Revealing the hidden beauty of bird flight | Xavi Bou | TEDxKonstanz
What traces would birds leave in the sky, if their path was visible? And how do the flights of birds visually differ from one another? With some research and exploration, Xavi Bou found the answer with his main project: Ornithographies. Inspired by the 19th Century Etienne-Jules Marey's Chronophotography, Xavi uses photographs to transform the sky into a canvas, by making visible the hidden beauty of the choreography of bird flight. Through this lens, flocks of birds appear as flowing, contorting ribbons. It's a view of collective behaviour like never before.
Xavi is a photographer from Barcelona with a great passion for nature and in particular for Ornithology. His photographs have been published in National Geographic, The Guardian, Geo and many more. What brought him so far is his passion for his work and the eagerness to bring invisible footprints of birds to visibility.
Intro animation by Mike Costelloe. Music intro from Phase 3 by Xylo-Ziko, used under CC BY-NC 4.0.
Studio filming by Xavi Narro.
Field filming by Daniel Cubero.
Video editing by Lilith Kugler. Xavi Bou graduated with a degree in Geology in 2003 from the University of Barcelona. In 2004 he went on to complete his studies in photography at Grisart International School of Photography, and for the next decade, Xavi worked in the advertisement and fashion industry combining it with
teaching photograpy.
However, Xavi’s love of nature was always present, so in 2012 he embarked on Ornitographies; photography inspired by his curiosity about the invisible patterns traced by birds in flight. “My intention is to capture the beauty of the bird’s flight in a single moment, making the invisible visible. Ornitographies moves away from the purely scientific practice of Chronophotography that 19th century photographers Eadward Muybridge and Étienne Jules Marey developed. It is the balance between art and science, a project of naturalist discovery, and, at the same time, an exercise of visual poetry.”
Xavi’s 2015 debut of Ornitographies instantly caught the attention of international publications and collectors, and his work has since been published in National Geographic, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, Geo, and Sonntag, among many others. Xavi has exhibited Ornitographies in Australia, Holland, The United States, Spain, Switzerland, France, Russia, Greece, Germany or Mexico.
When Xavi is not setting up his tripod on a roof, rock or windswept plain, he is at work in his studio in the center of Gracia, Barcelona, preparing future exhibitions and editing a book of his work. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
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I love this guy! So grateful to hear his shared description of how his imagination carried his project to fruition--and SO GLAD he did!!! So BEAUTIFUL!! I have grateful tears! THANK YOU!!💗💗💗🔥🐇🌱🍃🌟🐣🐣🐣🐣🐣💗
He has a strong accent but if you turn on closed captions it’s easier to follow. Great work there I have to say 👍
@DANBOOO
3 жыл бұрын
@@casenkendrick6528 Wow what a coincidence Casen and Khalil probably know each other :D what a bad advertising
I'm very happy for him, he was able to follow his passion. I hope he keeps making the world a better place with his art.
THANK YOU so much for showing us such beauty. In a "near" future, all people will be able to express their dream to the world...this is our future... to do what inspires us and share it to the world.
Just lovely ❤️ thank you so much for this beautiful work.
This is amazing. I've been studying birds for many years and they are absolutely stunning. Very good video, thank you 🕊️
And, thank you, Xavi Bou's Grandpa!!!💗
I saw his photographs at a museum in Jena. They’re absolutely stunning.
Wow that was a great presentation. I love your passion that fueled your persistence. I am happy for you. And thanks for passing along your message of seeking one's personal discoveries for inner fulfillment. The outcome was stunning!
A Good Quote, Don't stress over anything that you can't change
@calholli
3 жыл бұрын
serenity prayer
@patriciapenagaricano7440
3 жыл бұрын
........... easy TO SAY ....!!!!!
@calholli
3 жыл бұрын
@@patriciapenagaricano7440 Buddha said "wanting is the source of all suffering" -- if you can just accept the way that things actually are instead of wishing they would change-- you will live in peace
His passion moves my heart, keep on living the dream 🍀
This is magnificent work. Bravo.
This work is fascinating
Amazing 👏👏👏, thank so much for sharing the story, passion and your photos 🤩🤩🤩
It would be amazing to see this type of photography used in the sports world.
Inspirational ✨
el título de tu video me atrajo porque me fascinan las garzas y recuerdo de niña a mi madre cuidando palomas lastimadas específicamente y cualquier ave herida que ella reparara y enviara de regreso a la naturaleza. Estoy fascinada con las aves. Nunca olvidare tu video muy especial que tocó mi alma y mi corazón. Espero para ti, paz y amor en tu corazón que volaría por todo el mundo.
Intelligent design
Hi Xavi, It is really amazing to know that you have found hidden beauty of Bird flight through. It just connected to my experience when I saw your this video blog just now. Everyday I love to watch birds and also love to listen voice. You know I notice that all birds fly in one direction like in early morning they go east direction from west .... Please share your Article link ....If any....Would like to share some more thoughts.....
Amazing
His work is so beautiful and from the little I could gather there is a great message behind it. I wish that the video had been filmed over a dark background so the closed caption text could be read... I really want to understand what he is saying.
@vickydude525
3 жыл бұрын
Inside subtitle settings you will see 'options' where you can modify colours to make text more readable.
Brilliant and fascinating talk, and amazing images. Many writers on the Net suggest trying chronophotography, but absolutely now-where can I find HOW to do it, especially merge / blend images using software. Usually, software will remove, not add differences between different images. Does anyone have any suggestions? I use Affinity Photo 2.
Interesting 🙂
That's interesting!
Super❤️
Thanks so much 🙅
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@julieann1975
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@piafilms2804
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, E K.
Great
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this video needed subtitles
@LadyJ_88
3 жыл бұрын
Lol Agreed
@gavinsullivan9015
3 жыл бұрын
Turn on closed captions and you will have them
@calholli
3 жыл бұрын
Its about hidden beauty of flight, yet 90% of the video from a guy standing there talking and we can't even understand what he's saying. I miss the ted talks from 10 years ago..
@kayaar00
3 жыл бұрын
I know right... well at least he tried .....good project though
Hello everyone
Birds are God's divine angels watching over ALL of us.
@gautam7578
3 жыл бұрын
Well said
The video should be called: "The hidden words of a talking man"
Chaine consacrée au dessin "Le dessin est une passion, pas un don"
At least they didn't sjwblmantifa it up this time.
@LadyJ_88
3 жыл бұрын
.... what?
@freesk8
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, this one has relatively little liberal propaganda in it compared to most lefty TED videos. It did have a small enviro-socialism message at the end, but most of it was about his own personal passion and hard work and achievement. Very conservative for a TED video.
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@LadyJ_88
3 жыл бұрын
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90% of his english i dont understand
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So kindergarten scribbles.. .that's what this was about? cool
Does anybody knows what language is he speaking?
@yukiwyngaard2202
3 жыл бұрын
Just focus. Have the patience to LISTEN CAREFULLY just as he had the patience to fulfill his purpose. I am from South Africa and understand 90% and can infer the rest. Try. He and his craft is worth it.
WTF??
Birds Aren't Real
@firewaterbydesign
3 жыл бұрын
Birds are God's angels.
@neznamneynam9259
3 жыл бұрын
Birds are russian spies
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3 жыл бұрын
@@firewaterbydesign they were, until they all got killed by the US government in the 1900s
@jadonbaldwin8365
3 жыл бұрын
@@neznamneynam9259 no, they're American spies
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3 жыл бұрын
Birds are your soul manifested...
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3 жыл бұрын
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It is good if we can make a living doing what we are passionate about. But we have no RIGHT to make a living that way. In many cases, the world or society has no need for what we are passionate about. The world is full of starving artists. I wish that all passionate people can find a market for their work. But they have no right to make a living that way. They only can make a living if they are serving the needs of the people, and that can often be measured by the market price for the work produced. This fellow may have done it. That is great, and I wish him financial success. But I take issue with this claim at 13:40 that he and the rest of us have a right to earn a living through our passions. That is not the way the world works, or even should work. Imagine a person passionate about making something that is common, and that no one wants. A low price for his work is the world telling him he should find something else to work on.