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eL Seed: Street art with a message of hope and peace
eL Seed: Ulična umjetnost s porukom nade i mira.
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Rođen u Francuskoj, u obitelji iz Tunisa, eL Seed uživa u žongliranju s više kultura, jezika i identiteta. Posebice u svojoj umjetnosti koja postavlja arapsku poeziju u stil inspiriran uličnom umjetnošću i grafitima. U ovom tihom, strastvenom govoru, umjetnik i TED stipendist opisuje svoju najveću ambiciju: stvoriti umjetnost toliko lijepu da joj ne treba prijevod.
eL Seed - Artist
French-Tunisian artist eL Seed blends the historic art of Arabic calligraphy with graffti to portray messages of beauty, poetry and peace across all continents. Full bio
French-Tunisian artist eL Seed blends the historic art of Arabic calligraphy with graffti to portray messages of beauty, poetry and peace across all continents. Full bio
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U 2012., kada sam oslikao
minaret na džamiji Jara
minaret na džamiji Jara
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In 2012, when I painted
the minaret of Jara Mosque
the minaret of Jara Mosque
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u mom rodnom gradu Gabes,
na jugu Tunisa,
na jugu Tunisa,
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in my hometown of Gabés,
in the south of Tunisia,
in the south of Tunisia,
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nisam mislio da će taj grafit privući
toliko pozornosti na grad.
toliko pozornosti na grad.
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I never thought that graffiti would bring
so much attention to a city.
so much attention to a city.
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At the beginning, I was just looking
for a wall in my hometown,
for a wall in my hometown,
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U početku sam tražio bilo kakav zid
u mom rodnom gradu,
u mom rodnom gradu,
a dogodilo se da je minaret
sagrađen 94'-te.
sagrađen 94'-te.
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and it happened that the minaret
was built in '94.
was built in '94.
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I 18 godina tih 57 metara betona
ostalo je sivo.
ostalo je sivo.
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And for 18 years, those 57 meters
of concrete stayed grey.
of concrete stayed grey.
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When I met the imam for the first time,
and I told him what I wanted to do,
and I told him what I wanted to do,
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Kada sam se prvi puta susreo s imamom,
i rekao mu što želim napraviti,
i rekao mu što želim napraviti,
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he was like, "Thank God you finally came,"
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reagirao je s "Hvala Bogu, napokon si došao",
i rekao mi kako već godinama čeka
da netko
da netko
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and he told me that for years
he was waiting for somebody
he was waiting for somebody
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napravi nešto na zidu.
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to do something on it.
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The most amazing thing about this imam
is that he didn't ask me anything --
is that he didn't ask me anything --
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Najnevjerojatnija stvar s tim imamom bila je da
me nije tražio ništa
me nije tražio ništa
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neither a sketch,
or what I was going to write.
or what I was going to write.
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niti skicu,
niti tekst kojeg sam mislio napisati.
niti tekst kojeg sam mislio napisati.
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In every work that I create,
I write messages
I write messages
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U svaku sliku koju napravim,
upisujem poruke
upisujem poruke
sa svojim stilom kaligrafita --
mješavinom kaligrafije i grafita.
mješavinom kaligrafije i grafita.
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with my style of calligraffiti --
a mix of calligraphy and graffiti.
a mix of calligraphy and graffiti.
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I use quotes or poetry.
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Koristim izreke ili poeziju.
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For the minaret, I thought that
the most relevant message
the most relevant message
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Za minaret, mislio sam da
najvažnija poruka
najvažnija poruka
koja će biti napisana na džamiji
treba biti iz Kurana,
treba biti iz Kurana,
01:10
to be put on a mosque
should come from the Quran,
should come from the Quran,
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pa sam izabrao ovaj stih:
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so I picked this verse:
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"O čovječji rode, stvorili smo te
od muškoga i ženskoga,
od muškoga i ženskoga,
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"Oh humankind, we have created you
from a male and a female,
from a male and a female,
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i napravili te ljudima i plemenima
kako bi ste se upoznali."
kako bi ste se upoznali."
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and made you people and tribe,
so you may know each other."
so you may know each other."
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Bio je to univerzalan poziv na mir,
toleranciju i prihvaćanje
toleranciju i prihvaćanje
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It was a universal call for peace,
tolerance, and acceptance
tolerance, and acceptance
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izrečen od strane koju se inače u
u medijima ne prikazuje kao dobru.
u medijima ne prikazuje kao dobru.
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coming from the side that we don't usually
portray in a good way in the media.
portray in a good way in the media.
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I was amazed to see how the local
community reacted to the painting,
community reacted to the painting,
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Bio sam zadivljen reakcijom
lokalne zajednice na sliku,
lokalne zajednice na sliku,
i kako su bili ponosni što minaret
privlači toliku pozornost
privlači toliku pozornost
01:33
and how it made them proud to see
the minaret getting so much attention
the minaret getting so much attention
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međunarodnih novina
iz svih dijelova svijeta.
iz svih dijelova svijeta.
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from international press
all around the world.
all around the world.
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For the imam, it was not
just the painting;
just the painting;
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Za imama to nije bila samo
slika;
slika;
bilo je nešto dublje od toga.
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it was really deeper than that.
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Nadao se da će minaret postati
gradski spomenik,
gradski spomenik,
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He hoped that this minaret would become
a monument for the city,
a monument for the city,
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i da će privući ljude u ovaj
zaboravljeni dio Tunisa.
zaboravljeni dio Tunisa.
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and attract people
to this forgotten place of Tunisia.
to this forgotten place of Tunisia.
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The universality of the message,
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Univerzalnost poruke,
politički kontekst
Tunisa u tom vremenu,
Tunisa u tom vremenu,
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the political context
of Tunisia at this time,
of Tunisia at this time,
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i činjenica da sam prepisivao
Kuran grafitima
Kuran grafitima
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and the fact that I was writing
Quran in a graffiti way
Quran in a graffiti way
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nisu bili beznačajni.
02:00
were not insignificant.
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Ponovno su ujedinili zajednicu.
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It reunited the community.
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Povezivanje ljudi, budućih generacija
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Bringing people, future generations,
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together through Arabic calligraphy
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kroz arapsko pismo
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is what I do.
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je ono što ja radim.
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Writing messages is
the essence of my artwork.
the essence of my artwork.
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Pisanje poruka je
srž moje umjetnosti.
srž moje umjetnosti.
Smiješno je da se čak i
ljudi koji razumiju arapski
ljudi koji razumiju arapski
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What is funny, actually, is that
even Arabic-speaking people
even Arabic-speaking people
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moraju jako usredotočiti kako bi
odgonetnuli što sam napisao.
odgonetnuli što sam napisao.
02:20
really need to focus a lot
to decipher what I'm writing.
to decipher what I'm writing.
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You don't need to know
the meaning to feel the piece.
the meaning to feel the piece.
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Ne morate znati značenje kako biste
osjetili djelo.
osjetili djelo.
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I think that Arabic script touches
your soul before it reaches your eyes.
your soul before it reaches your eyes.
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Mislim da arapsko pismo dirne vašu dušu
prije nego li dođe do vaših očiju.
prije nego li dođe do vaših očiju.
U njemu postoji ljepota
koju ne trebate prevoditi.
koju ne trebate prevoditi.
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There is a beauty in it
that you don't need to translate.
that you don't need to translate.
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Arabic script speaks to anyone, I believe;
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Arapsko pismo govori svima, vjerujem;
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to you, to you, to you, to anybody,
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i tebi, i tebi, i tebi, svima,
i onda kada saznate značenje,
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and then when you get the meaning,
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you feel connected to it.
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povežete se s njim.
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I always make sure to write messages
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Uvijek se pobrinem napisati poruke
koje su važne za mjesto
u kojem slikam,
u kojem slikam,
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that are relevant to the place
where I'm painting,
where I'm painting,
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ali poruke koje imaju
univerzalnu dimenziju,
univerzalnu dimenziju,
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but messages that have
a universal dimension,
a universal dimension,
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tako da se svi mogu povezati s njom.
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so anybody around the world
can connect to it.
can connect to it.
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I was born and raised in France, in Paris,
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Rođen sam i odrastao u Francuskoj,
u Parizu,
u Parizu,
a počeo sam učiti kako pisati i čitati
arapski kada sam imao 18.
arapski kada sam imao 18.
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and I started learning how to write
and read Arabic when I was 18.
and read Arabic when I was 18.
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Today I only write messages in Arabic.
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Danas poruke pišem samo na arapskom.
Jedan od razloga zašto mi
je to toliko važno
je to toliko važno
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One of the reasons
this is so important to me,
this is so important to me,
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su reakcije koje sam
doživio po svijetu.
doživio po svijetu.
03:10
is because of all the reaction that
I've experienced all around the world.
I've experienced all around the world.
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U Rio de Janeiru, preveo sam
portugalsku pjesmu
portugalsku pjesmu
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In Rio de Janeiro, I translated
this Portuguese poem
this Portuguese poem
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Gabriela Torresa Barbose,
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from Gabriela Tôrres Barbosa,
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koji je odavao počast siromašnima
u favelama,
u favelama,
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who was giving an homage
to the poor people of the favela,
to the poor people of the favela,
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i oslikao njome krov.
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and then I painted it on the rooftop.
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The local community were really
intrigued by what I was doing,
intrigued by what I was doing,
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Lokalna zajednica bila je jako
zainteresirana za to što sam radio,
zainteresirana za to što sam radio,
ali čim sam im rekao
značenje napisanog,
značenje napisanog,
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but as soon as I gave them
the meaning of the calligraphy,
the meaning of the calligraphy,
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zahvalili su mi jer su se osjećali
povezano s djelom.
povezano s djelom.
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they thanked me, as they felt
connected to the piece.
connected to the piece.
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03:38
In South Africa, in Cape Town,
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U Južnoj Africi, u Cape Townu,
lokalna zajednica Philippi,
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the local community of Philippi
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ponudila mi je jedini betonski zid u slamu.
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offered me the only
concrete wall of the slum.
concrete wall of the slum.
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Bila je to škola, i na nju sam napisao
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It was a school, and I wrote on it
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citat Nelsona Mandele,
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a quote from Nelson Mandela,
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koji kaže, "(na arapskom)",
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saying, "[in Arabic],"
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što znači, "Čini se nemogućim
dok se ne napravi."
dok se ne napravi."
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which means, "It seems
impossible until it's done."
impossible until it's done."
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Then this guy came to me and said,
"Man, why you don't write in English?"
"Man, why you don't write in English?"
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Prišao mi je jedan čovjek i pitao,
"Čovječe, zašto ne pišeš na engleskom?"
"Čovječe, zašto ne pišeš na engleskom?"
i odgovorio sam mu, "Smatrao bi tvoju
zabrinutost opravdanom da si me pitao
zabrinutost opravdanom da si me pitao
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and I replied to him, "I would consider
your concern legit if you asked me
your concern legit if you asked me
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why I didn't write in Zulu."
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zašto ne pišem Zulu jezikom."
Jednom u Parizu bilo je to događanje,
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In Paris, once, there was this event,
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i netko je dao da mu se oslika zid.
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and someone gave his wall to be painted.
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And when he saw I was painting in Arabic,
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I kada je vidio da oslikavam na arapskom,
toliko se naljutio, zapravo histerično,
i tražio je da prekreče zid.
i tražio je da prekreče zid.
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he got so mad -- actually, hysterical --
and he asked for the wall to be erased.
and he asked for the wall to be erased.
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Bio sam ljut i razočaran.
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I was mad and disappointed.
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Ali tjedan kasnije, organizator me pozvao
da se vratim,
da se vratim,
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But a week later, the organizer
of the event asked me to come back,
of the event asked me to come back,
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i rekao mi da postoji zid odmah ispred
kuće onog čovjeka.
kuće onog čovjeka.
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and he told me that there was a wall
right in front of this guy's house.
right in front of this guy's house.
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Tako da, taj čovjek --
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So, this guy --
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04:31
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
on je prisiljen gledati ga svaki dan.
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like, was forced to see it every day.
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Na početku htio sam napisati,
"(na arapskom)",
"(na arapskom)",
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At the beginning, I was going
to write, "[In Arabic],"
to write, "[In Arabic],"
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što znači ''Evo ti ga", ali --
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which means, "In your face," but --
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(Smijeh)
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(Laughter)
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I decided to be smarter
and I wrote, "[In Arabic],"
and I wrote, "[In Arabic],"
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Odlučio sam biti pametniji,
i napisao sam "(na arapskom)",
i napisao sam "(na arapskom)",
što znači "Otvori svoje srce."
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which means, "Open your heart."
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I'm really proud of my culture,
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Jako sam ponosan na svoju kulturu,
i pokušavam biti njezin glasnik
kroz svoju umjetnost.
kroz svoju umjetnost.
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and I'm trying to be an ambassador
of it through my artwork.
of it through my artwork.
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04:57
And I hope that I can break
the stereotypes we all know,
the stereotypes we all know,
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I nadam se da mogu slomiti
stereotipe koje svi znamo,
stereotipe koje svi znamo,
ljepotom arapskog pisma.
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with the beauty of Arabic script.
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Today, I don't write the translation
of the message anymore on the wall.
of the message anymore on the wall.
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Danas više ne pišem prijevode
poruka na zid.
poruka na zid.
Ne želim pokvariti
poeziju kaligrafije,
poeziju kaligrafije,
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I don't want the poetry
of the calligraphy to be broken,
of the calligraphy to be broken,
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obzirom da je to umjetnost koju možete
cijeniti neznajući značenje
cijeniti neznajući značenje
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as it's art and you can appreciate it
without knowing the meaning,
without knowing the meaning,
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as you can enjoy any music
from other countries.
from other countries.
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isto kao što uživate u glazbi
iz drugih zemalja.
iz drugih zemalja.
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Some people see that
as a rejection or a closed door,
as a rejection or a closed door,
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Neki to vide kao odbijanje,
ili zatvorena vrata,
ili zatvorena vrata,
ali za mene, to je više pozivnica --
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but for me, it's more an invitation --
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u moj jezik, u moju kulturu,
u moju umjetnost.
u moju umjetnost.
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to my language,
to my culture, and to my art.
to my culture, and to my art.
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Hvala vam.
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Thank you.
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05:32
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
eL Seed - ArtistFrench-Tunisian artist eL Seed blends the historic art of Arabic calligraphy with graffti to portray messages of beauty, poetry and peace across all continents.
Why you should listen
Born in Paris to Tunisian parents, eL Seed travels the world, making art in Paris, New York, Jeddah, Melbourne, Gabes, Doha and beyond. His goal: to create dialogue and promote tolerance as well as change global perceptions of what Arabic means. In 2012, for instance, he painted a message of unity on a 47-meter-high minaret on the Jara mosque in Gabes, Tunisia. This piece and others can be found in his book, Lost Walls: Graffiti Road Trip through Tunisia
Most recently he created a sprawling mural in the Manshiyat Naser neighborhood of Cairo that spans 50 buildings and can only be viewed from a local mountaintop. Intending to honor the historic garbage collectors of the Manshiyat Naser neighborhood, the piece reads, "Anyone who wants to see the sunlight clearly needs to wipe his eye first."
eL Seed | Speaker | TED.com