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Dong Woo Jang: The art of bow-making
Dong Woo Jang: Umetnost izdelovanja lokov
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Dong Woo Jang ima nenavaden obšolski hobi. Jang, ki je bil v času tega govora star 15 let, nam pove, kako ga je življenje v betonski džungli Seoula navdihnilo, da je ustvaril popoln lok. Oglejte si ga pri predstavitvi enega izmed njegovih prelepih ročno izdelanih lokov.
Dong Woo Jang - Bow designer
Dong Woo Jang turns an unusual stick of bamboo into an archer’s bow, an exploration of his cultural heritage and a metaphor for his perfect world. Full bio
Dong Woo Jang turns an unusual stick of bamboo into an archer’s bow, an exploration of his cultural heritage and a metaphor for his perfect world. Full bio
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00:12
It is said that the grass is always greener
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Pravijo, da je trava zmeraj bolj zelena
00:16
on the other side of the fence,
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na drugi strani ograje,
00:19
and I believe this is true,
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in verjamem, da je to res,
00:22
especially when I hear President Obama
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še posebej, ko slišim predsednika Obamo
00:25
often talk about the Korean education system
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pogosto govoriti o korejskem
izobraževalnem sistemu
izobraževalnem sistemu
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as a benchmark of success.
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kot merilu uspeha.
00:31
Well, I can tell you that,
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No, lahko vam povem,
00:33
in the rigid structure and highly competitive nature
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da v togi strukturi
in zelo tekmovalni naravi
in zelo tekmovalni naravi
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of the Korean school system,
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korejskega šolskega sistema,
00:39
also known as pressure cooker,
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znanem tudi kot ekonom lonec,
00:41
not everyone can do well in that environment.
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vsi ne delujejo dobro v takem okolju.
00:47
While many people responded in different ways
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Medtem ko se veliko ljudi
odzove na različne načine
odzove na različne načine
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about our education system,
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na naš izobraževalni sistem,
00:53
my response to the high-pressure environment
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je bil moj odziv
na okolje visokega pritiska
na okolje visokega pritiska
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was making bows with pieces of wood
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izdelovanje lokov iz kosov lesa,
00:59
found near my apartment building.
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ki sem jih našel blizu svojega stanovanja.
01:02
Why bows?
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Zakaj loki?
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I'm not quite sure.
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Nisem povsem prepričan.
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Perhaps, in the face of constant pressure,
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Mogoče se je zaradi stalnega pritiska
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my caveman instinct of survival
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moj instinkt preživetja jamskega človeka
01:13
has connected with the bows.
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povezal z loki.
01:18
If you think about it,
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Če pomislite,
01:19
the bow has really helped drive human survival
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je lok resnično pomagal gnati
človeško preživetje
človeško preživetje
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since prehistoric times.
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že od prazgodovinskih časov.
01:25
The area within three kilometers of my home
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Območje znotraj treh kilometrov
okrog mojega doma
okrog mojega doma
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used to be a mulberry forest
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je bilo gozd murv
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during the Joseon dynasty,
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v času dinastije Joseon,
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where silkworms were fed with mulberry leaves.
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kjer so sviloprejke hranili z listi murv.
01:38
In order to raise the historical awareness of this fact,
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Da bi povečali zgodovinsko ozaveščenost
o tem dejstvu,
o tem dejstvu,
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the government has planted mulberry trees.
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je vlada posadila murve.
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The seeds from these trees
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Semena teh dreves
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also have spread by birds here and there
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so ptiči raznesli tu in tam
01:51
nearby the soundproof walls of the city expressway
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blizu zvočnih zidov mestne hitre ceste,
01:55
that has been built around the 1988 Olympics.
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ki so bili zgrajeni
okrog olimpijskih iger leta 1988.
okrog olimpijskih iger leta 1988.
01:59
The area near these walls,
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Območje blizu teh zidov,
02:02
which nobody bothers to pay attention to,
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ki mu nihče ne posveča pozornosti,
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had been left free from major intervention,
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so pustili pri miru,
02:08
and this is where I first found my treasures.
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in tu sem prvič našel svoje zaklade.
02:14
As I fell deeper into bow making,
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Ko sem se bolj poglobil
v izdelovanje lokov,
v izdelovanje lokov,
02:17
I began to search far and beyond my neighborhood.
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sem začel iskati daleč naokrog
izven moje soseske.
izven moje soseske.
02:21
When I went on school field trips,
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Ko sem bil na šolskih izletih,
02:23
family vacations, or simply on my way home
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družinskih počitnicah,
ali preprosto na poti domov
ali preprosto na poti domov
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from extracurricular classes,
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iz obšolskih aktivnosti,
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I wandered around wooded areas
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sem hodil okrog teh gozdnih področij
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and gathered tree branches
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in zbiral veje z orodji,
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with the tools that I sneaked inside my school bag.
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ki sem jih pretihotapil v šolski torbi.
02:37
And they would be somethings like saws, knives,
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To so bile nekakšne žage, noži,
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sickles and axes
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srpi in sekire,
02:43
that I covered up with a piece of towel.
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ki sem jih zakril s kosom brisače.
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I would bring the branches home,
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Veje sem prinesel domov,
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riding buses and subways,
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peljal sem se z avtobusom in s podzemno,
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barely holding them in my hands.
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in jih komaj držal v rokah.
02:55
And I did not bring the tools here to Long Beach.
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Orodij nisem prinesel sem v Long Beach.
02:59
Airport security.
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Saj veste, varnost na letališčih.
03:00
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
03:02
In the privacy of my room, covered in sawdust,
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V zasebnosti svoje sobe,
pokrit z žaganjem,
pokrit z žaganjem,
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I would saw, trim and polish wood all night long
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sem žagal, rezal in poliral les celo noč,
03:10
until a bow took shape.
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dokler ni nastal lok.
03:13
One day, I was changing the shape of a bamboo piece
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Nekega dne sem spreminjal
obliko kosa bambusa
obliko kosa bambusa
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and ended up setting the place on fire.
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in zanetil požar.
03:22
Where? The rooftop of my apartment building,
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Kje? Na strehi mojega bloka,
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a place where 96 families call home.
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kjer živi 96 družin.
03:30
A customer from a department store across from my building
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Stranka iz bližnje veleblagovnice
nasproti mojega bloka
nasproti mojega bloka
03:33
called 911,
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je poklicala reševalce
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and I ran downstairs to tell my mom
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in jaz sem stekel dol in povedal mami,
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with half of my hair burned.
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s pol glave zažganih las.
03:42
I want to take this opportunity
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Rad bi izkoristil to priložnost,
03:44
to tell my mom, in the audience today:
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da povem mami, ki je danes tu v občinstvu:
03:48
Mom, I was really sorry,
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Mama, res mi je žal
03:50
and I will be more careful with open fire from now on.
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in od sedaj naprej
bom z odprtim ognjem bolj previden.
bom z odprtim ognjem bolj previden.
03:54
My mother had to do a lot of explaining,
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Moja mama je morala veliko pojasniti,
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telling people that her son did not commit
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prepričati ljudi, da njen sin ni zagrešil
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a premeditated arson.
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naklepnega požiga.
04:05
I also researched extensively on bows around the world.
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Prav tako sem se izčrpno poučil
o lokih z vsega sveta.
o lokih z vsega sveta.
04:09
In that process, I tried to combine
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V tem procesu sem skušal združiti
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the different bows from across time and places
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različne loke skozi različne kraje
in časovna obdobja,
in časovna obdobja,
04:13
to create the most effective bow.
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da bi ustvaril najbolj učinkovit lok.
04:17
I also worked with many different types of wood,
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Delal sem z različnimi vrstami lesa,
04:20
such as maple, yew and mulberry,
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na primer javorjem, tiso in murvo,
04:23
and did many shooting experiments
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in naredil veliko poskusnih strelov
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in the wooded area near the urban expressway
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v gozdnem območju
blizu mestne hitre ceste,
blizu mestne hitre ceste,
04:27
that I mentioned before.
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ki sem jo prej omenjal.
04:30
The most effective bow for me
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Najbolj učinkovit lok bi po moje
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would be like this.
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izgledal takole.
04:35
One: Curved tips can maximize the springiness
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Prvič: Zavite konice
lahko povečajo prožnost,
lahko povečajo prožnost,
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when you draw and shoot the arrow.
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ko napnete lok in puščico izstrelite.
04:43
Two: Belly is drawn inward for higher draw weight,
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Drugič: Osrednji del je obrnjen navznoter
za večjo vlečno težo,
za večjo vlečno težo,
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which means more power.
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kar pomeni več moči.
04:51
Three: Sinew used in the outer layer of the limb
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Tretjič: Kita,
uporabljena v zunanjem delu kraka,
uporabljena v zunanjem delu kraka,
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for maximum tension storage.
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za maksimalno ohranitev napetosti.
04:58
And four: Horn used to store energy in compression.
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In četrtič: Rog za ohranitev energije
in kompresije.
in kompresije.
05:07
After fixing, breaking, redesigning,
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Po popravljanju,
lomljenju, preoblikovanju,
lomljenju, preoblikovanju,
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mending, bending and amending,
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lepljenju, upogibanju in izboljševanju,
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my ideal bow began to take shape,
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je moj idealni lok dobival obliko.
05:16
and when it was finally done,
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Ko je bil končno dokončan,
05:20
it looked like this.
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je izgledal takole.
05:24
I was so proud of myself
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Bil sem tako ponosen nase,
05:26
for inventing a perfect bow on my own.
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ker sem izumil svoj lasten popoln lok.
05:32
This is a picture of Korean traditional bows
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To je slika korejskih
tradicionalnih lokov,
tradicionalnih lokov,
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taken from a museum,
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slikana v muzeju,
05:38
and see how my bow resembles them.
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in vidite, kako jim je moj lok podoben.
05:43
Thanks to my ancestors
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Hvala mojim prednikom,
05:45
for robbing me of my invention. (Laughter)
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da so me oropali mojega izuma.
(Smeh)
(Smeh)
05:51
Through bowmaking,
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Skozi izdelovanje lokov
05:53
I came in contact with part of my heritage.
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sem prišel v stik z delom svoje dediščine.
05:56
Learning the information that has accumulated over time
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Učenje informacij,
ki so se nabrale skozi čas
ki so se nabrale skozi čas
06:00
and reading the message left by my ancestors
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in branje sporočila,
ki so ga pustili moji predniki
ki so ga pustili moji predniki
06:02
were better than any consolation therapy
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so bili boljši kot katerakoli
terapija ali nasvet,
terapija ali nasvet,
06:05
or piece of advice any living adults could give me.
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ki bi mi ga lahko dal
katerikoli živ odrasli.
katerikoli živ odrasli.
06:10
You see, I searched far and wide,
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Vidite, iskal sem daleč in okrog,
06:13
but never bothered to look close and near.
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ampak nikoli
se nisem potrudil gledati blizu.
se nisem potrudil gledati blizu.
06:16
From this realization,
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Zaradi tega spoznanja,
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I began to take interest in Korean history,
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sem se začel zanimati
za korejsko zgodovino,
za korejsko zgodovino,
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which had never inspired me before.
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ki me prej ni navdihovala.
06:25
In the end, the grass is often greener
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Na koncu je trava pogosto bolj zelena
06:28
on my side of the fence,
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na moji strani ograje
06:30
although we don't realize it.
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čeprav se tega pogosto ne zavedam.
06:33
Now, I am going to show you how my bow works.
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Sedaj vam bom pokazal,
kako moj lok deluje.
kako moj lok deluje.
06:38
And let's see how this one works.
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Poglejmo, kako deluje tale.
06:43
This is a bamboo bow,
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To je bambusov lok,
06:45
with 45-pound draw weights.
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z 20 kilogrami vlečne teže.
06:49
(Noise of shooting arrow)
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(Zvok izstreljene puščice)
06:51
(Applause)
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(Aplavz)
07:00
A bow may function in a simple mechanism,
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Lok lahko funkcionira na preprost način,
07:04
but in order to make a good bow,
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ampak da naredite dober lok,
07:07
a great amount of sensitivity is required.
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potrebujete veliko rahločutnosti.
07:11
You need to console and communicate
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Morate se posvetovati in komunicirati
07:13
with the wood material.
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z lesom.
07:16
Each fiber in the wood
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Vsako vlakno v lesu
07:18
has its own reason and function for being,
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ima svoj namen in funkcijo,
07:21
and only through cooperation and harmony among them
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in samo skozi sodelovanje
in harmonijo med njimi
in harmonijo med njimi
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comes a great bow.
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nastane izjemen lok.
07:28
I may be an [odd] student
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Morda sem res nenavaden študent
07:29
with unconventional interests,
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z nekonvencionalnimi interesi,
07:32
but I hope I am making a contribution
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ampak upam, da prispevam s tem,
07:34
by sharing my story with all of you.
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ker z vami delim svojo zgodbo.
07:38
My ideal world is a place
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Zame je idealni svet kraj,
07:41
where no one is left behind,
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kjer nikogar ne pustimo za sabo,
07:43
where everyone is needed exactly where they are,
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kjer so vsi potrebni tam, kjer so,
07:46
like the fibers and the tendons in a bow,
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kot vlakna in kite v loku,
07:50
a place where the strong is flexible
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kraj, kjer je moč fleksibilnost
07:53
and the vulnerable is resilient.
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in ranljivost odpornost.
07:57
The bow resembles me,
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Lok je podoben meni
07:58
and I resemble the bow.
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in jaz sem podoben loku.
08:01
Now, I am shooting a part of myself to you.
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Sedaj sem del sebe izstrelil v vas.
08:06
No, better yet, a part of my mind
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Ne, še boljše, del mojega uma
08:09
has just been shot over to your mind.
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se je pravkar izstrelil proti vašemu.
08:12
Did it strike you?
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Vas je zadelo?
08:14
Thank you.
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Hvala.
08:16
(Applause)
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(Aplavz)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dong Woo Jang - Bow designerDong Woo Jang turns an unusual stick of bamboo into an archer’s bow, an exploration of his cultural heritage and a metaphor for his perfect world.
Why you should listen
His parents wouldn’t let him play video games, so Dong Woo Jang had to invent other ways to entertain himself in and around his Seoul apartment. First, he studied spider anatomy and hunting skills for three years, creating their habitat in his room. Next, Dong headed outside, where he picked up fallen tree branches and turned them into archery bows.
Later, while researching the age-old craft, he discovered that his optimal design was strikingly similar to that of his ancestors. Though he concedes that, during his process of “fixing, breaking, redesigning, mending, bending, and amending” bows, he accidently set his building on fire. The 15-year-old says that working with wood -- and traveling back and forth in time -- makes him feel free.
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