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Why I Built My Own Time Machine | Lucas Rizzotto | TED

Experiential artist Lucas Rizzotto was going through a tough breakup, so he did what anyone would do: he built a personal time machine. In a playful talk, he shares how his free-ranging experimentation led to various delightful, unexpected innovations that are changing how people think about the relationship between technology and art. “Technology gives us…

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Experiential artist Lucas Rizzotto was going through a tough breakup, so he did what anyone would do: he built a personal time machine. In a playful talk, he shares how his free-ranging experimentation led to various delightful, unexpected innovations that are changing how people think about the relationship between technology and art. “Technology gives us the tools, but art shows us the way,” he says.

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68 Comments

  1. Lucas Rizzotto

    August 2, 2023 at 11:47 am

    Thanks for having me, TED! Hope you all enjoyed my talk 💛

    Fun fact, I remember nothing from my time on stage. Just total blackout. Was really nervous the whole way through! Follow me if you want to see more stuff 👼

    • James Spalding

      August 3, 2023 at 1:56 am

      Thank you Lucas for being unique, for being different, for being yourself. Vc é o cara irmão!

    • Jack Noke

      August 3, 2023 at 7:04 am

      That’s so nice to hear though – surely a fairly true sign, if there ever was one, that it came straight from emotion and wasn’t contrived 🙏🏼

    • Lucas Rizzotto

      August 3, 2023 at 7:12 am

      @James Spalding Valeu, irmão! 😀

    • water mai

      August 3, 2023 at 11:05 am

      Haha, were you taking a shower and TED called “Hey Lucas, it’s time for TED” and you running to the stage like Archimedes “eureka, eureka”!?
      Your talk is very lively, brings a lot of energy!

    • Blue Blox

      August 3, 2023 at 12:58 pm

      ur epic dude

    • Pam J

      August 5, 2023 at 5:52 pm

      Lucas you are amazing! But as a Mom, I need to ask you why you don’t have any shoes on?? You could step on something sharp 😂

    • Harriett Banish

      August 6, 2023 at 4:00 am

      you did great!

  2. Amber Fahr

    August 2, 2023 at 2:01 pm

    Love this!

    • Lucas Rizzotto

      August 2, 2023 at 6:04 pm

      Glad you enjoyed it, @amberfahr5992!

    • Amber Fahr

      August 2, 2023 at 6:08 pm

      @LucasRizzotto  so fun and mind expanding! Keep up the good work!

  3. Winston

    August 2, 2023 at 2:19 pm

    So I can’t really go back in time and change the constitution from the right to bear arms to the right to arm bears. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

    • Lucas Rizzotto

      August 3, 2023 at 6:25 am

      Hey, time traveling one thing, but creating parallel timelines is another. You never know.

  4. Yelhsa

    August 2, 2023 at 2:27 pm

    They’re a genius. This is so cool!

    • Lucas Rizzotto

      August 2, 2023 at 6:04 pm

      Thanks, @Yelhsa0703!

  5. Brian McInnis

    August 2, 2023 at 2:35 pm

    3:06 Give. The verb is give. Gift is the noun.

    • Lucas Rizzotto

      August 2, 2023 at 5:57 pm

      Thanks Brian. I’ll contact TED immediately and ask that they remove this video at once so I can fly to Canada, reshoot the talk and correct the grammatical mishap

    • just scrolling by ツ

      August 3, 2023 at 9:14 am

      ​Lol no need Lucas, gift is formally recognized as a verb AND a noun. Shame that’s the only thing this user seems to have taken from your interesting TED talk. Thanks for sharing!

  6. Joel Rojas

    August 2, 2023 at 3:01 pm

    I’m just a learner of English, I first listened this from Spotify, and since was all just audio, I was imaginating all of the words that you were saying, and it was fantastic to imagine these things, while I am understanding another language, then I decided to viewed on YouTube, and now I am here, it’s amazing all of the things that someone can create just by imaginating. Anyways, new follower Lucas!.

    • Lucas Rizzotto

      August 2, 2023 at 5:55 pm

      Aw I’m so glad it connected with you! Thanks for your comment.

    • ShyShy Face

      August 3, 2023 at 7:02 am

      same reason being here, love the energy in his voice and smile : )

    • kyo ho

      August 3, 2023 at 10:16 pm

      same reason being here 😉

  7. James Ruga

    August 2, 2023 at 3:04 pm

    Wow is the word! 😮

  8. Mikhail Neporozhnev Аквариумистика

    August 2, 2023 at 3:04 pm

    Кто ты? Мужик или баба?

  9. boy Afrika

    August 2, 2023 at 3:38 pm

    Did he live his pants in time?

    • Lucas Rizzotto

      August 2, 2023 at 5:56 pm

      I’ve always dreamed of doing my TED talk with no pants on.
      Now that dream has become a reality.

  10. Abhishek

    August 2, 2023 at 3:38 pm

    I’m putting this in my “Top 10 TED Talks” list till I go and check the old ones if they were better than this! Hats-off to your humane-imagination!

    What a world we would build if we built it for each other rather than using each other.

    • Lucas Rizzotto

      August 2, 2023 at 5:59 pm

      Love the way you put it at the end

  11. Shakhruz Bakhtiyarov

    August 2, 2023 at 4:06 pm

    Hello, Lucas! thank you so much for personally showing your world – originality, uniqueness, charisma, all of these traits you are gifted with, in my opinion. Besides, I loved the way your brave humility on the stage; like your clothes, and shoeless legs yet the long hair – you reminded me an extraordinary outlook of Steve Jobs 🤩🤩🤩. Despite the fact, your breakthrough, that it is a fusion of art and technology, could lead to a significant demise of social human interaction in a person, and social traits, it gives the opportunity of doing so virtually. May God bless you, good luck to your ongoing projects and endeavours. Thanks!!!👌👌

    • Lucas Rizzotto

      August 2, 2023 at 5:55 pm

      Thanks for the thoughtful comment <3

  12. CSEP - Inspiring Keynote Speakers

    August 2, 2023 at 8:51 pm

    When art and new technology come together, amazing things can happen. It’s like mixing colors on a canvas to create a beautiful painting. As we look ahead to the future, it’s clear that combining art and tech can change industries and make our lives better in many ways!

  13. iBrews

    August 2, 2023 at 8:54 pm

    congrats Lucas and great talk!!

    • Lucas Rizzotto

      August 3, 2023 at 6:23 am

      Thanks @ibrews! Good to see you here.

  14. nya 9999

    August 2, 2023 at 9:09 pm

    i have feelings for him

    • Lucas Rizzotto

      August 3, 2023 at 6:24 am

      lmao hi

    • Sayed Nasrat Rashid

      August 4, 2023 at 8:50 am

      😂😂

  15. Katherine Therese

    August 2, 2023 at 9:50 pm

    Lucas you have a great imagination. Grace, peace, and hope you find the love of life:) Be happy, you are helping a lot of people!

    • Lucas Rizzotto

      August 3, 2023 at 6:23 am

      Thanks, Katherine! 🙂 I’ll try!

  16. Brian North

    August 2, 2023 at 11:00 pm

    Just met you and am totally obsessed with you! Cheers, friend!

    • Lucas Rizzotto

      August 3, 2023 at 6:23 am

      Thanks, Brian! Glad you liked it!

  17. Melva Yared Aguilar

    August 2, 2023 at 11:12 pm

    her name is max or her name was max?

    i know it’s confusing because if she is alive then that might probably mean you’re no longer with her, and if she is dead then that means well, her body is dead

    • Lucas Rizzotto

      August 3, 2023 at 6:24 am

      Is, she’s fine!

  18. Ahmad Qadeib Alban

    August 2, 2023 at 11:42 pm

    I wholeheartedly agree with this: “if you have a crazy project in your back pocket, something you always wanted to do, but never got around to, you should go for it, you will never know what you’re going to find on the other side. “Thanks @Lucas. 💙💙

    • Lucas Rizzotto

      August 3, 2023 at 6:22 am

      You’re welcome <3

  19. Paul A DAigle

    August 3, 2023 at 1:03 am

    The Time Machine is 100% exactly what I expected from Google Glass came out.
    Lucas appears to be Bipolar. He’s a creative Genius. Those two things always seem to go hand-in-hand.

    • Lucas Rizzotto

      August 3, 2023 at 7:14 am

      I don’t think I’m bipolar, but thanks! 😀

  20. Adam Wainberg

    August 3, 2023 at 4:03 am

    I started by thinking, “Who is this fruit-cake getting to do a Ted talk?” Then, once I realised what it was about, I was just inspired!

    • Lucas Rizzotto

      August 3, 2023 at 6:23 am

      lmao

  21. Zafira tosakie

    August 3, 2023 at 5:54 am

    1:35

    • Sayed Nasrat Rashid

      August 4, 2023 at 8:53 am

      How did you do this I mean 1:35

  22. Nikky Law

    August 3, 2023 at 6:46 am

    Incredible🤯. Way to go Lucas👋

    • Lucas Rizzotto

      August 3, 2023 at 6:53 am

      Glad you liked it, Nikky!

  23. Jack Noke

    August 3, 2023 at 7:02 am

    How much do WE (?) really need, as humans (with a fundamental human condition that has never really changed), really need this tech though. This is great if you want to find purpose in the tech industry but I struggle to see a deeper message than someone saying go follow your gut. Don’t get me wrong, this is a great example of trusting your gut – it certainly seems to have given him a lot of joy and happiness (although only he really knows that) 😉

    • Lucas Rizzotto

      August 3, 2023 at 7:13 am

      Following your gut is a universal lesson that everyone needs to learn, but few actually embrace. Whatever helps them drill it in 🙂

    • Jack Noke

      August 3, 2023 at 7:53 am

      Never anything more true. Something we all have but have struggled to say they know when it’s there and what it really is/feels like (I – the guilty). And also, I must clarify that I appreciate your reply. Anything I ever say I never feel a form of ‘qualification’ I’ve just from somewhere (for better or worse) learned to always play devils advocate with myself! Your video brought me a true sense of joy – something which feels very real. 🙏🏼🙌🏻

  24. c7hu1hu

    August 3, 2023 at 10:26 am

    i enjoyed your talk too

  25. James

    August 3, 2023 at 11:05 am

    why does this guy look like he’s just walked out of Heaven’s Gate

    • Lucas Rizzotto

      August 3, 2023 at 12:20 pm

      lmao people are reading my painter’s clothing in SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS

  26. Squidink

    August 3, 2023 at 4:04 pm

    This is phenomenal

    • Lucas Rizzotto

      August 3, 2023 at 5:14 pm

      Glad you liked it, Lauren!

  27. Robotman

    August 4, 2023 at 4:20 am

    I’ve been following Lucas ever since the Reddit post with his first major project (2:36).
    I usually find Reddit to be a waste of time, but that day I struck gold. Not only had he created an amazing project, and one of the greatest YouTube videos to ever grace the site, but he created community. He created a Discord server that inspired many to talk and collaborate, and even started an “AR House” in LA – where he brought together a ton of fellow artists interested in creating spectacles.

    Art doesn’t just birth miracles; it inspires.

    • Lucas Rizzotto

      August 4, 2023 at 5:35 am

      Aw Robot, that’s so sweet. Thank you for sharing this and it’s great to see you here.

  28. Pakapon Wiwat

    August 4, 2023 at 9:03 am

    An awesome talk. ❤

    • Lucas Rizzotto

      August 4, 2023 at 10:27 am

      Thanks paka!

  29. David Joneken

    August 4, 2023 at 2:39 pm

    An amazing talk! If you would redo the Time Machine it would be interesting to record with a 360 camera maybe one week every month or something. Then when you revisit the week you will experience different impressions of the moments depending on where your focus is and not just where your eyes were looking at the time!

    • Lucas Rizzotto

      August 6, 2023 at 6:58 am

      Good idea 🙂

  30. Harriett Banish

    August 6, 2023 at 3:56 am

    This dude is Willy Wonka

  31. Invox

    August 6, 2023 at 9:54 am

    Ok… But why barefoot and wearing a dress? 🤔

    Maybe that’s why you’re always getting dumped. 😬

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