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eL Seed: Street art with a message of hope and peace
eL Seed: Ulična umetnost sa porukom nade i mira
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Rođen u Francuskoj od roditelja iz Tunisa, eL Seed uživa u žongliranju višestrukim kulturama, jezicima i identitetama. To ne izostaje ni u njegovom umetničkom radu, koji prikazuje arapsku poeziju u stilu inspirisanim uličnom umetnošću i grafitima. U ovom mirnom ali strastvenom govoru, umetnik i član TED Fellows programa opisuje svoju glavnu ambiciju: da stvori tako lepu umetnost da joj nije potreban prevod.
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
In 2012, when I painted
the minaret of Jara Mosque
the minaret of Jara Mosque
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2012. godine,
kada sam oslikao minaret džamije Džara
kada sam oslikao minaret džamije Džara
00:17
in my hometown of Gabés,
in the south of Tunisia,
in the south of Tunisia,
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u mom rodnom Gabesu, na jugu Tunisa,
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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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nisam ni pomislio
da će grafiti doneti toliko pažnje gradu.
da će grafiti doneti toliko pažnje gradu.
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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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U početku,
samo sam tražio zid u mom rodnom gradu,
samo sam tražio zid u mom rodnom gradu,
00:29
and it happened that the minaret
was built in '94.
was built in '94.
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i desilo se da je minaret izgrađen
1994. godine.
1994. godine.
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And for 18 years, those 57 meters
of concrete stayed grey.
of concrete stayed grey.
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I tokom 18 godina,
tih 57 metara betona ostalo je sivo.
tih 57 metara betona ostalo je sivo.
00:38
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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Kada sam sreo imama prvi put
i kazao mu šta hoću da uradim,
i kazao mu šta hoću da uradim,
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he was like, "Thank God you finally came,"
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rekao je:
"Hvala Bogu da si konačno došao",
"Hvala Bogu da si konačno došao",
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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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i rekao mi je da je godinama čekao
nekoga da nešto uradi na njoj.
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to do something on it.
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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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Najzanimljivija stvar u vezi
sa ovim imamom je da me ništa nije pitao -
sa ovim imamom je da me ništa nije pitao -
00:53
neither a sketch,
or what I was going to write.
or what I was going to write.
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nije tražio skicu,
niti je pitao šta ću da napišem.
niti je pitao šta ću da napišem.
00:57
In every work that I create,
I write messages
I write messages
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Stvarajući svako delo, pišem poruke
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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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svojim stilom kaligrafita -
mešavina kaligrafije i grafita.
mešavina kaligrafije i grafita.
01:05
I use quotes or poetry.
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Koristim citate ili poeziju.
01:08
For the minaret, I thought that
the most relevant message
the most relevant message
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Za minaret sam smatrao
da bi najvažnija poruka
da bi najvažnija poruka
01:10
to be put on a mosque
should come from the Quran,
should come from the Quran,
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koju treba staviti na džamiju
bila iz Kurana,
bila iz Kurana,
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so I picked this verse:
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i tako sam odabrao ove stihove:
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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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„O čovečanstvo,
stvorili smo te od muškarca i žene,
stvorili smo te od muškarca i žene,
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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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i napravili ljude i plemena,
tako da možete da poznajete jedni druge.”
tako da možete da poznajete jedni druge.”
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It was a universal call for peace,
tolerance, and acceptance
tolerance, and acceptance
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Bio je to univerzalni poziv na mir,
toleranciju i prihvatanje
toleranciju i prihvatanje
01:25
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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od strane koju u medijima
obično ne prikazujemo na dobar način.
obično ne prikazujemo na dobar način.
Bio sam zapanjen kada sam video
01:29
I was amazed to see how the local
community reacted to the painting,
community reacted to the painting,
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kako je lokalna zajednica
reagovala na sliku,
reagovala na sliku,
01:33
and how it made them proud to see
the minaret getting so much attention
the minaret getting so much attention
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i kako su bili ponosni
videvši da minaret dobija toliko pažnje
videvši da minaret dobija toliko pažnje
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from international press
all around the world.
all around the world.
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od međunarodne štampe širom sveta.
01:41
For the imam, it was not
just the painting;
just the painting;
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Za imama, to nije bila samo slika;
01:43
it was really deeper than that.
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bilo je nešto dublje od toga.
01:45
He hoped that this minaret would become
a monument for the city,
a monument for the city,
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Nadao se da će ovaj minaret
postati spomenik grada
postati spomenik grada
01:48
and attract people
to this forgotten place of Tunisia.
to this forgotten place of Tunisia.
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i privući ljude
u ovo zaboravljeno mesto u Tunisu.
u ovo zaboravljeno mesto u Tunisu.
01:52
The universality of the message,
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Univerzalnost poruke,
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the political context
of Tunisia at this time,
of Tunisia at this time,
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politički kontekst u Tunisu u to vreme,
01:57
and the fact that I was writing
Quran in a graffiti way
Quran in a graffiti way
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i činjenica da sam napisao stihove Kurana
u stilu grafita
u stilu grafita
02:00
were not insignificant.
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nisu bili bez značaja.
02:02
It reunited the community.
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To je iznova ujedinilo zajednicu.
02:05
Bringing people, future generations,
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Spajanje ljudi, budućih generacija,
02:08
together through Arabic calligraphy
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kroz arapsku kaligrafiju
02:11
is what I do.
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je ono što ja radim.
02:13
Writing messages is
the essence of my artwork.
the essence of my artwork.
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Pisanje poruka je suština mog rada.
02:16
What is funny, actually, is that
even Arabic-speaking people
even Arabic-speaking people
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Smešno je da čak i ljudi
koji govore arapski jezik
koji govore arapski jezik
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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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moraju zaista mnogo da se fokusiraju
da bi dešifrovali ono što pišem.
da bi dešifrovali ono što pišem.
02:24
You don't need to know
the meaning to feel the piece.
the meaning to feel the piece.
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Ne morate da znate značenje
da biste osetili delo.
da biste osetili delo.
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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Mislim da arapsko pismo dotakne dušu
pre nego što stigne do očiju.
pre nego što stigne do očiju.
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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U njemu postoji lepota
koju ne treba prevoditi.
koju ne treba prevoditi.
02:35
Arabic script speaks to anyone, I believe;
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Arapsko pismo se obraća svakome, verujem;
02:37
to you, to you, to you, to anybody,
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vama, vama, vama, svakome,
02:41
and then when you get the meaning,
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i onda kada shvatite značenje,
02:43
you feel connected to it.
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osećate se povezano sa njime.
02:45
I always make sure to write messages
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Uvek se postaram da napišem poruke
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that are relevant to the place
where I'm painting,
where I'm painting,
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koje su relevantne za mesto gde slikam,
02:50
but messages that have
a universal dimension,
a universal dimension,
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ali poruke koje imaju
univerzalnu dimenziju,
univerzalnu dimenziju,
02:53
so anybody around the world
can connect to it.
can connect to it.
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tako da se svako u svetu
može povezati sa njom.
može povezati sa njom.
02:56
I was born and raised in France, in Paris,
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Rođen sam i odrastao
u Francuskoj, u Parizu,
u Francuskoj, u Parizu,
02:59
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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i počeo da učim da pišem i čitam arapski
kada sam imao 18 godina.
kada sam imao 18 godina.
03:03
Today I only write messages in Arabic.
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Danas pišem poruke samo na arapskom.
03:07
One of the reasons
this is so important to me,
this is so important to me,
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Jedan od razloga
zbog čega mi je ovo tako važno
zbog čega mi je ovo tako važno
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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je zbog svih reakcija
koje sam doživeo širom sveta.
koje sam doživeo širom sveta.
03:15
In Rio de Janeiro, I translated
this Portuguese poem
this Portuguese poem
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U Rio de Žaneiru,
preveo sam portugalsku pesmu
preveo sam portugalsku pesmu
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from Gabriela Tôrres Barbosa,
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od autora Gabriela Toresa Barbose,
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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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koji je odao počast
siromašnim ljudima iz favele,
siromašnim ljudima iz favele,
03:24
and then I painted it on the rooftop.
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i zatim sam je naslikao na krovu.
03:27
The local community were really
intrigued by what I was doing,
intrigued by what I was doing,
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Lokalnu zajednicu je zaista zaintrigiralo
ono što sam radio,
ono što sam radio,
03:30
but as soon as I gave them
the meaning of the calligraphy,
the meaning of the calligraphy,
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ali čim sam im objasnio značenje
te kaligrafije,
te kaligrafije,
03:33
they thanked me, as they felt
connected to the piece.
connected to the piece.
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zahvalili su mi se,
kao da su se osetili povezano sa delom.
kao da su se osetili povezano sa delom.
03:38
In South Africa, in Cape Town,
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U Južnoj Africi, u Kejptaunu,
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the local community of Philippi
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lokalna zajednica Filipi
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offered me the only
concrete wall of the slum.
concrete wall of the slum.
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ponudila mi je samo zabačeni betonski zid.
03:46
It was a school, and I wrote on it
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To je bila škola, i na njoj sam napisao
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a quote from Nelson Mandela,
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citat Nelsona Mandele,
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saying, "[in Arabic],"
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koji kaže: „[Govori arapski]”,
03:53
which means, "It seems
impossible until it's done."
impossible until it's done."
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što znači:
„Deluje nemoguće sve dok se ne uradi.”
„Deluje nemoguće sve dok se ne uradi.”
03:56
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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Onda mi je prišao neki tip i rekao:
„Čoveče, zašto ne pišeš na engleskom?”
„Čoveče, zašto ne pišeš na engleskom?”
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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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a ja sam mu odgovorio:
„Smatrao bih tvoje interesovanje
legitimnim
legitimnim
da si me pitao
zašto ne pišem na zulu jeziku.”
zašto ne pišem na zulu jeziku.”
04:04
why I didn't write in Zulu."
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04:06
In Paris, once, there was this event,
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Jednom je u Parizu bio neki događaj
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and someone gave his wall to be painted.
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i neko je dao svoj zid da se oslika.
04:14
And when he saw I was painting in Arabic,
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I kada je video da slikam na arapskom,
04:16
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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pobesneo je - u stvari, histerisao je,
tražio je da se zid obriše.
tražio je da se zid obriše.
04:20
I was mad and disappointed.
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Bio sam ljut i razočaran.
04:22
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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Nedelju dana kasnije, organizator događaja
je zatražio da se vratim,
je zatražio da se vratim,
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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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i rekao mi je da postoji zid
baš ispred kuće tog tipa.
baš ispred kuće tog tipa.
04:30
So, this guy --
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I, taj tip -
04:31
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
04:33
like, was forced to see it every day.
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bio je primoran da ga gleda svakog dana.
04:35
At the beginning, I was going
to write, "[In Arabic],"
to write, "[In Arabic],"
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Prvo sam hteo
da napišem: „[Govori arapski]”,
da napišem: „[Govori arapski]”,
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which means, "In your face," but --
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što znači „Evo ti za inat”, ali -
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(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
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I decided to be smarter
and I wrote, "[In Arabic],"
and I wrote, "[In Arabic],"
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odlučio sam da postupim pametnije
i napisao: „[Govori arapski]”,
i napisao: „[Govori arapski]”,
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which means, "Open your heart."
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što znači: „Otvori svoje srce.”
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I'm really proud of my culture,
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Zaista sam ponosan na svoju kulturu,
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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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i pokušavam da budem njen ambasador
kroz moja umetnička dela.
kroz moja umetnička dela.
04:57
And I hope that I can break
the stereotypes we all know,
the stereotypes we all know,
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I nadam se da mogu da razbijem stereotipe
koji su svima nama poznati,
koji su svima nama poznati,
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with the beauty of Arabic script.
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lepotom arapskog pisma.
05:05
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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Danas više ne pišem prevod poruke na zidu.
05:11
I don't want the poetry
of the calligraphy to be broken,
of the calligraphy to be broken,
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Ne želim da se pokvari
poezija kaligrafije,
poezija kaligrafije,
05:14
as it's art and you can appreciate it
without knowing the meaning,
without knowing the meaning,
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jer to je umetnost
i možete je ceniti ne znajući značenje,
i možete je ceniti ne znajući značenje,
05:18
as you can enjoy any music
from other countries.
from other countries.
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kao što možete uživati u bilo kojoj muzici
iz drugih zemalja.
iz drugih zemalja.
05:21
Some people see that
as a rejection or a closed door,
as a rejection or a closed door,
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Neki ljudi vide to kao odbijanje
ili kao zatvorena vrata,
ili kao zatvorena vrata,
05:25
but for me, it's more an invitation --
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ali za mene je to više poziv -
05:27
to my language,
to my culture, and to my art.
to my culture, and to my art.
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mom jeziku, mojoj kulturi
i mojoj umetnosti.
i mojoj umetnosti.
05:31
Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
05:32
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
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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