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eL Seed: A project of peace, painted across 50 buildings
eL Seed: Proyek perdamaian yang dilukis melalui 50 gedung
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el Seed menggabungkan kaligrafi Arab dengan grafiti untuk melukis pesan harapan dan perdamaian penuh warna di gedung-gedung dari Tunisia sampai Paris. Seniman dan TED Fellow ini menceritakan proyek paling ambisiusnya hingga kini: mural yang dilukis pada 50 gedung di Manshiyat Naser, sebuah distrik di Kairo, Mesir, yang hanya bisa dilihat secara keseluruhan dari gunung di dekatnya.
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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00:12
So when I decided to create
an art piece in Manshiyat Naser,
an art piece in Manshiyat Naser,
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Ketika saya memutuskan untuk membuat
satu karya seni di Manshiyat Naser,
satu karya seni di Manshiyat Naser,
00:16
the neighborhood of the Cairo
garbage collectors in Egypt,
garbage collectors in Egypt,
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sebuah komunitas pemulung di Kairo, Mesir,
saya tak pernah berpikir
bahwa proyek ini
bahwa proyek ini
00:19
I never thought this project would be
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00:21
the most amazing human experience
that I would ever live.
that I would ever live.
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akan menjadi pengalaman kemanusiaan
terhebat yang pernah saya alami.
terhebat yang pernah saya alami.
00:24
As an artist, I had
this humanist intention
this humanist intention
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Sebagai seniman, saya bertujuan untuk
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of beautifying a poor
and neglected neighborhood
and neglected neighborhood
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memperindah sebuah komunitas
miskin dan terabaikan
miskin dan terabaikan
00:29
by bringing art to it and hopefully
shining light on this isolated community.
shining light on this isolated community.
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dengan membawa seni ke dalamnya,
dan berharap bisa menerangi komunitas ini.
dan berharap bisa menerangi komunitas ini.
00:36
The first time I heard about
this Christian Coptic community
this Christian Coptic community
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Pertama kali saya mendengar tentang
komunitas Kristen Koptik ini
komunitas Kristen Koptik ini
00:39
was in 2009 when the Egyptian authorities
under the regime of Hosni Mubarak
under the regime of Hosni Mubarak
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adalah di tahun 2009 ketika pemerintah
Mesir di bawah rezim Hosni Mubarak
Mesir di bawah rezim Hosni Mubarak
00:45
decided to slaughter 300,000 pigs
using the pretext of H1N1 virus.
using the pretext of H1N1 virus.
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memutuskan untuk membantai 300.000 babi
dengan alasan penyebaran virus H1N1.
dengan alasan penyebaran virus H1N1.
00:51
Originally, they are pig breeders.
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Awalnya, mereka adalah peternak babi.
00:53
Their pigs and other animals
are fed with the organic waste
are fed with the organic waste
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Babi dan ternak lainnya diberi makan
sampah organik
sampah organik
00:56
that they collect on a daily basis.
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yang mereka kumpulkan setiap hari.
00:58
This event killed their livelihood.
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Kejadian ini membunuh penghidupan mereka.
01:01
The first time I entered Manshiyat Naser,
it felt like a maze.
it felt like a maze.
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Pertama kali saya memasuki Manshiyat Naser
rasanya seperti labirin.
rasanya seperti labirin.
01:04
I was looking for the St. Simon Monastery
on the top of the Muqattam Mountain.
on the top of the Muqattam Mountain.
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Saya mencari Biara St. Simon di puncak
Gunung Muqattam.
Gunung Muqattam.
01:08
So you go right, then straight,
then right again, then left
then right again, then left
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Belok kanan, lurus, kanan lagi, kiri,
01:11
to reach all the way to the top.
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dan terus sampai ke puncak.
01:13
But to reach there, you must dodge between
the trucks overpacked with garbage
the trucks overpacked with garbage
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Untuk ke sana, Anda harus berzig-zag
mengelak dari truk-truk sampah kepenuhan
mengelak dari truk-truk sampah kepenuhan
01:17
and slalom between the tuk-tuks,
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dan bermanuver di antara tuk-tuk,
01:19
the fastest vehicle to move around
in the neighborhood.
in the neighborhood.
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yang merupakan kendaraan tercepat
di lingkungan itu.
di lingkungan itu.
01:23
The smell of the garbage
unloaded from those trucks was intense,
unloaded from those trucks was intense,
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Bau sampah yang dibongkar dari
truk-truk itu begitu kuat
truk-truk itu begitu kuat
01:26
and the noise of the traffic
was loud and overbearing.
was loud and overbearing.
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dan suara lalu lintas
begitu keras dan ribut.
begitu keras dan ribut.
01:29
Add to it the din created by the crushers
in those warehouses along the way.
in those warehouses along the way.
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Ditambah lagi suara riuh dari
gudang-gudang di sepanjang jalan.
gudang-gudang di sepanjang jalan.
01:34
From outside it looks chaotic,
but everything is perfectly organized.
but everything is perfectly organized.
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Dari luar kelihatannya kacau balau,
tapi semuanya teratur dengan sempurna.
tapi semuanya teratur dengan sempurna.
01:40
The Zaraeeb, that’s how
they call themselves,
they call themselves,
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Mereka menyebut diri mereka Zaraeeb,
01:43
which means the pig breeders,
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yang artinya peternak babi,
01:44
have been collecting the garbage of Cairo
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dan mereka sudah mengumpulkan
sampah kota Kairo
sampah kota Kairo
dan memilahnya di komunitas mereka
selama berpuluh-puluh tahun.
selama berpuluh-puluh tahun.
01:47
and sorting it in their own
neighborhood for decades.
neighborhood for decades.
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01:49
They have developed
one of the most efficient
one of the most efficient
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Mereka telah mengembangkan salah satu
01:52
and highly profitable systems
on a global level.
on a global level.
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sistem paling efisien dan menguntungkan
di tingkat global.
di tingkat global.
01:55
Still, the place is perceived
as dirty, marginalized and segregated
as dirty, marginalized and segregated
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Tetap saja, tempat ini dipandang kotor,
terpinggirkan dan terpisah
terpinggirkan dan terpisah
01:59
because of their association
with the trash.
with the trash.
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karena hubungan mereka dengan sampah.
02:03
So my initial idea
was to create an anamorphic piece,
was to create an anamorphic piece,
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Ide awal saya adalah untuk membuat
satu karya anamorfik,
satu karya anamorfik,
02:05
a piece that you can only see
from one vantage point.
from one vantage point.
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karya yang hanya bisa dilihat dari
satu sudut pandang.
satu sudut pandang.
02:08
I wanted to challenge myself artistically
by painting over several buildings
by painting over several buildings
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Saya ingin menantang diri saya
secara artistik
secara artistik
dengan melukis beberapa gedung
02:13
and having it only fully visible
from one point on the Muqattam Mountain.
from one point on the Muqattam Mountain.
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yang hanya bisa dilihat secara lengkap
dari satu titik di Gunung Muqattam.
dari satu titik di Gunung Muqattam.
02:18
The Muqattam Mountain
is the pride of the community.
is the pride of the community.
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Gunung Muqattam adalah
kebanggaan komunitas ini.
kebanggaan komunitas ini.
02:20
This is where they built
the St. Simon Monastery,
the St. Simon Monastery,
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Di sinilah mereka membangun
Biara St. Simon,
Biara St. Simon,
02:23
a 10,000-seat cave church
that they carved into the mountain itself.
that they carved into the mountain itself.
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sebuah gereja gua dengan kapasitas 10.000
orang yang dipahat langsung di gunung.
orang yang dipahat langsung di gunung.
02:29
So, the first time
I stood on top of the mountain
I stood on top of the mountain
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Jadi, saat pertama kali
saya berdiri di puncak gunung itu
saya berdiri di puncak gunung itu
02:33
and I looked at the neighborhood,
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dan memandang komunitas ini,
saya bertanya pada diri saya sendiri,
bagaimana saya akan bisa
bagaimana saya akan bisa
02:34
I asked myself, how on earth
will I convince all those owners
will I convince all those owners
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meyakinkan mereka untuk
mengizinkan saya melukis gedung mereka?
mengizinkan saya melukis gedung mereka?
02:37
to let me paint on their buildings?
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02:40
And then Magd came.
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Lalu Magd datang.
02:41
Magd is a guide from the Church.
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Magd adalah pemandu dari gereja.
02:43
He told me the only person I needed
to convince was Father Samaan,
to convince was Father Samaan,
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Dia bilang satu-satunya orang yang perlu
saya yakinkan adalah Bapa Samaan,
saya yakinkan adalah Bapa Samaan,
02:47
who is the leader of the community.
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pemimpin komunitas tersebut.
02:50
But to convince Father Samaan,
I needed to convince Mario,
I needed to convince Mario,
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Tapi untuk meyakinkan Bapa Samaan,
saya harus meyakinkan Mario,
saya harus meyakinkan Mario,
02:53
who is a Polish artist
who moved to Cairo 20 years ago
who moved to Cairo 20 years ago
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seorang seniman Polandia yang
pindah ke Kairo 20 tahun lalu
pindah ke Kairo 20 tahun lalu
02:56
and who created all the artwork
of the Cave Church.
of the Cave Church.
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dan mengerjakan semua karya seni
di Gereja Gua.
di Gereja Gua.
Saya sangat berterima kasih pada Mario.
Dia adalah kunci dari proyek ini.
Dia adalah kunci dari proyek ini.
03:00
I am really grateful to Mario.
He was the key of the project.
He was the key of the project.
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03:04
He managed to get me
a meeting with Father Samaan,
a meeting with Father Samaan,
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Dia mengatur pertemuan saya
dengan Bapa Samaan
dengan Bapa Samaan
dan ternyata beliau menyukai ide ini.
03:06
and surprisingly, he loved the idea.
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03:08
He asked me about where I painted before
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Dia bertanya di mana saya pernah melukis
dan bagaimana saya akan
mewujudkannya.
mewujudkannya.
03:10
and how I will make it happen.
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03:12
And he was mainly concerned
by what I was going to write.
by what I was going to write.
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Dan dia terutama ingin tahu
apa yang akan saya tulis.
apa yang akan saya tulis.
03:16
In every work that I create,
I write messages
I write messages
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Di setiap karya saya,
saya menuliskan pesan
saya menuliskan pesan
03:18
with my style of Arabic calligraphy.
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dengan gaya kaligrafi Arab saya.
03:20
I make sure those messages are relevant
to the place where I am painting
to the place where I am painting
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Saya memastikan pesan-pesan tersebut
relevan dengan tempat saya melukis
relevan dengan tempat saya melukis
tapi juga memiliki aspek universal,
03:24
but have this universal dimension,
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03:26
so anybody around the world
can relate to it.
can relate to it.
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sehingga siapa pun di seluruh dunia
bisa memahaminya.
bisa memahaminya.
Jadi untuk Manshiyat Naser,
03:29
So for Manshiyat Naser,
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saya memutuskan untuk menulis
dalam bahasa Arab
dalam bahasa Arab
03:30
I decided to write in Arabic
the words of St. Athanasius of Alexandria,
the words of St. Athanasius of Alexandria,
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kata-kata St. Athanasius dari Alexandria,
seorang uskup Koptik di abad ke-3,
seorang uskup Koptik di abad ke-3,
03:35
a Coptic bishop from the third century,
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03:37
who said: (Arabic),
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yang mengatakan: (bahasa Arab),
yang artinya,
03:42
which means in English,
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"Siapa pun yang ingin melihat
mentari dengan jelas
mentari dengan jelas
03:43
"Anyone who wants
to see the sunlight clearly
to see the sunlight clearly
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harus mengusap matanya dulu."
03:45
needs to wipe his eyes first."
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Sangat penting bagi saya
03:47
It was really important for me
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bahwa komunitas mereka merasa terhubung
dengan kata-kata ini.
dengan kata-kata ini.
03:49
that the community
felt connected to the words.
felt connected to the words.
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Dan untuk saya, kutipan ini menggambarkan
semangat proyek ini dengan tepat.
semangat proyek ini dengan tepat.
03:52
And for me this quote was perfectly
reflecting the spirit of the project.
reflecting the spirit of the project.
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03:56
So Father Samaan blessed the project,
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Jadi Bapa Samaan memberkati proyek ini,
dan persetujuannya berarti persetujuan
seluruh penghuni disana.
seluruh penghuni disana.
03:58
and his approval brought
all the residents on board.
all the residents on board.
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04:02
Hundreds of liters of paint,
a dozen blue manual lifts,
a dozen blue manual lifts,
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Setelah ratusan liter cat,
selusin lift manual biru,
selusin lift manual biru,
dan beberapa perjalanan
pulang-balik ke Kairo,
pulang-balik ke Kairo,
04:06
several trips back and forth to Cairo,
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satu tim kuat dan kompak dari
Prancis, Afrika Utara, Timur Tengah dan AS
Prancis, Afrika Utara, Timur Tengah dan AS
04:09
a strong and solid team from France,
North Africa, Middle East and the US,
North Africa, Middle East and the US,
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dan setelah setahun merencanakan dan
mengatur logistik, di sanalah kami,
mengatur logistik, di sanalah kami,
04:13
and after a year of planning
and logistics, there we are,
and logistics, there we are,
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04:16
my team and some members
from the local community
from the local community
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tim saya dan beberapa orang
dari komunitas lokal
dari komunitas lokal
04:19
creating a piece that will
spread over 50 buildings,
spread over 50 buildings,
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menciptakan satu karya yang akan
tersebar di 50 gedung,
tersebar di 50 gedung,
04:22
some filling up the space
of the calligraphy
of the calligraphy
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ada yang mengisi warna pada
badan kaligrafi yang saya tulis.
04:25
that I trace with colors.
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04:27
Here some blue, there some yellow,
there some orange.
there some orange.
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Ada biru, kuning dan oranye.
04:30
Some others carrying some sand bags
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Ada yang mengangkut kantung pasir
04:32
and putting them
on the top of the buildings
on the top of the buildings
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dan menaruhnya di puncak gedung
untuk menahan lift manual,
04:34
to hold those manual lifts,
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dan ada yang memasang dan
membongkar lift-lift tersebut
membongkar lift-lift tersebut
04:36
and some others assembling
and disassembling those same lifts
and disassembling those same lifts
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04:38
and moving them around
the different buildings.
the different buildings.
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dan memindahkannya di antara
gedung-gedung.
gedung-gedung.
04:42
At the beginning of the project,
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Pada awalnya,
04:43
I numbered all those
buildings on my sketch,
buildings on my sketch,
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saya menomori semua gedung
dalam sketsa saya,
dalam sketsa saya,
dan tidak betul-betul ada interaksi
antara kami dan komunitas di sana.
antara kami dan komunitas di sana.
04:47
and there was no real interaction
with the community.
with the community.
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04:50
People didn’t get the point of all this.
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Mereka tidak mengerti apa arti semua ini.
04:52
But fast enough, those building numbers
became family names.
became family names.
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Tapi tak lama, gedung-gedung itu
menjadi nama.
menjadi nama.
Gedung pertama adalah rumah
Paman Ibrahim.
Paman Ibrahim.
04:56
The first building
was the house of Uncle Ibrahim.
was the house of Uncle Ibrahim.
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Paman Ibrahim adalah seorang yang
penuh semangat.
penuh semangat.
05:00
Uncle Ibrahim is such
an enthusiastic person.
an enthusiastic person.
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Dia selalu menyanyi dan bercanda,
05:02
He was always singing and making jokes,
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dan putra-putrinya menyelamatkan
saya dari kerbau miliknya
saya dari kerbau miliknya
05:04
and his daughters and sons
saved me from his bull
saved me from his bull
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yang mau menyerang saya di lantai 4.
05:08
who wanted to attack me
on the fourth floor.
on the fourth floor.
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(Tertawa)
05:11
(Laughter)
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Sebenarnya, kerbau itu melihat saya dari
jendela dan keluar ke teras.
jendela dan keluar ke teras.
05:12
Actually, the bull saw me from the window
and came out on the balcony.
and came out on the balcony.
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(Tertawa)
05:15
(Laughter)
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05:17
Yeah.
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Ya.
Paman Ibrahim selalu
duduk-duduk di teras
duduk-duduk di teras
05:21
Uncle Ibrahim was always
hanging out on the balcony
hanging out on the balcony
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dan mengobrol dengan saya
sembari saya melukis.
sembari saya melukis.
05:24
and talking to me while I was painting.
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05:26
I remember him saying that he didn’t
go to the mountain for 10 years,
go to the mountain for 10 years,
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Saya ingat dia bilang, sudah 10 tahun
sejak dia naik gunung,
sejak dia naik gunung,
dia tidak pernah berlibur.
05:30
and that he never takes a day off.
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Katanya, kalau dia tidak bekerja,
siapa yang akan mengurusi sampah?
siapa yang akan mengurusi sampah?
05:32
He said that if he stopped working,
who will stop the garbage?
who will stop the garbage?
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Yang mengejutkan, di akhir proyek ini,
05:36
But surprisingly,
at the end of the project,
at the end of the project,
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dia naik ke atas gunung
untuk melihat karya ini.
untuk melihat karya ini.
05:39
he came all the way to the mountain
to look at the piece.
to look at the piece.
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05:42
He was really proud
to see his house painted,
to see his house painted,
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Dia sangat bangga melihat rumahnya dicat,
dan katanya proyek ini adalah
sebuah proyek perdamaian dan --
sebuah proyek perdamaian dan --
05:45
and he said that this project
was a project of peace and --
was a project of peace and --
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05:50
sorry --
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maaf --
(Tepuk tangan)
05:53
(Applause)
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Terima kasih.
06:06
Thank you.
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06:08
He said that it was a project
of peace and unity
of peace and unity
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Katanya ini adalah sebuah
proyek perdamaian dan persatuan
proyek perdamaian dan persatuan
dan proyek ini telah menyatukan
banyak orang.
banyak orang.
06:13
and that it brought people together.
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06:15
So his perception
towards the project changed,
towards the project changed,
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Persepsinya tentang proyek ini berubah,
dan persepsi saya tentang
komunitas ini juga berubah,
komunitas ini juga berubah,
06:18
and my perception towards
the community changed also,
the community changed also,
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dan tentang pekerjaan mereka.
06:22
and towards what they do.
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Semua sampah yang membuat orang jijik ini
bukan sampah mereka.
bukan sampah mereka.
06:24
All the garbage that everybody
is disgusted by is not theirs.
is disgusted by is not theirs.
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Mereka sekedar bekerja dengan sampah.
06:29
They just work out of it.
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06:30
Actually, they don’t live in the garbage.
They live from the garbage.
They live from the garbage.
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Mereka tidak hidup di dalam sampah,
mereka hidup dari sampah.
mereka hidup dari sampah.
Saya jadi mulai meragukan diri
saya dan berpikir,
saya dan berpikir,
06:34
So I started doubting myself and wondering
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apakah tujuan sebenarnya dari proyek ini?
06:36
what was the real purpose
of this whole project?
of this whole project?
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Ini bukan soal memperindah suatu tempat
dengan membawa seni ke dalamnya.
dengan membawa seni ke dalamnya.
06:40
It was not about beautifying
a place by bringing art to it.
a place by bringing art to it.
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Ini soal mengubah persepsi dan
memulai dialog
memulai dialog
06:44
It was about switching perception
and opening a dialogue
and opening a dialogue
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tentang hubungan yang kita miliki
dengan komunitas yang tidak kita kenal.
dengan komunitas yang tidak kita kenal.
06:47
on the connection that we have
with communities that we don’t know.
with communities that we don’t know.
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06:51
So day after day,
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Hari demi hari,
06:52
the calligraphy circle was taking shape,
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kaligrafinya semakin mulai terbentuk,
dan kami selalu bersemangat untuk
naik gunung dan melihat karya ini.
naik gunung dan melihat karya ini.
06:55
and we were always excited to go back
on the mountain to look at the piece.
on the mountain to look at the piece.
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Dan berdiri pada titik ini setiap hari
membuat saya menyadari
membuat saya menyadari
06:59
And standing exactly at this point
every day made my realize
every day made my realize
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simbolisme di balik karya anamorfik ini.
07:02
the symbolism behind
this anamorphic piece.
this anamorphic piece.
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Kalau kita ingin melihat gambaran
sebenarnya dari seseorang,
sebenarnya dari seseorang,
07:05
If you want to see
the real image of somebody,
the real image of somebody,
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mungkin kita harus mengubah sudut pandang.
07:07
maybe you should change your angle.
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07:10
There was doubts and difficulties,
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Ada keraguan dan kesulitan,
seperti rasa takut dan stress.
07:12
like fears and stress.
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Tidak mudah untuk bekerja di lingkungan
seperti ini,
seperti ini,
07:13
It wasn't simple
to work in such environments,
to work in such environments,
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07:15
sometimes having pigs under you
while you paint
while you paint
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kadang ada babi di bawah kami
ketika sedang mengecat,
ketika sedang mengecat,
07:18
or climbing a stack of garbage
to reach a lift.
to reach a lift.
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atau harus memanjat tumpukan sampah
untuk mencapai lift.
untuk mencapai lift.
07:20
But we all got over the fear
of the heights, the swinging lifts,
of the heights, the swinging lifts,
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Tapi kami semua mengatasi rasa takut
ketinggian, lift yang bergoyang,
ketinggian, lift yang bergoyang,
07:24
the strength of the smell
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dan bau menyengat
dan stres dikejar waktu.
07:25
and also the stress
of not finishing on time.
of not finishing on time.
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Tapi kebaikan hati orang-orang di sana
membuat kami melupakan semua itu.
membuat kami melupakan semua itu.
07:27
But the kindness of all those people
made us forget everything.
made us forget everything.
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07:31
The building number 3 was the house
of Uncle Bakheet and Aunty Fareeda.
of Uncle Bakheet and Aunty Fareeda.
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Gedung no.3 adalah rumah
Paman Bakheet dan Tante Fareeda.
Paman Bakheet dan Tante Fareeda.
Dalam bahasa Mesir,
ada istilah "Ahsen Nas,"
ada istilah "Ahsen Nas,"
07:35
In Egyptian, they have
this expression that says, "Ahsen Nas,"
this expression that says, "Ahsen Nas,"
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artinya "orang-orang yang terbaik."
07:39
which means "the best people."
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Mereka adalah orang-orang yang terbaik.
07:40
They were the best people.
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07:41
We used to take our break
in front of their houses,
in front of their houses,
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Kami biasanya beristirahat di
depan rumah mereka,
depan rumah mereka,
dan anak-anak sekitar
07:45
and all the kids of the neighborhood
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biasanya bergabung.
07:47
used to join us.
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Saya sangat kagum dan takjub
oleh anak-anak Manshiyat Naser.
oleh anak-anak Manshiyat Naser.
07:48
I was impressed and amazed
by the kids of Manshiyat Naser.
by the kids of Manshiyat Naser.
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Selama beberapa hari pertama,
mereka selalu menolak apapun
mereka selalu menolak apapun
07:53
For the first few days, they were always
refusing anything we were offering them,
refusing anything we were offering them,
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yang kami tawarkan,
bahkan snack atau minuman.
bahkan snack atau minuman.
07:57
even a snack or a drink.
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Saya bertanya pada
Tante Fareeda, "Kenapa?"
Tante Fareeda, "Kenapa?"
07:59
So I asked Aunty Fareeda, "Why is that?"
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08:01
And she told me they teach
their kids to refuse anything
their kids to refuse anything
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Katanya, mereka mengajari
anak-anak mereka untuk menolak apapun
anak-anak mereka untuk menolak apapun
08:05
from somebody that they don't know
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dari orang yang tidak mereka kenal
08:06
because maybe this person
needs it more than they do.
needs it more than they do.
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karena mungkin orang itu lebih butuh
daripada mereka.
daripada mereka.
08:10
So at this exact point I realized actually
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Pada titik inilah saya menyadari
betapa komunitas Zaraeeb ini
benar-benar adalah konteks ideal
benar-benar adalah konteks ideal
08:14
the Zaraeeb community
was the ideal context
was the ideal context
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08:17
to raise the topic of perception.
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untuk mengangkat topik persepsi.
Kita perlu mempertanyakan tingkatan
miskonsepsi dan penilaian kita
miskonsepsi dan penilaian kita
08:19
We need to question
our level of misconception
our level of misconception
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08:22
and judgment we can have as a society
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sebagai sebuah masyarakat,
terhadap komunitas berdasarkan
perbedaan mereka.
perbedaan mereka.
08:25
upon communities
based on their differences.
based on their differences.
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Saya ingat pekerjaan kami tertunda
di rumah Paman Ibrahim
di rumah Paman Ibrahim
08:28
I remember how we got delayed
on Uncle Ibrahim's house
on Uncle Ibrahim's house
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karena babinya yang diternakkan di atap
08:32
when his pigs that are bred on the rooftop
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memakan kantung pasir yang menahan lift.
08:34
were eating the sand bags
that hold the lifts.
that hold the lifts.
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(Tertawa)
08:37
(Laughter)
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08:39
The house of Uncle Bakheet
and Aunty Fareeda
and Aunty Fareeda
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Rumah Paman Bakheet dan Tante Fareeda
adalah tempat pertemuan semacam ini.
08:42
was this kind of meeting point.
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Semua orang berkumpul disana.
08:44
Everybody used to gather there.
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Saya rasa inilah yang dimaksud
Paman Ibrahim
Paman Ibrahim
08:46
I think this is what Uncle Ibrahim meant
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ketika ia bilang, ini adalah
proyek perdamaian dan persatuan,
proyek perdamaian dan persatuan,
08:48
when he said that was
a project of peace and unity,
a project of peace and unity,
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08:50
because I really felt
that people were coming together.
that people were coming together.
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karena saya benar-benar merasakan
orang-orang berkumpul.
orang-orang berkumpul.
08:54
Everyone was greeting us
with a smile, offering us a drink
with a smile, offering us a drink
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Semua orang menyapa kami dengan senyuman,
menawarkan minuman
menawarkan minuman
atau mengundang kami ke rumah mereka
untuk makan siang.
untuk makan siang.
08:57
or inviting us into their
own house for lunch.
own house for lunch.
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Kadang, ketika bekerja di
lantai 1 sebuah gedung,
lantai 1 sebuah gedung,
09:01
Sometime, you are
at the first level of a building,
at the first level of a building,
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seseorang membuka jendela dan menawari teh
09:04
and somebody opens his window
and offers you some tea.
and offers you some tea.
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Dan ini terjadi lagi di lantai 2.
09:07
And then the same thing happens
on the second floor.
on the second floor.
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Dan terus begitu sampai ke atas.
09:09
And you keep going all the way to the top.
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(Tertawa)
09:11
(Laughter)
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(Tepuk tangan)
09:12
(Applause)
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Saya rasa saya tidak pernah minum teh
sebanyak di Mesir.
sebanyak di Mesir.
09:14
I think I never drink as much tea
as I did in Egypt.
as I did in Egypt.
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09:16
(Laughter)
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(Tertawa)
Dan sejujurnya, kami bisa
selesai lebih cepat,
selesai lebih cepat,
09:18
And to be honest with you,
we could have finished earlier,
we could have finished earlier,
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tapi saya rasa kami selesai dalam 3 minggu
karena banyak istirahat minum teh.
karena banyak istirahat minum teh.
09:21
but I think it took us three weeks
because of all those tea breaks.
because of all those tea breaks.
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(Tertawa)
09:24
(Laughter)
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Di Mesir, mereka punya istilah lain,
"Nawartouna,"
"Nawartouna,"
09:28
In Egypt, they have another expression,
which is "Nawartouna,"
which is "Nawartouna,"
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yang artinya
"Kamu membawa cahaya bagi kami."
"Kamu membawa cahaya bagi kami."
09:32
which means, "You brought light to us."
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Di Manshiyat Naser mereka selalu
mengatakannya pada kami.
mengatakannya pada kami.
09:35
In Manshiyat Naser
they were always telling us this.
they were always telling us this.
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Kaligrafi ini, sebenarnya --
09:38
The calligraphy, actually --
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saya menggunakan cat
yang bercahaya di kegelapan
yang bercahaya di kegelapan
09:40
I used a white glow-in-the-dark paint
for the calligraphy
for the calligraphy
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sehingga di akhir proyek, kami menyewa
beberapa proyektor cahaya hitam
beberapa proyektor cahaya hitam
09:44
so at the end of the project,
we rented some black light projectors
we rented some black light projectors
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dan menerangi seluruh komunitas,
09:48
and lit up the whole neighborhood,
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mengejutkan semua orang.
09:50
surprising everybody around.
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09:52
We wanted to tell them
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Kami ingin memberitahu mereka
09:53
that they are the ones
who brought light to us.
who brought light to us.
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bahwa merekalah
yang membawa cahaya bagi kami.
yang membawa cahaya bagi kami.
09:58
(Applause)
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(Tepuk tangan)
10:09
The Zaraeeb community
are strong, honest, hard workers,
are strong, honest, hard workers,
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Komunitas Zaraeeb adalah komunitas
yang kuat, jujur, pekerja keras,
yang kuat, jujur, pekerja keras,
dan mereka tahu nilai mereka.
10:13
and they know their value.
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Orang Kairo menyebut mereka "Zabaleen,"
10:14
The people of Cairo
call them "the Zabaleen,"
call them "the Zabaleen,"
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yang artinya "orang-orang sampah,"
10:17
which means "the people of the garbage,"
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tapi ironisnya,
orang-orang di Manshiyat Naseer
orang-orang di Manshiyat Naseer
10:19
but ironically,
the people of Manshiyat Naser
the people of Manshiyat Naser
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menyebut orang Kairo Zabaleen.
10:21
call the people of Cairo the Zabaleen.
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Mereka bilang, merekalah yang
memproduksi sampah, bukan mereka.
memproduksi sampah, bukan mereka.
10:23
They say, they are the ones
who produce the garbage, not them.
who produce the garbage, not them.
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(Tertawa)
10:26
(Laughter)
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(Tepuk tangan)
10:27
(Applause)
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Tujuan saya untuk memberi
sesuatu bagi komunitas ini,
sesuatu bagi komunitas ini,
10:29
The goal was to leave something
to this community,
to this community,
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tapi saya rasa merekalah yang
memberi sesuatu pada hidup kami.
memberi sesuatu pada hidup kami.
10:31
but I feel that they are the ones
who left something in our lives.
who left something in our lives.
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Anda tahu, proyek ini hanyalah alasan
10:34
You know, the art project
was just a pretext
was just a pretext
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untuk pengalaman menakjubkan ini.
10:36
for this amazing human experience.
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Karya seni pada suatu waktu
akan hilang, lenyap,
akan hilang, lenyap,
10:38
The art piece at some point
will disappear, vanish,
will disappear, vanish,
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dan sebenarnya ada orang
yang membangun lantai 2
yang membangun lantai 2
10:41
and actually there is somebody
who is building a second floor
who is building a second floor
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di depan rumah Paman Ibrahim,
10:43
in front of Uncle Ibrahim's house,
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sehingga menutupi sebagian lukisan,
10:45
so it's covering part of the painting,
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jadi saya mungkin harus kembali
dan mengecat di atasnya.
dan mengecat di atasnya.
10:47
so I might need to go back
and paint over it.
and paint over it.
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(Tertawa)
10:49
(Laughter)
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Ini adalah tentang pengalaman,
10:51
It was about the experience,
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10:52
about the story,
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tentang cerita,
tentang momen itu.
10:54
about the moment.
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10:56
From the streets of the neighborhood,
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Dari jalanan komunitas mereka,
hanya tampak potongan-potongan lukisan
10:58
the painting appears in fragments,
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11:00
isolated from one another,
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yang saling terpisah satu sama lain,
11:02
standing alone.
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berdiri sendiri.
Tapi terhubung dengan tanda kaligrafi
11:03
But connected with the sign of calligraphy
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yang kini mengandung pesan kuat
yang harus kita pikirkan
yang harus kita pikirkan
11:05
that today reveals the powerful message
that we should all think about
that we should all think about
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sebelum menilai orang lain.
11:09
before we want to judge somebody.
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11:11
Anyone who wants to see
the sunlight clearly
the sunlight clearly
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Seseorang yang ingin melihat
mentari dengan jelas
mentari dengan jelas
11:13
needs to wipe his eyes first.
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harus mengusap matanya dulu.a
11:15
Thank you.
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Terima kasih.
(Tepuk tangan)
11:17
(Applause)
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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."
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