1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,000 我曾经和一群大约300人的六到八岁的孩子们 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:05,000 在儿童博物馆交谈 3 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:09,000 我随身带着一个装满义肢的包 4 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:11,000 和你们在这里所看到的相像 5 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,000 然后我把它们摆在一个桌子上,给孩子们看 6 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:17,000 从我的经验来看,要知道,孩子们天生对 7 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:19,000 他们不知道、不明白 8 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,000 或者不熟悉的东西好奇。 9 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,000 只有在成年人的影响下 10 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:26,000 他们才会学会去害怕 11 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,000 与生俱来的好奇心就这样被抹杀 12 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:32,000 或者是约束孩子们问问题 13 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:34,000 好让他们做有礼貌的好孩子 14 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:38,000 想象一下,大厅里一个一年级老师 15 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:41,000 带着一群不守规矩的孩子,老师会说:”好啦,不管你干什么, 16 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:43,000 就是别盯着她的腿看。“ 17 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:45,000 但是,问题就在这儿 18 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:48,000 我之所以会在那儿,就是想让孩子们观察和探索 19 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:52,000 所以我就和成年人达成了协议 20 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:55,000 让孩子们在们有成人陪伴下 21 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,000 自己待两分钟 22 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:01,000 门打开后,孩子们俯身摆弄起义肢 23 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:04,000 他们这儿戳戳那儿碰碰,摇摇脚趾头 24 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,000 还试着把整个身体压在短跑义肢上 25 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,000 看看会有什么反应 26 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,000 我说道:”孩子们,抓紧啊-- 27 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:14,000 我早上起来,一心想要能够一下子跳过比房子 28 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,000 没什么大不了的,不过两三层的高度 29 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:21,000 但是,想想哪些动物、哪些超级英雄、那些卡通人物 30 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,000 你能想到的任何一个 31 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,000 你会给我造一副什么样的腿呢?“ 32 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,000 立即有孩子答道:“袋鼠!” 33 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,000 “不对,不对!应该是青蛙!” 34 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,000 “不对,应该是神探佳杰特(上世纪80年代动画人物)!” 35 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,000 “不对,不对,都不对!应该是超人特工队(迪斯尼2004年出品动画电影)” 36 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:37,000 还有其他一些我不太熟悉的 37 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:39,000 然后,一个8岁的孩子说道, 38 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:43,000 “嗨,为什么你不想飞呢?” 39 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:47,000 所有在场的人,包括我,惊叹道“对啊” 40 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,000 (笑) 41 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:52,000 就这样,我从女人 42 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:56,000 一个这些孩子被教育成看待的“残疾人” 43 00:01:56,000 --> 00:02:01,000 到一个一个潜能尚待开发的人 44 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,000 一个很有可能有超人能力的人 45 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:05,000 很有趣吧 46 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:10,000 在座的有些人11年前在TED见过我 47 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:14,000 当时人们热烈讨论这个会议是如何如何改变人生 48 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:18,000 不管你是听众还是发言人,我也不例外 49 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:24,000 TED可以说是我接后10年探索的发射台 50 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:29,000 当时,我展示的义肢是修复术的前沿技术 51 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:31,000 我当时接上了碳纤维制成的 52 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,000 仿猎豹后肢的短跑义肢 53 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:35,000 可能你们昨天见过 54 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:41,000 这些栩栩如生的喷漆硅胶义肢 55 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:45,000 当时,我有机会 56 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:49,000 在传统医学修复领域创新 57 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:53,000 把他们的才智与科学、艺术相结合 58 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,000 制造义肢 59 00:02:55,000 --> 00:03:00,000 这样我们就不必把外观、功能和美学划分开来 60 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:02,000 并赋予不同的价值 61 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:06,000 幸运的是,很多人做出了响应 62 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:11,000 旅程就这样开始了,很有趣的是,有一个TED参会者 63 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,000 琪 皮尔曼,希望她今天也在场 64 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:17,000 她当时是一本名为《ID》的杂志的编辑 65 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:20,000 她把我作为封面故事刊登在杂志上 66 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,000 接下来我开始了一场奇妙的旅程 67 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,000 当时我奇妙地碰到了很多人和事 68 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:28,000 我被邀请去做了很多演讲 69 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:31,000 在世界各地讨论仿猎豹义肢技术 70 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:34,000 人们在演讲后找到我 71 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,000 不论男女 72 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,000 谈话内容不外乎 73 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:42,000 “要知道艾美,你很迷人。 74 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,000 一点不像有残疾的。” 75 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:45,000 (笑) 76 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:47,000 我想“这还挺神的, 77 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,000 因为我一点也不感到残疾。” 78 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:54,000 我的有关演讲的视野也被打开了 79 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,000 美也可以被探索 80 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:59,000 一个美丽的女人应该长什么样? 81 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:01,000 什么是性感的身体? 82 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,000 很有趣的是,从一个身份角度 83 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:06,000 残疾意味着什么? 84 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:09,000 我是说,有人--比如帕米拉·安德森(美国艳星,以其硕大的隆胸著称)的修复程度可大大高过我 85 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:11,000 可没人说她残疾 86 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:16,000 (笑) 87 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:21,000 后来这期《ID》杂志,经美术设计师皮特·萨维耶之手 88 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:26,000 传到了时装设计师亚历山大·麦昆和摄影师尼克·奈特手中 89 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,000 他们也对探索相关方面很感兴趣 90 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:31,000 参加完TED几个月后,我就搭上了前往 91 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:36,000 伦敦的航班,摄制我的第一组时尚杂志照片 92 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:37,000 结果可以从这本杂志封面看出-- 93 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:40,000 时尚吗? 94 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:44,000 3个月后,我为亚历山大·麦昆做了第一场时装秀 95 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:49,000 腿着一副硬木手工义肢 96 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:52,000 没人知道--大家都以为是木制长靴 97 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,000 事实上,它们就在台上 98 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:59,000 葡萄藤、木兰花,惊人的美 99 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:03,000 诗意很重要 100 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:08,000 诗歌能把陈腐和受忽视的东西提升到高层次 101 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,000 进入艺术的境界 102 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:16,000 能把令人生畏的东西转化成 103 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:18,000 引人入胜的东西 104 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:21,000 让人驻足良久 105 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:23,000 也许会让人们理解 106 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:27,000 这些是我从我的下一个冒险中第一手学到的 107 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:31,000 艺术家马修·巴尼在他的影片《悬丝》 108 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:34,000 这部影片真是醍醐灌顶 109 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,000 我的双腿竟可以成为雕塑品 110 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:43,000 这时,我就游离开模仿人体 111 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:45,000 开始探索美学的理想 112 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:49,000 后来我们研制了人们昵称为玻璃腿的义肢 113 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:53,000 虽然它们实际上是剔透的聚亚安酯制作的 114 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,000 也就是制造保龄球的材料 115 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:56,000 相当重的! 116 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,000 后来我们用根与土壤的东西塑造这种义肢 117 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:02,000 把土豆根系植于其中,把甜菜根植在上头 118 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,000 还装上了很可爱的铜质脚趾 119 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:06,000 就这样完成了一个杰作 120 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:08,000 另一个造型是半人半兽 121 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,000 是对我运动员生涯的小小致敬 122 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,000 14个小时的义肢彩绘 123 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:17,000 才看起来像有灵活爪子、 124 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:21,000 摇来摇去的尾巴的生物 125 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,000 有点像壁虎 126 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:24,000 (笑) 127 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:29,000 另一付我们合作创作的义肢 128 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,000 看起来有那么一点像水母 129 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:33,000 同样也是聚亚安酯制成的 130 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:36,000 这副义肢唯一的用途就是 131 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:39,000 除了电影里的展示, 132 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:42,000 就是给人们感官刺激并激发人们的想象 133 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:45,000 所以诡谲多变很重要 134 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:51,000 今天,我带了至少12副义肢 135 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:53,000 它们是由不同的人为我制作的 136 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:57,000 不同的义肢给了我与我脚下大地的不同体验 137 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,000 我还可以改变身高 138 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,000 我有5个不同的身高 139 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:03,000 (笑) 140 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,000 今天,我有6尺1(约186cm) 141 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:08,000 我身上这副义肢大概是一年前做的 142 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:10,000 在英国的多西特整形外科做的 143 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,000 当我把它们带回曼哈顿的家里 144 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,000 我回来后第一次出来是去一个化妆舞会 145 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:17,000 舞会上有个姑娘我认识多年了 146 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,000 不过那时我只有5尺8(约177cm) 147 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,000 她看到我惊讶不已 148 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:24,000 她说道“你怎么那么高!” 149 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,000 我说道“是啊,挺好玩的,不是吗?” 150 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:28,000 有点像站在高跷上踩高跷 151 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:31,000 但我从此对门框有了全新体验 152 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:33,000 始料未及的新天地 153 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:36,000 我乐在其中 154 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:38,000 她看着我 155 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,000 说道:“但是,艾美,这可不公平。” 156 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:43,000 (笑) 157 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:45,000 (鼓掌) 158 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:49,000 最奇妙的是她是认真的 159 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:51,000 能随意改变身高 160 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:53,000 可不公平 161 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:55,000 那时我才知道-- 162 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:58,000 那时我才知道社会交往的 163 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,000 巨大变革 164 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:02,000 在近10年来 165 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:07,000 这不再是克服先天障碍 166 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:09,000 是关于增量 167 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:13,000 是关于潜能 168 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:18,000 义肢的作用不再仅局限于代替身体缺失部分 169 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:21,000 它们可以作为佩戴者身份的象征 170 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:24,000 可以创造佩戴者天马行空的想象 171 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,000 在这个空间 172 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:29,000 所以那些社会一度认为是残障的人 173 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:34,000 可以成为自己塑造身份的建筑师 174 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,000 并且切实继续改变身份 175 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,000 仅凭设计自己的身体 176 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:41,000 从一个强大的源泉获取灵感 177 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:46,000 现在令我激动不已的是 178 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:50,000 通过尖端科技 179 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,000 机器人技术、仿生学-- 180 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:54,000 及由来已久的诗意 181 00:08:54,000 --> 00:09:00,000 我们向自身的集体人性迈进了一步 182 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:05,000 我认为要发掘自身 183 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:07,000 人性的的潜质 184 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:11,000 我们要赞美那些令人心碎的力量 185 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:14,000 那些人人都有的光荣的残障 186 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:17,000 我认为莎士比亚笔下的夏洛克 187 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:21,000 “你们要是用刀剑刺我们,我们不是也会出血的吗? 188 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:24,000 你们要是搔我们的痒,我们不是也会笑起来的吗?” 189 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:27,000 这就是我们的人性 190 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:29,000 及其所有的潜质 191 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:32,000 是这些让我们熠熠生辉 192 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:33,000 谢谢 193 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:40,000 (鼓掌)