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Translation Volume: 602 words Completed: Jan 2012 Languages: Spanish to English
Binary Progression: a propsal for an outdoor sculpture in Mexico
This is a proposal to build a public sculpture outside a building recently constructed in Mexico. The proposal talk about how the sculpture integrates with the architecture of the building and lists the materials needed for the project
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
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Translation Volume: 257 words Completed: Sep 2011 Languages:
Spanish to English
A brief proposal for a sculptural instalation fro Art Basel 2012
The artist was required to produce a detailed description of the installation, explaining the materials used and the multichromatic effect of glass and light from the point of view of the observer.
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
positive David Magán: The translation was handled rapidly, he had a good command of the terminology we required.
Editing/proofreading Volume: 30 days Completed: Nov 2010 Languages: English Spanish to English
Lost in Sane: the album lyrics and the credits
First, I helped the composer to broaden the scope of the vocabulary and variety while adhering to a clear and specific lyrical concept and style. The aim was to make sure the lyrics were to a high international standard, were not cliché, hackneyed or meaningless and expressed their content clearly and efficiently.
We then polished to perfection the pronunciation for the recording and finally, I translated or corrected the credits and proofread the lyrics for publishing. http://lamrimmusic.com/en/Music/Lost-in-Sane
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Spanish to English: Lam Rim: Extracts from a music website General field: Marketing Detailed field: Music
Source text - Spanish NOTICIAS
Lam Rim en la 4ª temporada de "La Pecera de Eva"
Las canciones de Lam Rim seguirán formando parte de la banda sonora de La Pecera de Eva.
Desde Febrero del 2010, los temas del primer álbum de Lam Rim (Eleven Pieces of Something), forman parte de la banda sonora de la serie de televisión “La Pecera de Eva” de la cadena "Telecinco". El éxito de la serie y su gran audiencia está haciendo que el número de seguidores del grupo no pare de crecer.
Próximamente se empezará a emitir la 4ª temporada de la serie, y Lam Rim seguirá siendo uno de los grupos principales que compondrán su banda sonora.
Nuevo videoclip de Lam Rim.
El primer single de Lost in Sane ya tiene videoclip.
Why don't you...?, el primer single del nuevo álbum de Lam Rim, ya tiene videoclip.
La realización, y montaje corren a cargo de Noel Rayo (guitarrista de la banda), y aunque los medios disponibles para el rodaje fueron muy limitados, la producción contó con un equipo técnico de lujo.
Entre el reparto destacar la colaboración de la actriz Laura Diaz (Angel o demonio, La Pecera de Eva) y el actor Nacho Aldeguer (La Pecera de Eva, Cuéntame).
Pincha aquí para ver el video.
Translation - English Lam Rim in the forth season of La Pecera de Eva
NEWS
Lam Rim's songs continue to be part of the soundtrack of La Pecera de Eva.
Since February 2010, at least four songs from Lam Rim's first album, Eleven Pieces of Something, have been been played regularly in the soundtrack of the TV series “La Pecera de Eva” on Telecinco, a private national TV company. The success of the series, its growing audience and its use of the social networks like Twitter and Facebook have meant a significant increase in Lam Rim's popularity.
The series is now due to be broadcast on the channel's new aquisition, "Cuatro" and Lam Rim will continue to be one of the main components of the soundtrack.
Lam Rim's new official music video
The first single from Lost in Sane to get a music video.
Why don't you...?, is the first official single from Lost in Sane and it now has a music video.
Noel Rayo (the guitarrist) lead the project to its completion and, even though it wasn't a complex or expensive procedure, the technical team and extra actors were high quality.
Among the actors who took part are Laura Diaz (Angel o demonio, La Pecera de Eva) and Nacho Aldeguer (La Pecera de Eva, Cuéntame).
Click here to see the video
Spanish to English: Cubic Experience: Part of a proposal for an Installation for Art Basel 2012 General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Source text - Spanish Este proyecto se plantea como una experiencia visual en la que el expectador se verá sumergido al moverse a través de la obra y en la que incluso el podrá formar parte.
Esta instalación está exclusivamente diseñada para este espacio y es totalmente original y exclusiva.
Consta de dos grupos de diez piezas de vidrio laminado cada uno. Estas están suspendidas en el aire y sujetas hacia el techo, paredes y suelo, mediante cables de acero.
A medida que el espectador se desplaza de izquierda a derecha, observará como los módulos se juntan o se separan, pero es justo cuando uno se sitúa en el centro del pasillo, en frente del stand, que dos piezas encuentran su composición mas ordenada, el cubo. pero he querido ir mas allá, invitando al observador a poder atravesar literalmente la pieza por su interior, teniendo que realizar un recorrido en forma de zig zag hasta poder llegar al fondo da la sala.
Con este trabajo, he querido, además, invadir el espacio de modo que este forme junto a la obra un todo inseparable. Atravesado por cables y salpicado de sombras y reflejos, el espacio ha perdido su vacio.
El hecho de que las piezas que forman la obra sean translúcidas y que se repitan de manera ascendente y descendente, produce un efecto de multicromia que junto a la multitud de lineas rectas del vidrio y de los cables, producen un efecto cinético al moverse a traves de la ella. Convirtiendo así al movimiento, en el elemento mas importante de la obra.
David Magán Moreno
Translation - English This project is to be understood as a visual experience in which the spectator is submerged as he or she moves through it and becomes a living part of the sculpture.
This installation is designed exclusively for this space and is an original design. It's made up of two groups of ten pieces of laminated glass which are suspended in mid air and attached to the floor, walls and ceiling by means of a system of steel cables.
As the spectator moves from left to right, he or she will notice how the modules come together or separate. It's only when the spectator is in the middle of the passage, directly facing the stand, that the two modules can be seen in perfect symmetry and together they form a floating cube. The artistic intention is, however, to further the experience by inviting the observer to literally cross through the middle of the artwork. By walking in a zig zag, the observer reaches the back of the room.
This piece of artwork is intended to completely take over the space it inhabits, converting that space into part of the whole artistic experience. The emptiness of the room disappears as it has been filled with the cables and splattered with the shadows and reflections caused by the light playing on the glass.
The pieces that make up the artwork are transparent, repeated and increase or decrease in size. On one hand, this produces a multichromatic effect and on the other, together with the straight lines of the glass and the cables, it produces a kinetic effect when the spectator is in movement. This makes movement an important part of the artwork.
David Magán Moreno
Spanish to English: From the website of Espacio Trapecio, a Madrid-based curtural centre. General field: Marketing Detailed field: Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Source text - Spanish ESPACIO
espacio trapézio, es un centro cultural multidisciplinar que promueve la difusión, investigación y producción del arte actual.
espacio trapézio pretende servir de plataforma a artistas jóvenes y emergentes de cualquier disciplina o medio. También quiere apoyar la generación de nuevos discursos y dispositivos planteados por comisarios jóvenes y emergentes.
Asimismo, espacio trapézio acoge actividades culturales y sociales planteadas y revisadas desde una perspectiva creativa, con el fin de servir de nexo de unión entre el usuario y el creador en un espacio abierto, accesible y dinámico en sus propuestas.
La programación se basa en diferentes líneas de trabajo: programa Cluster, exposiciones colectivas temáticas, proyectos comisariados, actividades educativas/divulgativas, programa Art Clinic y eventos participativos.
La selección de proyectos artísticos y curatoriales se llevará a cabo mediante una Comisión Técnica de especialistas, que valorará los proyectos realizados por encargo y aquellos recibidos por el programa anual de convocatorias públicas, en las que la excelencia, el rigor y la innovación serán los principales criterios de valoración en ambos casos.
espacio trapézio asume su posición de responsabilidad dentro del sector artístico de la ciudad de Madrid, proponiéndose como una plataforma para el trabajo profesional desde posiciones jóvenes, emergentes y con potencial de crecimiento, así como estableciendo un diálogo con agentes culturales de la ciudad, el estado e internacionales que pueda favorecer el enriquecimiento del contexto artístico de Madrid.
La ubicación de espacio trapézio dentro del Mercado de San Antón situado en el barrio de Chueca, se convierte en un elemento definitorio, marcándose una identidad a la que no se renuncia y que sirve como punto de partida para investigar en la intersección entre cultura, economía, consumo, diálogo y gastronomía.
CONVOCATORIAS
espacio trapézio establece líneas de trabajo directas con artistas, colectivos y comisarios jóvenes y emergentes, considerando la convocatoria pública abierta como la herramienta más democrática y eficaz.
Durante el mes de junio de 2011 se harán públicas las diferentes convocatorias dirigidas a estos agentes culturales.
Para recibir información sobre el programa de convocatorias de espacio trapézio contactar con:
Translation - English SPACE
espacio trapézio is a multidisciplinary centre that fosters the diffusion, investigation and production of contemporary art.
espacio trapézio aims to provide a platform for young and emerging artists from all disciplines and technical backgrounds.
Aditionally, espacio trapézio welcomes social and cultural activities rooted in a creative perspective and aims to liaise between the user and the creator in an open, accessible and dynamic space.
The program of events follows several different practical orientations: The Cluster program, theme-related group exhibitions, curated projects, educational activities and documentaries, the Art Clinic program and participative events.
The artistic and curated projects are shortlisted by a Technical Commission of specialists whose role it is to evaluate commissioned projects and works received for the annual Call for Artists public programs. The main criteria for evaluation in both cases are excellence, rigour and innovation.
espacio trapézio embraces its two-prong responsibility. Firstly, to position itself as a platform for professional artwork for young, emerging and artists with a potential for growth. Secondly, to open a dialogue with cultural agents within the city, the state and throughout the world in order to foster the improvement of the artistic context of Madrid.
The location of espacio trapézio inside the San Antón market at the heart of the Chueca neighbourhood is one of its defining features. This feature highlights a proactive identity as a starting point for the investigation into the intersection between culture, economy, consumption, dialogue and gastronomy.
CALL FOR APPLICANTS
espacio trapézio establishes working relationships directly with young and emerging artists, collectives and curators. The call for applications is public and open and is the most democratic and efficient tool.
During June 2011 the different calls to these cultural agents will be publicly announced.
To receive information about the programme of calls for applications for espacio trapézio, please contact:
Spanish to English: El mestizaje: hacia un nuevo concepto de identidad. General field: Social Sciences Detailed field: Anthropology
Source text - Spanish El mestizaje: hacia un nuevo concepto de identidad.
Teresa Aizpún de Bobadilla (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
¿En qué pensamos, cuando hablamos de identidad? El concepto de “identidad” hace referencia a la idea de sí mismo que construye el ser humano y digo, construye, porque el hombre no es otra cosa que lo que él hace de sí mismo. Por esta razón es tan importante hablar de la identidad, tener claro hacia dónde, consciente o inconscientemente, dirigimos nuestros esfuerzos, porque hacia allí estamos dirigiendo también nuestro ser. Somos nosotros quienes delimitamos y formamos nuestro pensar y nuestro sentir, los que definimos determinadas posibilidades de la existencia como “deseables” o “aceptables”, o bien, por el contrario, como “perniciosas” o simplemente inalcanzables. Ciertamente, el ideal o modelo de identidad (de autodefinición, podríamos decir), que nosotros construimos, no responde simplemente a una creación individual, aunque sea obvio que las formas sociales, culturales o políticas, son también producto del pensamiento y del obrar del hombre. Si aceptamos la idea, de que la identidad es creación nuestra, en gran medida cultural, y por tanto revisable, hablar de identidad no sólo tiene sentido, es de vital importancia, porque significa hablar de una imagen, en mayor o menor medida socio-cultural, en referencia a la cual el individuo se juzga y construye, se mide y se interpreta. Revisar nuestras imágenes es pues una tarea ineludible del pensamiento.
La Formación del concepto de identidad: identidad e imagen del cuerpo.
A lo largo de la historia, el margen de acción que una cultura cede al individuo en este trabajo de “autocreación” ha variado enormemente. Todavía hoy, la libertad de autodefinición concedida al individuo en una u otra cultura es muy diferente. El modelo elaborado en cada caso, nos ayuda a juzgar nuestra vida, nos habla de coherencia interna, de verdad o del grado de “perfección individual” alcanzado. Es decir, nos habla de la situación personal en relación a lo que cada sociedad considera “excelencia”, de los ideales con los que una cultura se define y de la forma, así mismo, en la que cada individuo los realiza. Nos sirve, por tanto, de guía en nuestro juicio sobre los otros y sobre nosotros mismos, sobre la vida a la que nos permitimos aspirar, o las acciones que buscamos realizar. El concepto de identidad define simultáneamente un modelo espiritual –como forma de desarrollo personal–, marcando nuestros limites y aspiraciones, y nuestra realidad en presente, la idea que cada uno tiene de sí mismo y que hace posible la acción y el pensamiento.
Al margen del peso cultural que se de en cada caso, cuando hablamos de identidad hablamos inevitablemente de individualidad. En Occidente, relativamente pronto, la identidad se identificó con el “yo”, se unió a la idea de separación o distinción individual, de la fuerza que un individuo posee (incluso frente a los dioses) para controlar y dirigir su propia vida; para ser él, en sentido estricto. Por esta razón, en Occidente, la identidad y la perfección personal se asocian rápidamente a la musculatura, al cuerpo diferenciado y fuerte que distingue un individuo (hombre y libre) de los demás. Esa imagen del cuerpo, es la imagen del ser consciente de sí, dado que los músculos son los órganos del movimiento voluntario, “el físico individualizado y articulado (en sentido de diferenciado en sus partes) encarna la identidad europea”1. El énfasis en la fuerza y la autonomía no expresa simplemente ideales físicos, sino una forma de entender la vida, mediante la lucha, la acción y la decisión rápida, la superioridad lograda sobre el contrincante o los elementos y problemas vitales. El agonismo griego está muy lejos de la meditación o la no acción como formas de interpretación de la conducta del sabio oriental. En Occidente la identidad, como cualquier otro concepto, sólo se explicita mediante la “claridad y la distinción”, parafraseando a Descartes. La diferenciación entre cosas, ideas, o personas es la base de cualquier proceso, es siempre el punto de partida; la pausa en el baile o en el habla, el análisis conceptual, el yo como separado y distinto del mundo y de los otros –la diferencia sujeto-objeto que, desde la lógica aristotélica ha definido nuestra cultura en todos los campos y a todos los niveles–. Como decía Aristóteles, todo pensamiento tiene que regirse por tres principios básicos: identidad (A=A), no contradicción (A contrario –A) y el principio de tercio excluso (no cabe una tercera posibilidad).
Translation - English Mixed races: Towards an new concept of identity.
by Teresa Aizpún de Bobadilla (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
What do we think of when we talk about identity? The concept “identity” refers to the idea of being the agent that constructs the human being and I say "constructs" because the human being is nothing more than what he or she makes of him or herself. This is why it is so important when speaking of the identity to be very clear about where we direct, consciously or unconsciously, our efforts because to that very place we are directing our being. It is us, ourselves, who outline and form our way of thinking and feeling, we define determined possibilities of our existence as "desirable" or "acceptable" or, on the other hand, "pernicious" or simply unattainable. Of course, the ideal or model of identity (of self-definition, if you like) that we construct doesn't merely respond to an individual creation, even though it's obvious that the social, cultural or political forms are also a product of the human thought and work. If we accept the idea that identity is of our own creation, to a great extent cultural and, for this reason negotiable, to speak of identity is not only meaningful but vitally important because it means to speak about an image to a greater or lesser extent socio-cultural, in reference to which the individual judges and constructs, measures him or herself and interprets. To examine our images is, then, an ineludible task of thought.
The formation of the concept of identity: the identity and image of the body.
Throughout history, the leeway of action that culture has left to the individual in the labour of "self-creation" has varied enormously. Even today, the freedom of self-definition granted to the individual in one or another culture is very different. The model elaborated in each case, which helps us to judge our lives, speaks to us of internal coherence, truth or the degree of "individual perfection" reached. In other words, it speaks of the personal situation in relation to what each society considers "excellence", of the ideals with which a culture defines and forms itself and each individual develops. We can use it, then, as a guide for our judgements of others and ourselves, of the life we allow ourselves to aspire to and of the actions that we endeavour to carry out. The concept of identity simultaneously defines the spiritual model -as a way of personal development- marking out our boundaries and aspirations, our present reality, the idea that each person has of him or herself and what makes action and thought possible.
Aside from the cultural weight given to each case, when we speak of identity, we inevitably speak of individuality. In the west, identity was identified fairly early on with "I", it was united to the idea of separation and individual distinction, of the strength an individual possesses (even before the gods) to control and direct his or her own life and in the strictest sense, to be himself or herself. For this reason, in the west, identity and personal perfection were rapidly associated to musculature, the differentiated and strong body that distinguishes the individual (human and free) from others. This body image, the image of the being which is aware of itself, and given that the muscles are organs of voluntary movement, is "the individualised and articulated physique (as in differentiated in its parts) [which] incarnates the European identity"1. The emphasis on strength and anatomy doesn't simply express physical ideas but a way of understanding life by means of a struggle, action and quick decision, the superiority gained over the opponent and over vital problems. Greek agonism is very far from meditation or no- action as ways of interpreting the conduct of the wise in oriental cultures. In the west, identity, like any other concept, is only explicitly a means of "clarity and distinction" paraphrasing Descartes. The difference between things, ideas or people as the basis of any process is always the starting point. The pause in the dance or in speech, conceptual analysis, "I" as separate and distinct from the world and from others -the different subject- is an object which, from Aristotelian logic, has defined our culture in all its fields and on all levels. As Aristotle said, all thought has to be directed by three basic principles: identity (A=A) no contradiction (A not-A) and the Principle of excluded middle (there is no third possibility).
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My name's Orlando, I'm a professional linguist who lives and works in Madrid. I get a lot of satisfaction out of the intellectual challenge of working with and between languages. I believe that people stand to gain a lot from the open-minded understanding of the potential that languages have. I'm also a firm believer in the calm and sensitive approach to the differences between languages, their cultural contexts and their subtexts.
I have been working in the field of English teaching since 2000 and began translating a few years later, I'm also a trained and enthusiastic writer. I have an excellent working relationship with a professional composer and we've written songs together which anyone can investigate here.
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