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Zaria Forman: Crteži koji pokazuju ljepotu i krhkost Zemlje
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Zaria Forman stvara kompozicije velikog formata glečera koji se tope, ledenih brijegova koji plutaju staklastom vodom i valova obrubljenih pjenom, i njima istražuje trenutke prijelaza, nemira i spokoja. Pridružite joj se dok raspravlja o meditativnom procesu umjetničkog stvaranja i o motivaciji za njena djela. "Moji crteži slave ljepotu onoga što svi mi riskiramo izgubiti", kaže ona. "Nadam se da će moći poslužiti kao zapisi uzvišenih pejzaža u pokretu."
Zaria Forman - Artist
Zaria Forman uses visual art to connect people with the impact of climate change. Full bio
Zaria Forman uses visual art to connect people with the impact of climate change. Full bio
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I consider it my life's mission
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Smatram svojom životnom misijom
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to convey the urgency
of climate change through my work.
of climate change through my work.
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prenijeti ozbiljnost
klimatskih promjena kroz svoj rad.
klimatskih promjena kroz svoj rad.
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I've traveled north to the Arctic
to the capture the unfolding story
to the capture the unfolding story
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Putovala sam na sjever do Arktika,
kako bih zabilježila razvoj priče
kako bih zabilježila razvoj priče
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of polar melt,
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o otapanju polarnog leda
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and south to the Equator to document
the subsequent rising seas.
the subsequent rising seas.
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i južno do Ekvatora kako bih dokumentirala
nadolazeći porast razine mora.
nadolazeći porast razine mora.
00:29
Most recently, I visited
the icy coast of Greenland
the icy coast of Greenland
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Nedavno sam posjetila
zaleđene obale Grenlanda
zaleđene obale Grenlanda
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and the low-lying islands of the Maldives,
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i otoke Maldiva na niskoj
nadmorskoj visini,
nadmorskoj visini,
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connecting two seemingly disparate
but equally endangered
but equally endangered
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povezujući dva naoko različita,
no podjednako ugrožena
no podjednako ugrožena
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parts of our planet.
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dijela našeg planeta.
00:43
My drawings explore moments
of transition, turbulence
of transition, turbulence
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Moji crteži istražuju
trenutke prijelaza, nemira
trenutke prijelaza, nemira
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and tranquility in the landscape,
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i spokoja pejzaža,
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allowing viewers to emotionally connect
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omogućujući gledateljima
da se emocionalno povežu
da se emocionalno povežu
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with a place you might never
have the chance to visit.
have the chance to visit.
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s mjestom koje možda nikad
nećete imati priliku posjetiti.
nećete imati priliku posjetiti.
00:59
I choose to convey the beauty
as opposed to the devastation.
as opposed to the devastation.
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Izabrala sam prenijeti ljepotu
nasuprot uništenju.
nasuprot uništenju.
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If you can experience the sublimity
of these landscapes,
of these landscapes,
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Ako možete doživjeti
uzvišenost ovih pejzaža,
uzvišenost ovih pejzaža,
01:08
perhaps you'll be inspired
to protect and preserve them.
to protect and preserve them.
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možda će vas to inspirirati
da ih zaštitite i čuvate.
da ih zaštitite i čuvate.
01:13
Behavioral psychology tells us
that we take action
that we take action
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Bihevioralna psihologija
nam govori da poduzimamo mjere
nam govori da poduzimamo mjere
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and make decisions based
on our emotions above all else.
on our emotions above all else.
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i donosimo odluke temeljene,
iznad svega, na emocijama.
iznad svega, na emocijama.
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And studies have shown
that art impacts our emotions
that art impacts our emotions
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A istraživanja su pokazala
kako umjetnost utječe na naše emocije
kako umjetnost utječe na naše emocije
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more effectively than a scary news report.
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učinkovitije od nekih
zastrašujućih vijesti u medijima.
zastrašujućih vijesti u medijima.
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Experts predict ice-free Arctic summers
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Stručnjaci predviđaju
arktička ljeta bez leda
arktička ljeta bez leda
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as early as 2020.
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već od 2020.
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And sea levels are likely to rise
between two and ten feet
between two and ten feet
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A razine mora će se vjerojatno podići
između 60 i 300 centimetara
između 60 i 300 centimetara
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by century's end.
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do kraja stoljeća.
01:42
I have dedicated my career
to illuminating these projections
to illuminating these projections
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Posvetila sam svoju karijeru
rasvjetljavanju tih predviđanja
rasvjetljavanju tih predviđanja
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with an accessible medium,
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uz pomoć dostupnog medija,
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one that moves us in a way
that statistics may not.
that statistics may not.
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onoga koji nas pokreće
onako kako statistika ne bi mogla.
onako kako statistika ne bi mogla.
01:54
My process begins
with traveling to the places
with traveling to the places
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Proces započinjem putujući na mjesta
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at the forefront of climate change.
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najviše pogođena klimatskim promjenama.
01:59
On-site, I take thousands of photographs.
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Na licu mjesta stvaram
na tisuće fotografija.
na tisuće fotografija.
02:02
Back in the studio,
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Povratkom u atelje
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I work from both my memory
of the experience and the photographs
of the experience and the photographs
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radim na osnovi sjećanja na iskustvo
te na osnovi fotografija,
te na osnovi fotografija,
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to create very large-scale compositions,
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kako bih stvorila
kompozicije velikih formata,
kompozicije velikih formata,
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sometimes over 10 feet wide.
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ponekad široke i preko 300 centimetara.
02:13
I draw with soft pastel, which is dry
like charcoal, but colors.
like charcoal, but colors.
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Crtam mekim pastelama,
koje su suhe poput ugljena, ali u boji.
koje su suhe poput ugljena, ali u boji.
02:18
I consider my work drawings
but others call them painting.
but others call them painting.
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Svoja djela smatram crtežima,
iako ih drugi nazivaju slikama.
iako ih drugi nazivaju slikama.
02:22
I cringe, though, when I'm referred to
as a "finger painter."
as a "finger painter."
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Ipak, nelagodno mi je
kada me opisuju kao "slikaricu prstima."
kada me opisuju kao "slikaricu prstima."
02:26
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
02:27
But I don't use any tools
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Ne koristim nikakvo oruđe
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and I have always used
my fingers and palms
my fingers and palms
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i oduvijek sam koristila
svoje prste i dlanove
svoje prste i dlanove
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to manipulate the pigment on the paper.
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kako bih upravljala pigmentom na papiru.
02:35
Drawing is a form of meditation for me.
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Crtanje je za mene vrsta meditacije.
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It quiets my mind.
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Smiruje mi um.
02:42
I don't perceive what I'm drawing
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Ono što crtam ne doživljavam
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as ice or water.
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kao led ili vodu.
02:45
Instead, the image is stripped down
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Umjesto toga, prizor je ogoljen
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to its most basic form of color and shape.
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do najosnovnijeg vida boje i oblika.
02:52
Once the piece is complete,
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Kada je djelo gotovo,
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I can finally experience
the composition as a whole,
the composition as a whole,
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napokon mogu doživjeti
kompoziciju kao cjelinu,
kompoziciju kao cjelinu,
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as an iceberg floating
through glassy water,
through glassy water,
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poput ledenjaka
koji pluta staklastom vodom,
koji pluta staklastom vodom,
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or a wave cresting with foam.
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ili val obavijen pjenom.
03:03
On average, a piece this size
takes me about,
takes me about,
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U prosjeku, za djelo ove veličine
potrebno mi je oko,
potrebno mi je oko,
03:07
as you can see, 10 seconds.
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kao što vidite, 10 sekundi.
03:09
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
03:11
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
03:15
Really, more like 200 hours,
250 hours for something that size.
250 hours for something that size.
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U stvari, oko 200 sati,
250 sati za nešto te veličine.
250 sati za nešto te veličine.
03:19
But I've been drawing ever since
I could hold a crayon, really.
I could hold a crayon, really.
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Crtam, doslovno, još od kada sam
mogla držati voštane boje.
mogla držati voštane boje.
Moja majka je bila umjetnica, odrastajući,
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My mom was an artist, and growing up,
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we always had art supplies
all over the house.
all over the house.
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uvijek smo imali zalihe
slikarskog pribora po kući.
slikarskog pribora po kući.
03:27
My mother's love of photography
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Majčina ljubav prema fotografiji
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propelled her to the most
remote regions of the earth,
remote regions of the earth,
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vodila ju je do najudaljenijih
predjela Zemlje,
predjela Zemlje,
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and my family and I were fortunate enough
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a moja obitelj i ja smo imali sreću
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to join and support her
on these adventures.
on these adventures.
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pridružiti joj se i biti uz nju
u tim avanturama.
u tim avanturama.
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We rode camels in Northern Africa
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Jahali smo na devama u Sjevernoj Africi
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and mushed on dog sleds
near the North Pole.
near the North Pole.
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i tjerali sanjke koje vuku psi,
blizu Sjevernog pola.
blizu Sjevernog pola.
03:45
In August of 2012,
I led my first expedition,
I led my first expedition,
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U kolovozu 2012. predvodila sam
svoju prvu ekspediciju,
svoju prvu ekspediciju,
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taking a group of artists and scholars
up the northwest coast of Greenland.
up the northwest coast of Greenland.
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vodeći grupu umjetnika i učenjaka
do sjeverozapadne obale Grenlanda.
do sjeverozapadne obale Grenlanda.
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My mother was originally
supposed to lead this trip.
supposed to lead this trip.
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Prvotno je moja majka
trebala predvoditi ovo putovanje.
trebala predvoditi ovo putovanje.
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She and I were in the early
stages of planning,
stages of planning,
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Ona i ja smo bile
u ranim fazama planiranja,
u ranim fazama planiranja,
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as we had intended to go together,
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budući smo namjeravale ići zajedno,
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when she fell victim to a brain tumor.
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kada je oboljela od tumora na mozgu.
04:07
The cancer quickly took over
her body and mind,
her body and mind,
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Rak je brzo zahvatio njezino tijelo i um
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and she passed away six months later.
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te je preminula šest mjeseci kasnije.
04:15
During the months of her illness, though,
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Tijekom mjeseci njezine bolesti,
04:17
her dedication to the expedition
never wavered, and I made a promise
never wavered, and I made a promise
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njena posvećenost ekspediciji
nije jenjavala i obećala sam
nije jenjavala i obećala sam
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to carry out her final journey.
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da ću ostvariti njeno zadnje putovanje.
04:25
My mother's passion for the Arctic
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Strast moje majke prema Arktiku
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echoed through my experience in Greenland,
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našla je odjeka kroz
moje iskustvo na Grenlandu
moje iskustvo na Grenlandu
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and I felt the power
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i osjetila sam snagu
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and the fragility of the landscape.
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te krhkost tog pejzaža.
04:38
The sheer size of the icebergs
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Sama veličina ledenjaka
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is humbling.
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ulijeva strahopoštovanje.
04:43
The ice fields are alive
with movement and sound
with movement and sound
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Ledena polja vrve pokretom i zvukom,
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in a way that I never expected.
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kako nikada ne bih očekivala.
04:49
I expanded the scale of my compositions
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Proširila sam razmjere svojih kompozicija,
04:51
to give you that same sense of awe
that I experienced.
that I experienced.
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kako bih vam pružila taj isti osjećaj
strahopoštovanja koji sam iskusila.
strahopoštovanja koji sam iskusila.
04:57
Yet, while the grandeur
of the ice is evident,
of the ice is evident,
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Ipak, iako je veličina leda očita,
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so, too, is its vulnerability.
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takva je i njegova ranjivost.
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From our boat,
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S našeg broda
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I could see the ice sweating
under the unseasonably warm sun.
under the unseasonably warm sun.
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mogla sam vidjeti orošeni led
pod neprirodno toplim suncem.
pod neprirodno toplim suncem.
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We had a chance to visit
many of the Inuit communities in Greenland
many of the Inuit communities in Greenland
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Imali smo priliku posjetiti
mnoge zajednice Inuita na Grenlandu,
mnoge zajednice Inuita na Grenlandu,
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that now face huge challenges.
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koje se trenutno suočavaju
s ogromnim izazovima.
s ogromnim izazovima.
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The locals spoke to me
of vast areas of sea ice
of vast areas of sea ice
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Mještani su mi govorili
o ogromnim područjima morskog leda,
o ogromnim područjima morskog leda,
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that are no longer
freezing over as they once did.
freezing over as they once did.
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koja se više ne zamrzavaju kao nekada.
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And without ice, their hunting
and harvesting grounds
and harvesting grounds
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A bez leda, njihovo tlo za lov i žetvu
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are severely diminished,
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je ozbiljno smanjeno,
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threatening their way
of life and survival.
of life and survival.
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ugrožavajući njihov način
života i opstanka.
života i opstanka.
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The melting glaciers in Greenland
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Glečeri koji se tope na Grenlandu
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are one of the largest
contributing factors to rising sea levels,
contributing factors to rising sea levels,
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jedan su od najvećih čimbenika
koji doprinosi dizanju razine mora,
koji doprinosi dizanju razine mora,
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which have already begun to drown
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a to je već počelo zahvaćati
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some of our world's lowest-lying islands.
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neke otoke svijeta koji imaju
najmanju nadmorsku visinu.
najmanju nadmorsku visinu.
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One year after my trip to Greenland,
I visited the Maldives,
I visited the Maldives,
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Godinu dana nakon mog puta na Grenland
posjetila sam Maldive,
posjetila sam Maldive,
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the lowest and flattest country
in the entire world.
in the entire world.
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najnižu i najravniju državu
na cijelom svijetu.
na cijelom svijetu.
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While I was there, I collected
images and inspiration
images and inspiration
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Dok sam bila tamo
skupljala sam slike i inspiraciju
skupljala sam slike i inspiraciju
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for a new body of work:
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za novu cjelinu radova:
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drawings of waves lapping
on the coast of a nation
on the coast of a nation
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crteže valova koji zapljuskuju
obalu jednog naroda,
obalu jednog naroda,
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that could be entirely underwater
within this century.
within this century.
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koji bi tijekom ovog stoljeća
mogao biti potpuno pod vodom.
mogao biti potpuno pod vodom.
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Devastating events happen every day
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Događaji razaranja
događaju se svakodnevno,
događaju se svakodnevno,
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on scales both global and personal.
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u svjetskim i u osobnim razmjerima.
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When I was in Greenland,
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Dok sam bila na Grenlandu,
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I scattered my mother's ashes
amidst the melting ice.
amidst the melting ice.
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prosipala sam majčin pepeo
usred leda koji se otapao.
usred leda koji se otapao.
06:22
Now she remains a part
of the landscape she loved so much,
of the landscape she loved so much,
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Sada je ona trajni dio pejzaža
koji je toliko voljela,
koji je toliko voljela,
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even as it, too, passes
and takes on new form.
and takes on new form.
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čak i ako on sam nestane
i preuzme novi oblik.
i preuzme novi oblik.
06:33
Among the many gifts my mother gave me
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Među mnogim darovima
koje mi je majka dala,
koje mi je majka dala,
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was the ability to focus on the positive,
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je i sposobnost koncentriranja
na pozitivne strane,
na pozitivne strane,
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rather than the negative.
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a ne na negativne.
06:41
My drawings celebrate the beauty
of what we all stand to lose.
of what we all stand to lose.
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Moji crteži slave ljepotu onoga
što svi mi riskiramo izgubiti.
što svi mi riskiramo izgubiti.
06:47
I hope they can serve as records
of sublime landscapes in flux,
of sublime landscapes in flux,
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Nadam se da će moći poslužiti
kao zapisi uzvišenih pejzaža u pokretu,
kao zapisi uzvišenih pejzaža u pokretu,
06:53
documenting the transition
and inspiring our global community
and inspiring our global community
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bilježeći prijelaz
i inspirirajući globalnu zajednicu
i inspirirajući globalnu zajednicu
06:58
to take action for the future.
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da počne raditi za budućnost.
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Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
07:02
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Zaria Forman - ArtistZaria Forman uses visual art to connect people with the impact of climate change.
Why you should listen
The inspiration for Zaria Forman's drawings began in early childhood when she traveled with her family throughout several of the world's most remote landscapes, which were the subject of her mother's fine art photography. She was born in South Natick, Massachusetts and currently works and resides in Brooklyn, New York. She studied at the Student Art Centers International in Florence, Italy and received a BS in Studio Arts at Skidmore College in New York. Her works have been in publications such as Juxtapoz Magazine, National Geographic Magazine, Huffington Post, and the Smithsonian Magazine.
Recent achievements include participation in Banksy's Dismaland and a solo exhibition at Winston Wächter Fine Art in New York in September and October of 2015. Her drawings have been used in the set design for the Netflix TV series House of Cards.
In August 2012, Forman led Chasing the Light, an expedition sailing up the coast of Greenland, retracing the 1869 journey of American painter William Bradford and documenting the rapidly changing arctic landscape. Continuing to address climate change in her work, Forman traveled multiple times to the Maldives, the lowest-lying country in the world, and arguably the most vulnerable to rising sea levels.
Forman was invited aboard the National Geographic Explorer, traveling to Antarctica as an artist-in-residence in November and December 2015. Her next solo show will take place at Winston Wächter Fine Art’s Seattle location, in February and March of 2017.
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