38.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It usually takes me\Nabout 20 minutes to get ready,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.59,0:03:40.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which nobody ever believes.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.83,0:03:42.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's true --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.00,0:03:44.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.94,0:03:47.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, it's my version\Nof a t-shirt and jeans.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.70,0:03:49.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.95,0:03:52.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I get dressed,\NI build like an architect.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.89,0:03:55.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I carefully place things\Ntill I feel they belong.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.16,0:03:58.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, I get a lot of my ideas\Nfrom lucid dreaming.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.18,0:04:01.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I actually go to sleep\Nto come up with my ideas,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.79,0:04:04.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I've taught myself to wake up\Nto write them down.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.00,0:04:07.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wear things till they fall apart,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.02,0:04:10.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then, I give them a new life.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.69,0:04:12.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The gold outfit, for example --
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.45,0:04:16.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was the outfit that I wore\Nto the Houses of Parliament in London.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.41,0:04:20.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's made of armor,\Nsequins and broken jewelry,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.27,0:04:23.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was the first person\Nto wear armor to Parliament
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.04,0:04:25.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since Oliver Cromwell\Nbanned it in the 17th century.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.89,0:04:29.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Things don't need\Nto be expensive to be beautiful.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.34,0:04:35.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Try making outfits out of bin liners\Nor trash you found out on the streets.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.14,0:04:36.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You never know,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.32,0:04:38.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they might end up on the pages of "Vogue."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.93,0:04:42.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's over 6,000 pieces\Nin my collection,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.18,0:04:46.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ranging from 2,000-year-old Roman rings\Nto ancient Buddhist artifacts.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.07,0:04:50.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe in sharing what I do\Nand what I have with others,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.11,0:04:53.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I decided to create an art exhibition,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.07,0:04:55.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is currently traveling\Nto museums around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.08,0:04:59.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It contains an army of me --
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.33,0:05:01.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,life-size sculptures\Nas you can see behind me,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.50,0:05:02.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're here --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.68,0:05:03.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are my life, really.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.92,0:05:07.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're kind of like 3-D tapestries\Nof my existence as living as art.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.18,0:05:09.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They contain plastic crystals\Nmixed with diamonds,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.68,0:05:12.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,beer cans and royal silks all in one look.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.64,0:05:15.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I like the fact that the viewer\Ncan never make the assumption
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.53,0:05:17.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about what's real and what's fake.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.60,0:05:22.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I find it important to explore and share\Ncultures through my works.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.75,0:05:26.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I use clothing as a means to investigate
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.18,0:05:28.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and appreciate people\Nfrom all over the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.56,0:05:34.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes, people think\NI'm a performer or a drag queen.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.70,0:05:37.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.15,0:05:40.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Although my life appears\Nto be a performance,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.75,0:05:42.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's not.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.15,0:05:43.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's very real.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.79,0:05:47.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People respond to me as they would\Nany other type of artwork.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.27,0:05:51.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many people are fascinated and engaged.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.54,0:05:54.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people walk around me,\Nstaring, shy at first.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.02,0:05:59.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then they come up to me and they say\Nthey love or absolutely hate what I do.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.24,0:06:03.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I sometimes respond, and other times\NI let the art talk for itself.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.19,0:06:09.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The most annoying thing in the world\Nis when people want to touch the artwork.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.55,0:06:11.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I understand.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.82,0:06:14.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But like a lot of contemporary art,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.56,0:06:16.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many people are dismissive.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.06,0:06:17.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people are critical,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.99,0:06:19.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,others are abusive.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.92,0:06:22.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think it comes from\Nthe fear of the different --
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.83,0:06:24.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the unknown.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.19,0:06:26.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are so many reactions to what I do,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.70,0:06:29.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I've just learned\Nnot to take them personally.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.80,0:06:33.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've never lived\Nas Daniel Lismore, the person.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.36,0:06:35.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've lived as Daniel Lismore, the artwork.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.17,0:06:38.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I've faced every\Nobstacle as an artwork.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.40,0:06:42.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can be hard ...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.32,0:06:46.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially if your wardrobe\Ntakes up a 40-foot container,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.48,0:06:49.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,three storage units\Nand 30 boxes from IKEA --
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.42,0:06:50.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.96,0:06:54.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sometimes, it can be\Nvery difficult, getting into cars,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.99,0:06:56.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sometimes --
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.24,0:06:58.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well, this morning I didn't fit\Nthrough my bathroom door,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.93,0:07:00.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that was a problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.20,0:07:01.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.87,0:07:03.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What does it mean to be yourself?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.31,0:07:06.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People say it all the time,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.21,0:07:07.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what does it truly mean,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.92,0:07:09.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and why does it matter?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.26,0:07:14.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How does life change when you choose\Nto be unapologetically yourself?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.56,0:07:20.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've had to face struggles\Nand triumphs whilst living my life as art.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.49,0:07:22.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been put on private jets
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.75,0:07:24.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and flown around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.72,0:07:26.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My work's been displayed\Nin prestigious museums,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.97,0:07:28.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I've had the opportunity --
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.47,0:07:31.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is my grandparents, by the way,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.23,0:07:32.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're the people that raised me,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.97,0:07:34.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there I am --
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.35,0:07:35.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughs)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.37,0:07:40.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.86,0:07:43.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I've been put on private jets,\Nflown around the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.64,0:07:45.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and yet, it's not been that easy
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.72,0:07:48.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because at times, I've been homeless,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.82,0:07:50.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been spat at,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.21,0:07:52.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been abused, sometimes daily,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.12,0:07:54.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bullied my entire life,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.03,0:07:56.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rejected by countless individuals,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.52,0:07:58.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I've been stabbed.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.43,0:08:00.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what hurt the most
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.36,0:08:02.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was being put on the "Worst Dressed" list.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.54,0:08:05.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.78,0:08:08.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can be hard, being yourself,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.13,0:08:09.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I've found it's the best way.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.93,0:08:11.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's the "Worst Dressed."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.31,0:08:12.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughs)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.77,0:08:16.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As the quote goes,\N"Everyone else is already taken."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.13,0:08:20.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've come to realize that confidence\Nis a concept you can choose.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.99,0:08:25.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've come to realize that authenticity\Nis necessary, and it's powerful.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.21,0:08:29.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've tried to spend time\Nbeing like other people.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.74,0:08:30.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It didn't work.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.36,0:08:33.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a lot of hard work,\Nnot being yourself.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.60,0:08:37.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have a few questions for you all.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.61,0:08:39.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who are you?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.07,0:08:42.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many versions of you are there?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.85,0:08:46.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I have one final question:
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.03,0:08:50.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you using them all to your advantage?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.50,0:08:55.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In reality, everyone is capable\Nof creating their own masterpiece.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.85,0:08:57.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You should try it sometime.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.65,0:08:58.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's quite fun.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.45,0:09:00.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.63,0:09:05.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause and cheers)