語順訳 - カミール・シーマン: 心に焼きつく氷山の写真

As an artist,/ connection is very important/ to me.// Through my work/ I'm trying to articulate/ that humans are not separate/ from nature/ and/ that everything is interconnected.// I first went to Antarctica/ almost 10 years ago,/ where I saw my first icebergs.// I was in awe.// My heart beat fast,/ my head was dizzy,/ trying to comprehend/ what it was/ that stood/ in front of me.// The icebergs/ around me were almost 200 feet/ out of the water,/ and I could only help but wonder/ that this was one snowflake/ on top of another snowflake,/ year/ after year.//

Icebergs are born/ when they calve off/ of glaciers/ or break off/ of ice shelves.// Each iceberg has its own individual personality.// They have a distinct way of interacting with their environment and their experiences.// Some refuse to give up/ and hold on to the bitter end,/ while others can't take it anymore/ and crumble in a fit of dramatic passion.//

It's easy/ to think,/ when you look at an iceberg,/ that they're isolated,/ that they're separate and alone,/ much/ like we/ as humans sometimes view ourselves.// But the reality is far from it.// As an iceberg melts,/ I am breathing/ in its ancient atmosphere.// As the iceberg melts,/ it is releasing mineral-rich fresh water/ that nourishes many forms of life.//

I approach photographing/ these icebergs/ as if I'm making/ portraits of my ancestors,/ knowing/ that in these individual moments/ they exist in that way/ and will never exist that way again.// It is not a death/ when they melt;/ it is not an end,/ but a continuation of their path/ through the cycle of life.// Some of the ice/ in the icebergs/ that I photograph is very young --/ a couple/ thousand years old.// And some of the ice is over 100,000 years old.//

The last pictures/ I'd like to show/ you are of an iceberg/ that I photographed in Qeqetarsuaq,/ Greenland.// It's a very rare occasion/ that you get to actually witness an iceberg rolling.// So here/ it is.// You can see on the left side/ a small boat.// That's about a 15-foot boat.// And I'd like you/ to pay attention/ to the shape of the iceberg/ and where it is at the waterline.// You can see here,/ it begins to roll,/ and the boat has moved to the other side,/ and the man is standing there.// This is an average-size Greenlandic iceberg.// It's about 120 feet/ above the water,/ or 40 meters.// And this video is real time.//

(Music)//

And just/ like that,/ the iceberg shows you/ a different side of its personality.//

Thank you.//

(Applause)//