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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:18.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪ethereal ambient music♪
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.66,0:00:19.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[interpreter VO] I've just been noticing
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.96,0:00:25.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that my life is just one big echo.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.81,0:00:27.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪sparse ethereal music♪\NOr, rather, maybe just small
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.20,0:00:29.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,echoes that become one big echo,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.24,0:00:30.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's something that's\Nbeen a part of my life
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.84,0:00:34.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since I was born.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.56,0:00:38.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it has to deal with repetition,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.88,0:00:40.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪♪♪
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.66,0:00:42.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,patterns,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.44,0:00:47.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something that constantly comes up.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.56,0:00:48.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I work with interpreters,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.68,0:00:52.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I experience repetition.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.16,0:00:54.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like, whatever I sign, Beth repeats.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.80,0:00:58.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She's echoing me.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.04,0:01:00.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And sign language is full of echoes.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.20,0:01:02.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can use one hand shape,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.64,0:01:04.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and echo that, repeat that,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.72,0:01:06.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it just changes the entire
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.92,0:01:08.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sign or the entire word based on
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.96,0:01:11.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you put it on your body.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.58,0:01:13.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪♪♪
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.40,0:01:15.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The shape of the sign for "future,"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.44,0:01:17.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is two semicircles\Naway from your face,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.80,0:01:19.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's the sign for "future,"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.64,0:01:22.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it has a line that you can follow,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.52,0:01:26.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I drew that line.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.24,0:01:29.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's an echo in and of itself.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.84,0:01:30.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪♪♪
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.80,0:01:37.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so since it's my ideas,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.36,0:01:39.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's my work that's being presented,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.60,0:01:40.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a lot of it does have to do
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.92,0:01:42.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with repetition and a lot of it
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.52,0:01:44.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is full of echoes,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.56,0:01:46.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that is why I want to be
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.20,0:01:59.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as clear as possible. [chuckles]
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.82,0:02:05.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪pulsating ethereal music♪\N- [Interpreter] I'm DJ Kurs of Deaf West Theater.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.28,0:02:06.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At Deaf West Theater,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.16,0:02:09.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we bridge deaf and hearing\Nworlds through theater.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.32,0:02:12.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're advancing visibility\Nand representation.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.92,0:02:16.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I'm jealous of Christine Sun Kim,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.52,0:02:19.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because she does the same thing,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.88,0:02:20.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but on her own.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.88,0:02:22.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She can draw a pie chart on paper
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.56,0:02:25.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have a similar impact.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.64,0:02:29.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please welcome artist Christine Sun Kim.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.76,0:02:30.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[applause]
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.26,0:02:38.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- [Christine] So this\Ntweet here that says,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.40,0:02:41.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I can 100 percent promise that you
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.48,0:02:43.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"learning sign language is easier
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.20,0:02:45.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"than a deaf person learning to hear"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.68,0:02:48.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a tweet from a deaf writer,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.20,0:02:51.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think that this framing\N...is it. [chuckles]
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.80,0:02:52.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is how I want you
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.88,0:02:54.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to think about who I am.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.96,0:02:56.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is my deaf identity,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.48,0:02:59.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is where I'm coming from.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.76,0:03:01.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪sparse piano music♪
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.32,0:03:02.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People love to always
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.28,0:03:04.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ask why I don't read lips,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.32,0:03:05.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so this is a question I've
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.36,0:03:09.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gotten over and over again.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.86,0:03:12.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪♪♪
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.88,0:03:16.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love the use of infographics.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.20,0:03:19.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's this idea, shown visually,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.28,0:03:21.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can be communicated without barriers.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.20,0:03:22.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can cross languages,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.36,0:03:24.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it can cross cultures.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.64,0:03:26.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this is the same old [bleep]
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.52,0:03:28.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hearing people say to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.08,0:03:29.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as you can see,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.24,0:03:31.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is equally distributed because
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.28,0:03:48.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people say a lot of [bleep] to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.35,0:03:48.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[laughter]\N♪ethereal synth music♪
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.38,0:03:56.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- [Interpreter] They look so good!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.11,0:03:56.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- [Man] Cute!\N-[interpreter] [laughs]
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.55,0:03:58.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- [Christine] Can you lift yours up more,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.12,0:03:59.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just a smidgen?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.44,0:04:03.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.68,0:04:07.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, that's what we want.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.72,0:04:09.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,-That one up.\N- [Man] This might be low.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.66,0:04:12.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- [Interpreter] She\Nhasn't mentioned yours.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.89,0:04:12.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- [Man] Okay.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.90,0:04:15.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- [interpreter VO] I am very\Ncomfortable with collaboration.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.22,0:04:18.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[interpreter] I think that looks good.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.06,0:04:20.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[interpreter VO] I usually work with people,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.16,0:04:21.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether that's interpreters that
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.36,0:04:23.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm working with or people who
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.32,0:04:25.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are speaking on my behalf.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.12,0:04:29.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm used to that.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.60,0:04:30.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪♪♪
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.04,0:04:33.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I collaborate with my\Npartner, Tom Mader, a lot
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.12,0:04:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this has been really
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.00,0:04:35.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nice because I've been able
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.76,0:04:43.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to kind of increase\Nwho I collaborate with.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.83,0:04:46.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪♪♪\N- So, we've all grown as artists,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.40,0:04:48.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and lecturers and performers,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.24,0:04:49.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so let's not do that,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.88,0:04:51.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's still very easy
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.08,0:04:52.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to find online.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.06,0:04:55.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- [interpreter VO] Motherhood has\Nreally impacted my practice.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.52,0:04:57.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's impacted the way I envision
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.60,0:04:59.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the way I approach art.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.56,0:05:00.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪♪♪
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.96,0:05:04.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I allow my child to be a\Npart of the process at times.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.72,0:05:08.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes we collaborate on a project.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.58,0:05:10.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪♪♪
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.64,0:05:15.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Often, I work with musical notation.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.04,0:05:19.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've really thought about the\Nemptiness of the staff lines.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.68,0:05:22.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not about the notes, necessarily,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.04,0:05:26.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's about the\Nfoundation that's being laid.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.56,0:05:29.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I decided to incorporate our family.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.60,0:05:30.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've done one,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.48,0:05:31.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tom has done one,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.88,0:05:35.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Roux has done one.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.88,0:05:36.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I sat down with Roux
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.92,0:05:38.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I explained the work,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.40,0:05:39.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she created this drawing,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.88,0:05:46.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then she did another\None with notes on it.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.60,0:05:48.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I asked her what it was,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.48,0:05:49.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she said to me
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.88,0:05:54.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was a song about family.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.92,0:05:59.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[laughter]
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.04,0:05:59.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've lived in Berlin
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.96,0:06:02.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,now for almost 10 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.48,0:06:05.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As an artist, I'm having\Na great life there,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.92,0:06:07.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I feel like
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.44,0:06:16.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's so much less pressure.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.74,0:06:18.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪bubbly synth music♪\NWhat I've noticed is that being
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.24,0:06:19.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a parent doesn't have a dent
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.88,0:06:21.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or an impact on my bank
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.08,0:06:22.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,account almost at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.72,0:06:25.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Daycare is free.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.40,0:06:27.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything in the city is affordable,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.20,0:06:30.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[chuckles] especially compared to\Na place like New York
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.52,0:06:32.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or Los Angeles.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.28,0:06:35.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I also have space to create work.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.64,0:06:37.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪♪♪
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.16,0:06:38.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, with all of that,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.48,0:06:41.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've just found myself recognizing more
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.28,0:06:43.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and more the benefits of a government
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.48,0:06:45.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that supports their citizens.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.08,0:06:49.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like, actually supports their people.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.04,0:06:51.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People in Germany aren't in debt.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.96,0:06:52.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But here in the US,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.92,0:06:57.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I see friends living here\Nwho have more than one job
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.00,0:06:59.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just to make ends meet,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.28,0:07:01.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I realize that I'm angry about debt,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.68,0:07:03.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm angry that people are living
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.08,0:07:06.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like this because I'm not.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.04,0:07:07.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think about my family, my friends,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.68,0:07:26.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my future, and I'm worried.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.02,0:07:26.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[indistinct chatter]
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.04,0:07:27.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- I was so\Nhappy to hear from you.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.84,0:07:29.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course I had to call.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.04,0:07:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think all my friends
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.60,0:07:35.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are coming in next week to see your work.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.38,0:07:36.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- [interpreter VO] A perk of being a member
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.52,0:07:37.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the deaf community is that you
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.92,0:07:39.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have this shared culture,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.04,0:07:40.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this shared language.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.56,0:07:43.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so people like to stay there.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.16,0:07:44.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They don't want to be oppressed
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.28,0:07:46.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the way that they are\Nin the hearing community.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.88,0:07:48.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you kind of get trapped.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.68,0:07:49.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes you get
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.12,0:07:50.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stuck in that echo,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.72,0:07:52.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was there for a while.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.16,0:07:53.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then, I became an artist,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.72,0:07:54.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I had to go into
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.72,0:07:59.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the hearing world.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.32,0:08:03.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪uplifting synth music♪
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.08,0:08:04.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm always a little bit
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.20,0:08:05.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,jealous of artists who have
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.64,0:08:10.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the privilege to be misunderstood.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.52,0:08:12.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For me, I automatically feel
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.44,0:08:14.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like I need to explain what things mean.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.76,0:08:19.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have to say, "No, it's\Nnot this, it's that."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.48,0:08:20.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think that stems
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.36,0:08:21.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from a place of how misunderstandings
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.84,0:08:23.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can affect my rights,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.60,0:08:25.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all these little things in my daily life,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.92,0:08:28.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as navigating access,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.44,0:08:34.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,education, entertainment, family.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.80,0:08:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Growing up, I loved art,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.00,0:08:40.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I didn't really take
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.04,0:08:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,classes 'cause there weren't
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.00,0:08:45.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,interpreters available.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.34,0:08:46.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪tender music♪\NI remember when I was in high school,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.80,0:08:47.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was a sculpture class that
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.92,0:08:50.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to take that\NI thought was perfect.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.04,0:08:51.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to work with my hands.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.76,0:08:54.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They said no.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.16,0:08:55.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, as an undergrad
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.20,0:08:56.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,majoring in graphic design,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.64,0:08:57.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they had a night class
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.52,0:08:59.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I wanted to take.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.24,0:09:00.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They said no.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.68,0:09:02.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it was interesting.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.68,0:09:07.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At that time, I kept getting told no.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.68,0:09:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then when I grew up
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.56,0:09:09.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and moved to New York,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.40,0:09:11.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was super crowded,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.08,0:09:12.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there was hearing people everywhere,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.68,0:09:13.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which wasn't my experience
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.88,0:09:16.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,growing up in California.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.68,0:09:17.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so I had to figure out how
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.88,0:09:19.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to constantly communicate with
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.56,0:09:20.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these hearing people.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.92,0:09:22.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And people were just in my face,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.72,0:09:24.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was in people's faces.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.88,0:09:29.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because of that, I just\Nhad less fear around it.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.12,0:09:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪uplifting music♪
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.00,0:09:32.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what I've realized is that
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.48,0:09:34.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,New York gave me the\Nskills to navigate through
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.84,0:09:58.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the world fearlessly.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.30,0:09:58.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[mechanical whirring]
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.32,0:10:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When Hitomi, the curator\Nhere at Queens Museum,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.00,0:10:02.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reached out to me and we were
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.40,0:10:04.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,corresponding back and forth,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.64,0:10:05.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought, "How could I come up
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.96,0:10:07.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"with an idea without actually
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.68,0:10:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"physically visiting the Queens Museum?"
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.00,0:10:13.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[indistinct chatter]
Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.88,0:10:15.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in her correspondence,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.24,0:10:16.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she mentioned that Queens
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.56,0:10:19.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was the epicenter of COVID for a while,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.48,0:10:26.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that really struck\Nme and got me thinking.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.46,0:10:26.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[honking]\N[siren]
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.48,0:10:28.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought about rest.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.80,0:10:30.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm also seeing people being
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.32,0:10:31.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,overworked during the pandemic,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.92,0:10:36.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without maybe having health insurance.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.54,0:10:39.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪soft pensive music♪\NLately, I've been into motion lines.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.92,0:10:41.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪♪♪
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.52,0:10:42.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can find those in
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.28,0:10:46.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,comic strips or comic books.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.28,0:10:48.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I thought they were\Na perfect reflection
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.08,0:10:50.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of sign language, and how it carries
Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.04,0:10:54.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lot of weight and emotion.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.68,0:10:57.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, the sign for "time."
Dialogue: 0,0:10:57.16,0:10:59.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I tap my wrist with my index finger.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.88,0:11:01.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I looked at a bunch of different
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.08,0:11:02.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,signs that come into contact
Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.56,0:11:03.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the body,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.32,0:11:05.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I came up with a one-line poem
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.60,0:11:08.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to fit the current climate
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.40,0:11:13.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what was happening in this area.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.48,0:11:19.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Time owes me rest again."
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.14,0:11:19.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪♪♪\N- [woman] Yeah, maybe you
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.68,0:11:22.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can shave a little bit.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.16,0:11:26.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, bottom, bottom part.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.14,0:11:28.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- [interpreter VO] This experience\Nmade me think I can
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.36,0:11:30.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,work with such a large scale.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.68,0:11:32.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought a lot about that.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.84,0:11:34.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it felt right that maybe
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.68,0:11:37.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is the best way where we
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.20,0:11:41.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can shove or force our deafness
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.20,0:11:42.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or our existence
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.84,0:11:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or our deaf voice,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.00,0:11:47.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and do that in their everyday lives,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.24,0:11:53.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in their everyday space.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.28,0:11:56.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it happened that the\NManchester International Festival
Dialogue: 0,0:11:56.36,0:11:58.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reached out to me\Nwanting to work together,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.60,0:11:59.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saying that I could
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.32,0:12:00.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,show any work I wanted.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.72,0:12:01.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was like, "All right,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.60,0:12:04.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"let me aim for the\Nbiggest thing I can do."
Dialogue: 0,0:12:04.88,0:12:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said, "Let's caption the city."
Dialogue: 0,0:12:09.60,0:12:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪♪♪
Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.00,0:12:14.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want people to see captions,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.56,0:12:15.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to think about why they're there,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.88,0:12:17.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to think about who might want them.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:17.64,0:12:18.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh, yeah!
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.12,0:12:21.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Deaf people."
Dialogue: 0,0:12:21.24,0:12:22.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My favorite one is this
Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.12,0:12:24.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'cause I wanted it all, I wanted more.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.28,0:12:25.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was like, "Let's caption
Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.48,0:12:28.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"the sky and get a plane."
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.88,0:12:29.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪♪♪
Dialogue: 0,0:12:30.64,0:12:33.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And doing all that work has
Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.20,0:12:34.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,given me the realization that
Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.60,0:12:36.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,scale equals visibility,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.68,0:12:39.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that has the ability
Dialogue: 0,0:12:39.56,0:12:41.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to shape social norms.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.92,0:12:46.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want deaf lives to be in your mind,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:46.72,0:12:50.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and be part of what we\Nconsider acceptable,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.44,0:12:55.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what's normal.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.26,0:12:56.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪uplifting music♪\NIf you don't see us,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:56.48,0:12:58.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have no place to be,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.44,0:12:59.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think that's why
Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.36,0:13:00.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've gotten into scale,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.88,0:13:28.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also, I'm just greedy, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:28.72,0:13:28.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[crowd laughing]\N♪ethereal ambient music♪
Dialogue: 0,0:13:28.80,0:13:40.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪♪♪
Dialogue: 0,0:13:40.48,0:13:43.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello, my name is Azikiwe Mohammed.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:43.44,0:13:49.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am happy to have been featured by \NArt21 in their series New York Close Up.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:49.64,0:13:54.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you may or may not have seen, \NI do a lot of different stuff,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:54.28,0:13:59.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and trying to explain it to people \Ncan be a little chewy sometimes.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:59.88,0:14:03.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I can say I make a lot \Nof stuff and then point them
Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.20,0:14:03.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,somewhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.95,0:14:07.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is all thanks to Art21.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:07.84,0:14:10.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you like watching people make some stuff,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:10.56,0:14:18.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Art21 is an unlimited 24/7 resource of all \Nkinds of stuff from all different people.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:18.16,0:14:22.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's educational resources, \Nengaging public programs,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:22.24,0:14:27.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and workshops for teachers that can \Nhelp bring art into the classroom,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:27.36,0:14:28.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which, very often,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:28.16,0:14:30.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a burden left on the teachers.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:30.80,0:14:34.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But Art21 helps lift that burden by letting us,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:34.92,0:14:37.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the people who make some of the stuff,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:37.08,0:14:40.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bring some of the stuff into the classroom
Dialogue: 0,0:14:40.28,0:14:44.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,via the films and resources that Art21 provides
Dialogue: 0,0:14:44.40,0:14:46.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,free of charge.
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Dialogue: 0,0:14:50.72,0:14:54.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please consider giving to Art21 \Nto help make the stuff that
Dialogue: 0,0:14:54.64,0:14:57.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we make through Art21
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Dialogue: 0,0:15:02.60,0:15:04.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.