ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Candy Chang - Artist, designer, urban planner
Candy Chang creates art that prompts people to think about their secrets, wishes and hopes -- and then share them. She is a TED Senior Fellow.

Why you should listen

Candy Chang is an artist, designer, and urban planner who explores making cities more comfortable and contemplative places. She believes in the potential of introspection and collective wisdom in public space to improve our communities and help us lead better lives.

Recent projects include Before I Die, where she transformed an abandoned house in her neighborhood in New Orleans into an interactive wall for people to share their hopes and dreams -- a project The Atlantic called “one of the most creative community projects ever.” Other projects include I Wish This Was, a street art project that invites people to voice what they want in vacant storefronts, and Neighborland, an online tool that helps people self-organize and shape the development of their communities. She is a TED Senior Fellow, an Urban Innovation Fellow, and was named a “Live Your Best Life” Local Hero by Oprah magazine. By combining street art with urban planning and social activism, she has been recognized as a leader in developing new strategies for the design of our cities. She is co-founder of Civic Center, an art and design studio in New Orleans. See more at candychang.com.

Coming up: Before I Die ... the book!

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Candy Chang: Before I die I want to ...

Kendi Čang (Candy Chang): Pre nego što umrem, želim da ...

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U svom komšiluku u Nju Orleansu, umetnica i TED Fellow Kendi Čang, pretvorila je napuštenu kuću u ogromnu tablu za pisanje kredom. Na njoj je trebalo popuniti nezavršenu rečenicu: “Pre nego što umrem, želim da ... ___.” Odgovori njenih suseda -- iznenađujući, ljuti, zabavni -- postali su neočekivano ogledalo zajednice. (Šta je vaš odgovor?)
- Artist, designer, urban planner
Candy Chang creates art that prompts people to think about their secrets, wishes and hopes -- and then share them. She is a TED Senior Fellow. Full bio

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There are a lot of waysначини the people around us
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Ima mnogo načina na koje nam ljudi oko nas
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can help improveпобољшати our livesживи.
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mogu pomoći da poboljšamo svoje živote.
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We don't bumpбумп into everyсваки neighborкомшија,
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Ne nalećemo na svakog suseda
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so a lot of wisdomмудрост never getsдобива passedположио on,
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tako da nam mnoge mudrosti
nikad ne budu prenete,
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thoughипак we do shareОбјави the sameисти publicјавно spacesпросторе.
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iako delimo iste javne prostore.
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So over the pastпрошлост fewнеколико yearsгодине, I've triedПокушали waysначини to shareОбјави more
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Tokom poslednjih nekoliko godina, pokušavala sam da
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with my neighborskomšije in publicјавно spaceпростор,
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delim više sa svojim susedima u javnom prostoru,
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usingКористећи simpleједноставно toolsалати like stickersналепнице, stencilsista ona and chalkKreda.
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koristeći jednostavna sredstva
kao nalepnice, šablone i kredu.
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And these projectsпројеката cameДошао from questionsпитања I had, like,
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Ovi projekti su potekli od nekih mojih pitanja, kao
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how much are my neighborskomšije payingплаћање for theirњихова apartmentsапартмани?
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koliko moji susedi plaćaju za svoje stanove?
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(LaughterSmeh) How can we lendPozajmi and borrowпозајмљивати more things
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(Smeh) Kako možemo da damo i posudimo više stvari
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withoutбез knockingkuca on eachсваки other'sдруги doorsврата at a badлоше time?
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bez kucanja na vrata u loše vreme?
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How can we shareОбјави more of our memoriesсећања
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Kako možemo više da delimo uspomene
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of our abandonedнапуштен buildingsзграде,
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na naše napuštene zgrade
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and gainдобит a better understandingразумевање of our landscapeпејзаж?
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i steknemo bolje razumevanje našeg kraja?
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And how can we shareОбјави more of our hopesнада
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Kako možemo da delimo više nadanja
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for our vacantprazan storefrontsizlozi, so our communitiesзаједнице
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za naše prazne izloge, tako da naše zajednice
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can reflectодразити our needsпотребе and dreamsснове todayданас?
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mogu da odražavaju naše današnje nade i snove?
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Now, I liveживи in NewNovi OrleansOrleans,
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Živim u Nju Orleansu
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and I am in love with NewNovi OrleansOrleans.
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i zaljubljena sam u Nju Orleans.
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My soulдушу is always soothedsmirivala by the giantгигант liveживи oakhrast treesдрвеће,
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Mojoj duši su uvek prijali ogromni hrastovi,
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shadingSenčenje loversljubavnici, drunkspijanice and dreamerssanjari
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koji su bacali senku na ljubavnike, pijanice i sanjare
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for hundredsстотине of yearsгодине, and I trustповерење a cityград
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stotinama godina i ja verujem gradu
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that always makesчини way for musicмузика. (LaughterSmeh)
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koji uvek ima mesta za muziku.
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I feel like everyсваки time someoneнеко sneezesKine,
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Čini mi se da svaki put kad neko zakija,
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NewNovi OrleansOrleans has a paradeпарада. (LaughterSmeh)
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Nju Orleans ima paradu. (Smeh)
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The cityград has some of the mostнајвише beautifulЛепа architectureархитектура
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Grad ima neke od najlepših zgrada u svetu,
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in the worldсвет, but it alsoтакође has one of the highestнајвише amountsизноси
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ali isto tako i jednu od najvećih
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of abandonedнапуштен propertiesсвојства in AmericaAmerika.
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količlina napuštenih imanja u Americi.
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I liveживи nearблизу this houseкућа, and I thought about how I could
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Živim blizu ove kuće, pomislila sam kako bih mogla da
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make it a nicerfiniji spaceпростор for my neighborhoodкомшилук,
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je napravim lepšim prostorom za svoj komšiluk
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and I alsoтакође thought about something
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i takođe sam pomislila na nešto
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that changedпромењено my life foreverзаувек.
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što je promenilo moj život zauvek.
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In 2009, I lostизгубљено someoneнеко I lovedвољен very much.
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2009., izgubila sam nekog koga sam mnogo volela.
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Her nameиме was JoanJoan, and she was a motherмајка to me,
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Njeno ime je Džoan, ona mi je bila majka,
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and her deathсмрт was suddenизненадан and unexpectedнеочекивано.
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njena smrt je bila iznenadna i neočekivana.
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And I thought about deathсмрт a lot,
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Mislila sam o smrti jako mnogo
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and
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i
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this madeмаде me feel deepдубоко gratitudeзахвалност for the time I've had,
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ovo je učinilo da osetim duboku zahvalnost
za vreme koje sam imala
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and
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i
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broughtдоведен clarityјасноћа to the things that are meaningfulсмислено
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donelo jasnoću stvarima koje su značajne
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to my life now.
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danas u mom životu.
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But I struggleборба to maintainуспоставити this perspectiveперспектива in my dailyдневно life.
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Ali, borila sam se da zadržim ovaj stav
u svom svakodnevnom životu.
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I feel like it's easyлако to get caughtухваћен up in the day-to-dayиз дана у дан,
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Osećam da je lako ući u kolotečinu svakodnevnog života,
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and forgetзаборави what really mattersпитања to you.
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zaboraviti šta ti je zaista važno.
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So with help from oldстари and newново friendsпријатељи,
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Uz pomoć starih i novih prijatelja,
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I turnedокренуо се the sideстрана of this abandonedнапуштен houseкућа
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pretvorila sam stranu ove napuštene kuće
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into a giantгигант chalkboardtabli and stenciledobeleћeno it
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u ogromnu tablu i izvukla šablone
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with a fill-in-the-blankpopunjavanje-u prazno sentencerečenice:
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za "dovrši rečenicu":
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"Before I dieумрети, I want to ... "
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"Pre nego što umrem, želim da ... "
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So anyoneбило ко walkingХодање by can pickпицк up a pieceпиеце of chalkKreda,
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Tako da svako ko prolazi, može da podigne komad krede,
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reflectодразити on theirњихова livesживи, and shareОбјави theirњихова personalлични aspirationsаспирације
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osvrne se na svoj život i podeli svoje lične želje
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in publicјавно spaceпростор.
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u javnom prostoru.
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I didn't know what to expectочекујте from this experimentексперимент,
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Nisam znala šta da očekujem od ovog eksperimenta,
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but by the nextследећи day, the wallзид was entirelyу потпуности filledиспуњен out,
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ali sledećeg dana zid je bio potpuno ispunjen
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and it keptчува growingрастуће.
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i sve se više popunjavao.
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And I'd like to shareОбјави a fewнеколико things
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Želim da podelim sa vama nekoliko stvari
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that people wroteнаписао on this wallзид.
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koje su ljudi zapisali na ovom zidu.
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"Before I dieумрети, I want to be triedПокушали for piracyпиратерија." (LaughterSmeh)
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"Pre nego što umrem, želim da mi se sudi za pirateriju." (Smeh)
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"Before I dieумрети, I want to straddlelutate the InternationalMeđunarodni DateDatum LineLinija."
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"Pre nego što umrem, želim da preskočim
međunarodnu datumsku granicu."
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"Before I dieумрети, I want to singпевати for millionsмилиони."
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"Pre nego što umrem, želim da pevam milionima."
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"Before I dieумрети, I want to plantбиљка a treeдрво."
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"Pre nego što umrem, želim da zasadim drvo."
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"Before I dieумрети, I want to liveживи off the gridмрежа."
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"Pre nego što umrem, želim da živim van mreže."
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"Before I dieумрети, I want to holdдржати her one more time."
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"Pre nego što umrem, želim da
je držim u rukama još jednom."
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"Before I dieумрети, I want to be someone'sНеко је cavalrykonjica."
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"Pre nego što umrem, želim da budem nečija podrška."
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"Before I dieумрети, I want to be completelyу потпуности myselfЈа сам."
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"Pre nego što umrem, želim da budem potpuno svoj."
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So this neglectedзанемарен spaceпростор becameпостао a constructiveконструктиван one,
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Tako da je ovaj zanemareni prostor postao konstruktivan.
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and people'sљуди hopesнада and dreamsснове
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Snovi i nade ljudi
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madeмаде me laughсмех out loudгласно, tearсуза up,
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su me naterali da se smejem glasno, da se rasplačem
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and they consoledutesiti sve me duringу току my ownвластити toughтоугх timesпута.
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i oni su me utešili za vreme mojih teških vremena.
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It's about knowingзнајући you're not aloneсами.
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To je znati da nisi sam.
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It's about understandingразумевање our neighborskomšije
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To je razumevanje naših suseda
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in newново and enlighteningпросветљујуће waysначини.
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na nove i prosvetljujuće načine.
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It's about makingстварање spaceпростор for reflectionрефлексија and contemplationrazmiљljanja,
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To je o pravljenju prostora za refleksiju i razmišljanje,
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and rememberingпамћење what really mattersпитања mostнајвише to us
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uspomene na to šta je zaista važno većini nas
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as we growрасту and changeпромена.
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dok rastemo i menjamo se.
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I madeмаде this last yearгодине, and startedпочела receivingпријем
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Ovo sam uradila prošle godine i počela sam da dobijam
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hundredsстотине of messagesпоруке from passionateстраствено people
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stotine poruka strasnih judi
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who wanted to make a wallзид with theirњихова communityзаједница,
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koji su hteli da naprave zid u svojoj zajednici,
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so my civicграђански centerцентар colleaguesколеге and I madeмаде a toolоруђе kitkomplet, and now
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tako da smo moje gradske kolege i ja
napravili ovo uputstvo i sada
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wallsзидови have been madeмаде in countriesземље around the worldсвет,
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ima zidova koji su napravljeni u mnogim državama u svetu,
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includingукључујући KazakhstanKazahstan, SouthJug AfricaAfrika,
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uključujuči Kazahstan, Južnu Afriku,
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AustraliaAustralija,
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Australiju,
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ArgentinaArgentina and beyondизван.
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Argentinu i dalje.
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TogetherZajedno, we'veми смо shownпоказано how powerfulмоћан our publicјавно spacesпросторе
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Zajedno smo pokazali kako naši javni prostori mogu da
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can be if we're givenдато the opportunityприлика to have a voiceглас
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budu moćni, ako im damo glas i
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and shareОбјави more with one anotherдруги.
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ako više delimo međusobno.
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Two of the mostнајвише valuableвредно things we have are time
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Dve najvrednije stvari koje imamo su vreme
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and our relationshipsвезе with other people.
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i naše veze sa drugim ljudima.
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In our ageстарост of increasingповећање distractionsometanja,
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U ovom dobu povećanog ometanja
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it's more importantважно than ever to find waysначини to maintainуспоставити
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važnije je nego ikad naći načine da ostvarimo
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perspectiveперспектива and rememberзапамтити that life is briefкратко and tendertender.
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perspektivu i da upamtimo da je život kratak i nežan.
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DeathSmrt is something that we're oftenчесто discouragedobeshrabren
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Smrt je nešto o čemu smo često obeshrabreni da
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to talk about or even think about, but
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pričamo ili čak razmišljamo, ali
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I've realizedреализован that preparingприпрема for deathсмрт
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shvatila sam da je priprema za smrt
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is one of the mostнајвише empoweringоснаживање things you can do.
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jedna od najmoćnijih stvari koje možete da uradite.
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ThinkingMislim about deathсмрт clarifiespojašnjava your life.
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Razmišljanje o smrti objašnjava vaš život.
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Our sharedдељени spacesпросторе can better reflectодразити what mattersпитања to us
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Naši podeljeni prostori mogu
da reflektuju bolje šta nam je važno
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as individualsпојединци and as a communityзаједница,
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kao individuama i kao zajednici,
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and with more waysначини to shareОбјави our hopesнада, fearsстрахови and storiesприче,
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na više načina na koje delimo svoje nade, strahove i priče,
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the people around us can not only help us
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ljudi oko nas ne samo da mogu da pomognu
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make better placesместа, they can help us leadолово better livesживи.
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da napravimo bolja mesta,
oni mogu da nam pomognu da vodimo bolje živote.
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Thank you. (ApplauseAplauz)
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Hvala. (Aplauz)
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Thank you. (ApplauseAplauz)
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Hvala. (Aplauz)
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Translated by Tatjana Jevdjic
Reviewed by Silvija Varga

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Candy Chang - Artist, designer, urban planner
Candy Chang creates art that prompts people to think about their secrets, wishes and hopes -- and then share them. She is a TED Senior Fellow.

Why you should listen

Candy Chang is an artist, designer, and urban planner who explores making cities more comfortable and contemplative places. She believes in the potential of introspection and collective wisdom in public space to improve our communities and help us lead better lives.

Recent projects include Before I Die, where she transformed an abandoned house in her neighborhood in New Orleans into an interactive wall for people to share their hopes and dreams -- a project The Atlantic called “one of the most creative community projects ever.” Other projects include I Wish This Was, a street art project that invites people to voice what they want in vacant storefronts, and Neighborland, an online tool that helps people self-organize and shape the development of their communities. She is a TED Senior Fellow, an Urban Innovation Fellow, and was named a “Live Your Best Life” Local Hero by Oprah magazine. By combining street art with urban planning and social activism, she has been recognized as a leader in developing new strategies for the design of our cities. She is co-founder of Civic Center, an art and design studio in New Orleans. See more at candychang.com.

Coming up: Before I Die ... the book!

More profile about the speaker
Candy Chang | Speaker | TED.com