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Candy Chang: Before I die I want to ...
Candy Chang: Prije nego umrem, želim...
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U svojem susjedstvu u New Orleansu, umjetnica i TED Fellow Candy Chang pretvorila je napuštenu kuću u ogromnu ploču na kojoj su ljudi trebali dopuniti rečenicu: ''Prije nego umrem, želim...''. Odgovori njezinih susjeda -- iznenađujući, dirljivi, smiješni -- postali su neočekivano zrcalo zajednice. (Koji je vaš odgovor?)
Candy Chang - Artist, designer, urban planner
Candy Chang creates art that prompts people to think about their secrets, wishes and hopes -- and then share them. She is a TED Senior Fellow. Full bio
Candy Chang creates art that prompts people to think about their secrets, wishes and hopes -- and then share them. She is a TED Senior Fellow. Full bio
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There are a lot of ways the people around us
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Ljudi oko nas nam na mnogo načina
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can help improve our lives.
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mogu poboljšati naš život.
00:22
We don't bump into every neighbor,
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Ne sretnemo se sa svakim susjedom,
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so a lot of wisdom never gets passed on,
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tako da se mnogo mudrosti ne uspije prenijeti dalje
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though we do share the same public spaces.
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iako dijelimo isti javni prostor.
00:29
So over the past few years, I've tried ways to share more
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Tijekom posljednjih nekoliko godina
pokušala sam podijeliti što više
pokušala sam podijeliti što više
00:32
with my neighbors in public space,
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sa svojim susjedima u javnom prostoru,
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using simple tools like stickers, stencils and chalk.
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koristeći jednostavne alate poput
naljepnica, šablona za crtanje i krede.
naljepnica, šablona za crtanje i krede.
00:38
And these projects came from questions I had, like,
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Ti projekti proizašli su iz pitanja
koja sam si postavljala,
koja sam si postavljala,
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how much are my neighbors paying for their apartments?
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primjerice, koliku stanarinu plaćaju moji susjedi?
00:45
(Laughter) How can we lend and borrow more things
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(Smijeh) Kako možemo posuditi više stvari
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without knocking on each other's doors at a bad time?
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bez kucanja na vrata u krivo vrijeme?
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How can we share more of our memories
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Kako možemo podijeliti više svojih uspomena
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of our abandoned buildings,
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na napuštene zgrade,
00:56
and gain a better understanding of our landscape?
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i bolje razumjeti svoj krajolik?
01:00
And how can we share more of our hopes
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I kako možemo podijeliti više svojih nada
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for our vacant storefronts, so our communities
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na praznim pročeljima, tako da naša zajednica
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can reflect our needs and dreams today?
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odražava naše potrebe i snove?
01:10
Now, I live in New Orleans,
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Živim u New Orleansu
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and I am in love with New Orleans.
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i zaljubljena sam u taj grad.
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My soul is always soothed by the giant live oak trees,
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Moju dušu uvijek umiruju ogromni hrastovi,
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shading lovers, drunks and dreamers
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koji pružaju sjenu ljubavnicima,
pijancima i sanjarima
pijancima i sanjarima
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for hundreds of years, and I trust a city
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već stotinama godina, a ja vjerujem gradu
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that always makes way for music. (Laughter)
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koji uvijek napravi mjesta za glazbu. (Smijeh)
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I feel like every time someone sneezes,
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Imam osjećaj da svaki put kad netko kihne,
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New Orleans has a parade. (Laughter)
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New Orleans organizira paradu. (Smijeh)
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The city has some of the most beautiful architecture
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Taj grad ima jednu od najljepših arhitektura
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in the world, but it also has one of the highest amounts
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na svijetu, ali također ima i najveći broj
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of abandoned properties in America.
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napuštenih zgrada u Americi.
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I live near this house, and I thought about how I could
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Živim blizu ove kuće i razmišljala sam
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make it a nicer space for my neighborhood,
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kako taj prostor učiniti
ugodnijim za svoje susjedstvo,
ugodnijim za svoje susjedstvo,
01:45
and I also thought about something
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a razmišljala sam i o nečemu
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that changed my life forever.
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što mi je zauvijek promijenilo život.
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In 2009, I lost someone I loved very much.
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2009. godine izgubila sam nekoga
koga sam jako voljela.
koga sam jako voljela.
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Her name was Joan, and she was a mother to me,
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Njezino ime bilo je Joan i bila mi je majka.
02:00
and her death was sudden and unexpected.
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Njezina smrt bila je iznenadna i neočekivana.
02:07
And I thought about death a lot,
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Mnogo sam razmišljala o smrti,
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and
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i...
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this made me feel deep gratitude for the time I've had,
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postala sam zahvalna na vremenu koje imam,
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and
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i...
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brought clarity to the things that are meaningful
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tako sam shvatila koje stvari su sada
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to my life now.
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bitne u mom životu.
02:30
But I struggle to maintain this perspective in my daily life.
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Ali teško je zadržati tu perspektivu
u svakodnevnom životu.
u svakodnevnom životu.
02:35
I feel like it's easy to get caught up in the day-to-day,
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Lako je zapeti u svakodnevnoj rutini
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and forget what really matters to you.
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i zaboraviti što nam je zapravo važno.
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So with help from old and new friends,
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Uz pomoć starih i novih prijatelja
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I turned the side of this abandoned house
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pretvorila sam zidove te napuštene kuće
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into a giant chalkboard and stenciled it
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u ogromnu ploču i stavila šablone
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with a fill-in-the-blank sentence:
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s rečenicom koju je trebalo nadopuniti:
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"Before I die, I want to ... "
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''Prije nego umrem, želim...''
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So anyone walking by can pick up a piece of chalk,
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Svatko tko prolazi može uzeti komadić krede,
02:57
reflect on their lives, and share their personal aspirations
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razmisliti o svom životu i podijeliti osobne želje
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in public space.
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na javnom prostoru.
03:02
I didn't know what to expect from this experiment,
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Nisam znala što očekivati od ovog pokusa,
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but by the next day, the wall was entirely filled out,
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ali sljedeći dan zid je bio u potpunosti ispunjen
03:09
and it kept growing.
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i nastavio je rasti.
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And I'd like to share a few things
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Htjela bih vam pokazati par stvari
03:13
that people wrote on this wall.
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koje su ljudi napisali na zid.
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"Before I die, I want to be tried for piracy." (Laughter)
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''Prije nego umrem, želim da mi sude za piratstvo.'' (Smijeh)
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"Before I die, I want to straddle the International Date Line."
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''Prije nego umrem, želim prekoračiti
Međunarodnu datumsku granicu.''
Međunarodnu datumsku granicu.''
03:33
"Before I die, I want to sing for millions."
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''Prije nego umrem, želim pjevati za milijune ljudi.''
03:38
"Before I die, I want to plant a tree."
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''Prije nego umrem, želim posaditi drvo.''
03:44
"Before I die, I want to live off the grid."
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''Prije nego umrem, želim živjeti bez struje.''
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"Before I die, I want to hold her one more time."
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''Prije nego umrem, želim je još jednom zagrliti.''
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"Before I die, I want to be someone's cavalry."
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''Prije nego umrem, želim nekome biti podrška.''
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"Before I die, I want to be completely myself."
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''Prije nego umrem, želim u potpunosti biti ja.''
04:09
So this neglected space became a constructive one,
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Tako je zanemaren prostor postao konstruktivan,
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and people's hopes and dreams
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a nade i snovi ljudi
04:16
made me laugh out loud, tear up,
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nasmijali su me, rasplakali
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and they consoled me during my own tough times.
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i utješili me kad mi je bilo teško.
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It's about knowing you're not alone.
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Stvar je u tome da znamo da nismo sami,
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It's about understanding our neighbors
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da razumijemo svoje susjede
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in new and enlightening ways.
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na nov način koji će nas prosvijetliti.
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It's about making space for reflection and contemplation,
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Da napravimo prostor za promišljanje i kontemplaciju
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and remembering what really matters most to us
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i da zapamtimo što je nam je najbitnije
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as we grow and change.
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dok rastemo i mijenjamo se.
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I made this last year, and started receiving
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Ovo sam napravila prošle godine
i počela sam dobivati
i počela sam dobivati
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hundreds of messages from passionate people
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stotine poruka strastvenih ljudi
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who wanted to make a wall with their community,
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koji su sa svojom zajednicom također željeli napraviti zid.
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so my civic center colleagues and I made a tool kit, and now
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Moji kolege iz gradskog centra i ja
napravili smo kutiju s alatom i sad su
napravili smo kutiju s alatom i sad su
04:48
walls have been made in countries around the world,
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takvi zidovi su napravljeni u državama širom svijeta,
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including Kazakhstan, South Africa,
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uključujući Kazakstan, Južnu Afriku,
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Australia,
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Australiju,
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Argentina and beyond.
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Argentinu i još mnogo njih.
05:02
Together, we've shown how powerful our public spaces
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Zajedno smo pokazali kako
snažni naši javni prostori
snažni naši javni prostori
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can be if we're given the opportunity to have a voice
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mogu biti ako imamo mogućnost izraziti se
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and share more with one another.
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i podijeliti više jedni s drugima.
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Two of the most valuable things we have are time
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Dvije najvrednije stvari koje imamo jesu vrijeme
05:16
and our relationships with other people.
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i naši odnosi s drugim ljudima.
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In our age of increasing distractions,
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U vremenu sve veće otuđenosti,
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it's more important than ever to find ways to maintain
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važnije je no ikad da nađemo način za očuvanje
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perspective and remember that life is brief and tender.
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perspektive i zapamtimo kako je život kratak i krhak.
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Death is something that we're often discouraged
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Smrt je često nepopularna tema,
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to talk about or even think about, but
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o tome se ne govori i čak ni ne razmišlja,
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I've realized that preparing for death
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ali shvatila sam da je priprema za smrt
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is one of the most empowering things you can do.
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jedna od stvari koje će nas najviše osnažiti.
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Thinking about death clarifies your life.
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Razmišljanje o smrti rasvjetljuje život.
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Our shared spaces can better reflect what matters to us
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Prostor koji dijelimo može bolje reflektirati što nam je bitno
05:48
as individuals and as a community,
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kao pojedincima i kao zajednici
05:51
and with more ways to share our hopes, fears and stories,
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i s više načina da podijelimo svoje nade, strahove i priče,
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the people around us can not only help us
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ljudi oko nas mogu nam pomoći
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make better places, they can help us lead better lives.
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da imamo ljepši prostor i da vodimo ljepši život.
06:02
Thank you. (Applause)
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Hvala vam. (Pljesak)
06:04
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
06:07
Thank you. (Applause)
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Hvala vam. (Pljesak)
06:10
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Candy Chang - Artist, designer, urban plannerCandy Chang creates art that prompts people to think about their secrets, wishes and hopes -- and then share them. She is a TED Senior Fellow.
Why you should listen
Candy Chang is an artist, designer, and urban planner who explores making cities more comfortable and contemplative places. She believes in the potential of introspection and collective wisdom in public space to improve our communities and help us lead better lives.
Recent projects include Before I Die, where she transformed an abandoned house in her neighborhood in New Orleans into an interactive wall for people to share their hopes and dreams -- a project The Atlantic called “one of the most creative community projects ever.” Other projects include I Wish This Was, a street art project that invites people to voice what they want in vacant storefronts, and Neighborland, an online tool that helps people self-organize and shape the development of their communities. She is a TED Senior Fellow, an Urban Innovation Fellow, and was named a “Live Your Best Life” Local Hero by Oprah magazine. By combining street art with urban planning and social activism, she has been recognized as a leader in developing new strategies for the design of our cities. She is co-founder of Civic Center, an art and design studio in New Orleans. See more at candychang.com.
Coming up: Before I Die ... the book!
Candy Chang | Speaker | TED.com