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eL Seed: Street art with a message of hope and peace
eL Seed: Ulična umetnost s sporočilom o upanju in miru
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eL Seed, rojen tunizijskim staršem v Franciji, uživa v mešanju več kultur, jezikov in identitet. To se vidi v njegovih umetninah, ko arabsko poezijo napiše na način, navdahnjen s strani ulične umetnosti in grafitov. V tem čustvenem govoru, umetnik in član TED-a, opiše svojo glavno ambicijo: ustvariti umetnino take lepote, da njen prevod ni potreben.
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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In 2012, when I painted
the minaret of Jara Mosque
the minaret of Jara Mosque
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Ko sem leta 2012 slikal
na minaret mošeje Jara
na minaret mošeje Jara
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in my hometown of Gabés,
in the south of Tunisia,
in the south of Tunisia,
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v domačem kraju Gabés,
na jugu Tunizije,
na jugu Tunizije,
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I never thought that graffiti would bring
so much attention to a city.
so much attention to a city.
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si nisem predstavljal, da bo grafit
pritegnil toliko pozornosti na mesto.
pritegnil toliko pozornosti na mesto.
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At the beginning, I was just looking
for a wall in my hometown,
for a wall in my hometown,
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V domačem kraju sem sprva iskal le zid,
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and it happened that the minaret
was built in '94.
was built in '94.
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minaret pa je bil zgrajen leta 1994.
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And for 18 years, those 57 meters
of concrete stayed grey.
of concrete stayed grey.
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18 let je teh 57 metrov
betona ostalo sivih.
betona ostalo sivih.
Ko sem prvič spoznal imama in mu
povedal moj namen,
povedal moj namen,
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When I met the imam for the first time,
and I told him what I wanted to do,
and I told him what I wanted to do,
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je rekel: "Hvala Bogu, da si le prišel."
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he was like, "Thank God you finally came,"
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and he told me that for years
he was waiting for somebody
he was waiting for somebody
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Rekel je, da že leta čaka nekoga,
ki bo nekaj storil na minaretu.
ki bo nekaj storil na minaretu.
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to do something on it.
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Neverjetno pri imamu je bilo,
da me ni ničesar vprašal.
da me ni ničesar vprašal.
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The most amazing thing about this imam
is that he didn't ask me anything --
is that he didn't ask me anything --
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Niti za skico niti kaj bom napisal.
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neither a sketch,
or what I was going to write.
or what I was going to write.
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V vsakem svojem delu napišem
sporočilo v obliki kaligrafitov,
sporočilo v obliki kaligrafitov,
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In every work that I create,
I write messages
I write messages
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with my style of calligraffiti --
a mix of calligraphy and graffiti.
a mix of calligraphy and graffiti.
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mešanice med kaligrafijo in grafiti.
Uporabim citate ali poezijo.
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I use quotes or poetry.
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Za minaret se mi je zdelo
najbolj ustrezno,
najbolj ustrezno,
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For the minaret, I thought that
the most relevant message
the most relevant message
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to be put on a mosque
should come from the Quran,
should come from the Quran,
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da je sporočilo iz Korana.
Izbral sem verz:
Izbral sem verz:
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so I picked this verse:
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»O, ljudje! Ustvarili smo vas iz
moškega in ženske, razdelili smo vas
moškega in ženske, razdelili smo vas
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"Oh humankind, we have created you
from a male and a female,
from a male and a female,
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and made you people and tribe,
so you may know each other."
so you may know each other."
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v plemena in pod-plemena,
da se boste lahko poznali med seboj."
da se boste lahko poznali med seboj."
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It was a universal call for peace,
tolerance, and acceptance
tolerance, and acceptance
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Univerzalen poziv k miru,
toleranci in sprejemanju,
toleranci in sprejemanju,
s strani, ki je v medijih navadno
prikazana v slabi luči.
prikazana v slabi luči.
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coming from the side that we don't usually
portray in a good way in the media.
portray in a good way in the media.
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I was amazed to see how the local
community reacted to the painting,
community reacted to the painting,
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Osupel sem nad odzivi lokalne
skupnosti nad sliko,
skupnosti nad sliko,
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and how it made them proud to see
the minaret getting so much attention
the minaret getting so much attention
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in kako so bili ponosni,
da je minaret deležen
da je minaret deležen
takšne pozornosti
medijev z vseh koncev sveta.
medijev z vseh koncev sveta.
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from international press
all around the world.
all around the world.
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01:41
For the imam, it was not
just the painting;
just the painting;
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Pri imamu ni šlo le za sliko,
bilo je globlje.
bilo je globlje.
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it was really deeper than that.
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He hoped that this minaret would become
a monument for the city,
a monument for the city,
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Upal je, da bo minaret postal
spomenik za mesto
spomenik za mesto
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and attract people
to this forgotten place of Tunisia.
to this forgotten place of Tunisia.
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in privabljal ljudi na ta pozabljen
tunizijski kraj.
tunizijski kraj.
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The universality of the message,
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Univerzalnost sporočila,
takratni politični kontekst v Tuniziji,
takratni politični kontekst v Tuniziji,
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the political context
of Tunisia at this time,
of Tunisia at this time,
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and the fact that I was writing
Quran in a graffiti way
Quran in a graffiti way
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in dejstvo, da sem pisal Koran z grafiti,
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were not insignificant.
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niso bili nepomembni.
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It reunited the community.
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Ponovno je združilo skupnost.
Združevanje ljudi, bodočih generacij
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Bringing people, future generations,
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together through Arabic calligraphy
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skozi arabsko kaligrafijo, to počnem.
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is what I do.
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02:13
Writing messages is
the essence of my artwork.
the essence of my artwork.
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Pisanje sporočil je bistvo mojih umetnin.
Smešno je, da se morajo tudi arabsko
govoreči ljudje zelo potruditi,
govoreči ljudje zelo potruditi,
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What is funny, actually, is that
even Arabic-speaking people
even Arabic-speaking people
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really need to focus a lot
to decipher what I'm writing.
to decipher what I'm writing.
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da preberejo, kar pišem.
Ni potrebno poznati pomena,
da začutiš delo.
da začutiš delo.
02:24
You don't need to know
the meaning to feel the piece.
the meaning to feel the piece.
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Menim, da se arabska pisava
prej dotakne duše kot pa oči.
prej dotakne duše kot pa oči.
02:28
I think that Arabic script touches
your soul before it reaches your eyes.
your soul before it reaches your eyes.
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V njej je lepota,
ki je ni potrebno prevajati.
ki je ni potrebno prevajati.
02:31
There is a beauty in it
that you don't need to translate.
that you don't need to translate.
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Arabska pisava nagovarja vsakogar.
02:35
Arabic script speaks to anyone, I believe;
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to you, to you, to you, to anybody,
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Vas, vas, vas, vsakogar.
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and then when you get the meaning,
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In ko razumeš pomen,
se počutiš povezanega z njo.
se počutiš povezanega z njo.
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you feel connected to it.
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I always make sure to write messages
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Vedno pišem sporočila,
ki ustrezajo kraju, kjer slikam.
ki ustrezajo kraju, kjer slikam.
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that are relevant to the place
where I'm painting,
where I'm painting,
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02:50
but messages that have
a universal dimension,
a universal dimension,
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A hkrati imajo univerzalno dimenzijo,
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so anybody around the world
can connect to it.
can connect to it.
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tako da se lahko vsak poistoveti z njimi.
Rojen in vzgojen sem v Franciji, v Parizu,
02:56
I was born and raised in France, in Paris,
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pisanja in branja arabščine
sem se začel učiti pri 18-ih.
sem se začel učiti pri 18-ih.
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and I started learning how to write
and read Arabic when I was 18.
and read Arabic when I was 18.
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Danes pišem sporočila le v arabščini,
najpomembnejši razlogi za to
najpomembnejši razlogi za to
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Today I only write messages in Arabic.
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03:07
One of the reasons
this is so important to me,
this is so important to me,
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so vsi odzivi,
ki sem jih doživel po celem svetu.
ki sem jih doživel po celem svetu.
03:10
is because of all the reaction that
I've experienced all around the world.
I've experienced all around the world.
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03:15
In Rio de Janeiro, I translated
this Portuguese poem
this Portuguese poem
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V Riu de Janeiru sem prevedel
portugalsko pesem Gabriele Tôrres Barbosa,
portugalsko pesem Gabriele Tôrres Barbosa,
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from Gabriela Tôrres Barbosa,
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ki daje poklon revnim ljudem iz favel,
in jo narisal na streho.
in jo narisal na streho.
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who was giving an homage
to the poor people of the favela,
to the poor people of the favela,
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and then I painted it on the rooftop.
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Lokalna skupnost je pokazala
velik interes za moje početje,
velik interes za moje početje,
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The local community were really
intrigued by what I was doing,
intrigued by what I was doing,
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a takoj, ko sem jim
povedal pomen kaligrafije,
povedal pomen kaligrafije,
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but as soon as I gave them
the meaning of the calligraphy,
the meaning of the calligraphy,
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they thanked me, as they felt
connected to the piece.
connected to the piece.
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so se mi zahvalili,
saj so se počutili povezane z delom.
saj so se počutili povezane z delom.
03:38
In South Africa, in Cape Town,
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V Južni Afriki, v Cape Townu,
so mi v okrožju Philippi
so mi v okrožju Philippi
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the local community of Philippi
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offered me the only
concrete wall of the slum.
concrete wall of the slum.
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ponudili edini betonski zid v slumu.
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It was a school, and I wrote on it
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Bila je del šole in nanj sem napisal
citat Nelsona Mandele,
citat Nelsona Mandele,
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a quote from Nelson Mandela,
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ki pravi: "[arabsko],"
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saying, "[in Arabic],"
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kar pomeni: "Vse je videti nemogoče,
dokler ni opravljeno."
dokler ni opravljeno."
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which means, "It seems
impossible until it's done."
impossible until it's done."
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Then this guy came to me and said,
"Man, why you don't write in English?"
"Man, why you don't write in English?"
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Potem me je nek moški vprašal:
"Zakaj ne pišeš v angleščini?"
"Zakaj ne pišeš v angleščini?"
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and I replied to him, "I would consider
your concern legit if you asked me
your concern legit if you asked me
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Pa mu odgovorim: "Vzel bi te resno,
če bi me vprašal, zakaj ne pišem v Zulu."
če bi me vprašal, zakaj ne pišem v Zulu."
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why I didn't write in Zulu."
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04:06
In Paris, once, there was this event,
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Na nekem dogodku v Parizu
mi je nekdo dal zid za poslikavo.
mi je nekdo dal zid za poslikavo.
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and someone gave his wall to be painted.
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04:14
And when he saw I was painting in Arabic,
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Ko je videl, da pišem v arabščini,
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he got so mad -- actually, hysterical --
and he asked for the wall to be erased.
and he asked for the wall to be erased.
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se je zelo razjezil
in naročil odstranitev grafita.
in naročil odstranitev grafita.
Bil sem jezen in razočaran.
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I was mad and disappointed.
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But a week later, the organizer
of the event asked me to come back,
of the event asked me to come back,
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En teden zatem me je
organizator dogodka povabil nazaj.
organizator dogodka povabil nazaj.
Rekel je, da obstaja zid,
ki je točno pred hišo tistega moškega.
ki je točno pred hišo tistega moškega.
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and he told me that there was a wall
right in front of this guy's house.
right in front of this guy's house.
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04:30
So, this guy --
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Ta moški ...
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(Laughter)
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(smeh)
je bil prisiljen gledati to vsak dan.
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like, was forced to see it every day.
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Sprva sem želel napisati: "[arabsko],"
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At the beginning, I was going
to write, "[In Arabic],"
to write, "[In Arabic],"
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which means, "In your face," but --
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kar pomeni: "Tu imaš." a...
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(Laughter)
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(smeh)
Odločil sem se,
da bom pametnejši in napisal: "[arabsko],"
da bom pametnejši in napisal: "[arabsko],"
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I decided to be smarter
and I wrote, "[In Arabic],"
and I wrote, "[In Arabic],"
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kar pomeni: "Odpri svoje srce."
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which means, "Open your heart."
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I'm really proud of my culture,
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Ponosen sem na svojo kulturo in želim
biti skozi svoje umetnine njen ambasador.
biti skozi svoje umetnine njen ambasador.
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and I'm trying to be an ambassador
of it through my artwork.
of it through my artwork.
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04:57
And I hope that I can break
the stereotypes we all know,
the stereotypes we all know,
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Želim podreti stereotipe,
ki jih vsi poznamo,
ki jih vsi poznamo,
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with the beauty of Arabic script.
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z lepoto arabske pisave.
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Today, I don't write the translation
of the message anymore on the wall.
of the message anymore on the wall.
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Prevoda sporočila danes
ne pišem več na zid.
ne pišem več na zid.
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I don't want the poetry
of the calligraphy to be broken,
of the calligraphy to be broken,
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Nočem uničiti poezije kaligrafije,
ker je umetnost in jo lahko ceniš,
ne da poznaš pomen,
ne da poznaš pomen,
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as it's art and you can appreciate it
without knowing the meaning,
without knowing the meaning,
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as you can enjoy any music
from other countries.
from other countries.
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tako kot lahko uživaš v glasbi
iz drugih dežel.
iz drugih dežel.
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Some people see that
as a rejection or a closed door,
as a rejection or a closed door,
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Nekateri to vidijo kot
zavrnitev ali zaprta vrata,
zavrnitev ali zaprta vrata,
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but for me, it's more an invitation --
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a zame je to povabilo
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to my language,
to my culture, and to my art.
to my culture, and to my art.
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k svojemu jeziku,
k svoji kulturi in k svoji umetnosti.
k svoji kulturi in k svoji umetnosti.
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Thank you.
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Hvala.
05:32
(Applause)
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(Aplavz)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
eL Seed - ArtistFrench-Tunisian artist eL Seed blends the historic art of Arabic calligraphy with graffti to portray messages of beauty, poetry and peace across all continents.
Why you should listen
Born in Paris to Tunisian parents, eL Seed travels the world, making art in Paris, New York, Jeddah, Melbourne, Gabes, Doha and beyond. His goal: to create dialogue and promote tolerance as well as change global perceptions of what Arabic means. In 2012, for instance, he painted a message of unity on a 47-meter-high minaret on the Jara mosque in Gabes, Tunisia. This piece and others can be found in his book, Lost Walls: Graffiti Road Trip through Tunisia
Most recently he created a sprawling mural in the Manshiyat Naser neighborhood of Cairo that spans 50 buildings and can only be viewed from a local mountaintop. Intending to honor the historic garbage collectors of the Manshiyat Naser neighborhood, the piece reads, "Anyone who wants to see the sunlight clearly needs to wipe his eye first."
eL Seed | Speaker | TED.com