[Music] my first meeting with graffiti was in
my first meeting with graffiti was in
my first meeting with graffiti was in 1997 I was passing by this culture house
1997 I was passing by this culture house
1997 I was passing by this culture house couple of guys was spraying their pieces
couple of guys was spraying their pieces
couple of guys was spraying their pieces on the wall I stopped and I felt
on the wall I stopped and I felt
on the wall I stopped and I felt something special
something special
something special it was just like love from the first
it was just like love from the first
it was just like love from the first time in in a different way
time in in a different way
time in in a different way magnetic attraction I remember the same
magnetic attraction I remember the same
magnetic attraction I remember the same day before I went to bed I said to
day before I went to bed I said to
day before I went to bed I said to myself what was that
myself what was that
myself what was that so 16 living with my parents no internet
so 16 living with my parents no internet
so 16 living with my parents no internet next day I ran to the library to find
next day I ran to the library to find
next day I ran to the library to find more about this magical art so thank you
more about this magical art so thank you
more about this magical art so thank you go free to introduce me to art and books
go free to introduce me to art and books
go free to introduce me to art and books so from this day I became graffiti
so from this day I became graffiti
so from this day I became graffiti writer no graffiti junkie chasing after
writer no graffiti junkie chasing after
writer no graffiti junkie chasing after that adrenaline that only those who have
that adrenaline that only those who have
that adrenaline that only those who have done it and bid been there with know
done it and bid been there with know
done it and bid been there with know what kind of heartbeat I’m talking about
what kind of heartbeat I’m talking about
what kind of heartbeat I’m talking about sneaking around with my cans has always
sneaking around with my cans has always
sneaking around with my cans has always been a passion for me and it still is
my dad he told me to quit he told me to
my dad he told me to quit he told me to get respected job and I did what he told
get respected job and I did what he told
get respected job and I did what he told me but I couldn’t stop painting I
me but I couldn’t stop painting I
me but I couldn’t stop painting I couldn’t so today we get paid to paint
couldn’t so today we get paid to paint
couldn’t so today we get paid to paint murals at people they love it thank you
murals at people they love it thank you
murals at people they love it thank you thank you so after after many years of
thank you so after after many years of
thank you so after after many years of holding hands in my hands and scrubbing
holding hands in my hands and scrubbing
holding hands in my hands and scrubbing this stubborn paint of my fingers I can
this stubborn paint of my fingers I can
this stubborn paint of my fingers I can say that graffiti has been an integral
say that graffiti has been an integral
say that graffiti has been an integral part of my indebt identity when I
part of my indebt identity when I
part of my indebt identity when I painted this culture school it sparkles
painted this culture school it sparkles
painted this culture school it sparkles a spark among people under the under
a spark among people under the under
a spark among people under the under this process the change was so invisible
this process the change was so invisible
this process the change was so invisible it was an elder home next door and an
it was an elder home next door and an
it was an elder home next door and an old lady she became my biggest fan she
old lady she became my biggest fan she
old lady she became my biggest fan she took a hundred of photos and she was so
took a hundred of photos and she was so
took a hundred of photos and she was so happy with the change I think society
happy with the change I think society
happy with the change I think society should be more open for public art learn
should be more open for public art learn
should be more open for public art learn more of it
more of it
more of it cities should give away murals for
cities should give away murals for
cities should give away murals for decoration especially dark spots where
decoration especially dark spots where
decoration especially dark spots where no one visits believe me they will glow
no one visits believe me they will glow
no one visits believe me they will glow again after an art decoration so this
again after an art decoration so this
again after an art decoration so this became the best gallery ever open
became the best gallery ever open
became the best gallery ever open non-stop no tickets free entry fee for
non-stop no tickets free entry fee for
non-stop no tickets free entry fee for everybody and this is so terrific that
everybody and this is so terrific that
everybody and this is so terrific that we can be witnesses of the rise of the
we can be witnesses of the rise of the
we can be witnesses of the rise of the new arts street art
new arts street art
new arts street art prove this extremely powerful influence
prove this extremely powerful influence
prove this extremely powerful influence on society it actually reminds me a bit
on society it actually reminds me a bit
on society it actually reminds me a bit of TEDx it’s all about an idea worth
of TEDx it’s all about an idea worth
of TEDx it’s all about an idea worth sharing something great on your mind
sharing something great on your mind
sharing something great on your mind work sharing to inspire others
work sharing to inspire others
work sharing to inspire others I begin to discover this positive
I begin to discover this positive
I begin to discover this positive response of street art and it made me
response of street art and it made me
response of street art and it made me think to use street arts to fight a
think to use street arts to fight a
think to use street arts to fight a battle for something extremely important
battle for something extremely important
battle for something extremely important to use street arts to make a difference
to use street arts to make a difference
to use street arts to make a difference I can prove this for you
I can prove this for you
I can prove this for you Brazil have these huge problems with
Brazil have these huge problems with
Brazil have these huge problems with poor slum areas called favelas and to
poor slum areas called favelas and to
poor slum areas called favelas and to Dutch artists wanted to change this so
Dutch artists wanted to change this so
Dutch artists wanted to change this so before no one wanted to enter favelas
before no one wanted to enter favelas
before no one wanted to enter favelas unless they had to so they went into the
unless they had to so they went into the
unless they had to so they went into the favelas and invited locals and they
favelas and invited locals and they
favelas and invited locals and they decorated everything in beautiful
decorated everything in beautiful
decorated everything in beautiful rainbow colors the result was amazing
rainbow colors the result was amazing
rainbow colors the result was amazing street art create created a bridge
street art create created a bridge
street art create created a bridge between what people define as negative
between what people define as negative
between what people define as negative to something positive after dish this
to something positive after dish this
to something positive after dish this transformation other people want to
transformation other people want to
transformation other people want to visit favelas and this became an
visit favelas and this became an
visit favelas and this became an inspiration so today I am father of
inspiration so today I am father of
inspiration so today I am father of three sons I see the world through a
three sons I see the world through a
three sons I see the world through a different scope I see the world through
different scope I see the world through
different scope I see the world through my children’s eyes so being attentive in
my children’s eyes so being attentive in
my children’s eyes so being attentive in a way that I haven’t pinned before led
a way that I haven’t pinned before led
a way that I haven’t pinned before led me to this idea of which I want to talk
me to this idea of which I want to talk
me to this idea of which I want to talk to you about today
to you about today
to you about today so having after having countless
so having after having countless
so having after having countless conversations with mom maybe with my
conversations with mom maybe with my
conversations with mom maybe with my four years old son and trying to answer
four years old son and trying to answer
four years old son and trying to answer he asked one simple question where does
he asked one simple question where does
he asked one simple question where does all that trash comes from and who brings
all that trash comes from and who brings
all that trash comes from and who brings it here asked my 4 years old son Emilia
it here asked my 4 years old son Emilia
it here asked my 4 years old son Emilia and that was the day when we were
and that was the day when we were
and that was the day when we were looking for treasures in the water a
looking for treasures in the water a
looking for treasures in the water a place invaded by plastics left behind
place invaded by plastics left behind
place invaded by plastics left behind grown-ups not knowing or not thinking
grown-ups not knowing or not thinking
grown-ups not knowing or not thinking that they were causing damage like all
that they were causing damage like all
that they were causing damage like all fathers I want my kids to live in the
fathers I want my kids to live in the
fathers I want my kids to live in the world without problems such as
world without problems such as
world without problems such as ever-growing garbage island right so
ever-growing garbage island right so
ever-growing garbage island right so that was the day when a new generations
that was the day when a new generations
that was the day when a new generations of sea monsters was born we call them
of sea monsters was born we call them
of sea monsters was born we call them sea invaders to use image power of
sea invaders to use image power of
sea invaders to use image power of street arts to stop polluting the ocean
street arts to stop polluting the ocean
street arts to stop polluting the ocean we believe a drop of paint can create an
we believe a drop of paint can create an
we believe a drop of paint can create an ocean of change this project involves
ocean of change this project involves
ocean of change this project involves street artists and workshops with the
street artists and workshops with the
street artists and workshops with the kids all around the world we each also
kids all around the world we each also
kids all around the world we each also have desire to see a better world for
have desire to see a better world for
have desire to see a better world for our relatives and our future generation
our relatives and our future generation
our relatives and our future generation we can’t hope and expect anymore that
we can’t hope and expect anymore that
we can’t hope and expect anymore that anyone else will do this for us
anyone else will do this for us
anyone else will do this for us we must step up and add our piece to the
we must step up and add our piece to the
we must step up and add our piece to the puzzle our goal is to create an open
puzzle our goal is to create an open
puzzle our goal is to create an open gallery internationally that shows that
gallery internationally that shows that
gallery internationally that shows that we won’t stop polluting the ocean it
we won’t stop polluting the ocean it
we won’t stop polluting the ocean it involves us all we are in the same boat
involves us all we are in the same boat
involves us all we are in the same boat and it’s all about rowing for life this
and it’s all about rowing for life this
and it’s all about rowing for life this gallery can amuse people no matter age
gallery can amuse people no matter age
gallery can amuse people no matter age poor rich doesn’t matter so we have huge
poor rich doesn’t matter so we have huge
poor rich doesn’t matter so we have huge expectation to this project sea invaders
expectation to this project sea invaders
expectation to this project sea invaders wants to inspire people to find new and
wants to inspire people to find new and
wants to inspire people to find new and better solutions inspire people to ask
better solutions inspire people to ask
better solutions inspire people to ask new questions inspire people to stop
new questions inspire people to stop
new questions inspire people to stop producing unnecessary plastics inspire
producing unnecessary plastics inspire
producing unnecessary plastics inspire people to recycling the plastic we
people to recycling the plastic we
people to recycling the plastic we already have and inspiring people to
already have and inspiring people to
already have and inspiring people to think up cycling so hey let’s reach our
think up cycling so hey let’s reach our
think up cycling so hey let’s reach our goals let’s use street art to make a
goals let’s use street art to make a
goals let’s use street art to make a difference let’s start today thankfully
difference let’s start today thankfully
difference let’s start today thankfully there are artists out there who are more
there are artists out there who are more
there are artists out there who are more than willing to do the heads machine for
than willing to do the heads machine for
than willing to do the heads machine for us artists all around the world are
us artists all around the world are
us artists all around the world are spraying their pieces in the hopes of
spraying their pieces in the hopes of
spraying their pieces in the hopes of shaking up our habits planting
shaking up our habits planting
shaking up our habits planting installations workshops street art
installations workshops street art
installations workshops street art murals in an effort to open your eyes to
murals in an effort to open your eyes to
murals in an effort to open your eyes to the problems we all have been ignored
the problems we all have been ignored
the problems we all have been ignored around us we wants to be a voice of the
around us we wants to be a voice of the
around us we wants to be a voice of the sea and everything that lives in it we
sea and everything that lives in it we
sea and everything that lives in it we can’t or we can change our way of
can’t or we can change our way of
can’t or we can change our way of thinking and a way of living and you
thinking and a way of living and you
thinking and a way of living and you know what it takes just one person to
know what it takes just one person to
know what it takes just one person to make change and that person could be you
make change and that person could be you
make change and that person could be you start with yourself it will make a huge
start with yourself it will make a huge
start with yourself it will make a huge influence can you please raise your
influence can you please raise your
influence can you please raise your hands
promised me to do one good deed within
promised me to do one good deed within one week and spread the word we have
one week and spread the word we have
one week and spread the word we have this beautiful planet this paradise
this beautiful planet this paradise
this beautiful planet this paradise thank you very much
thank you very much
thank you very much [Applause]
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