Sam Martin: The quirky world of "manspaces"

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So, I am indeed going to talk about

Dakle, doista ću pričati o

the spaces men create for themselves,

prostorima koje muškarci kreiraju za sebe.

but first I want to tell you why I'm here.

Ali prvo vam želim reći zašto sam ovdje.

I'm here for two reasons. These two guys

Ovdje sam iz dva razloga. Ova dva momka

are my two sons Ford and Wren.

su moja dva sina Ford i Wren.

When Ford was about three years old,

Kada su Fordu bile tri godine,

we shared a very small room together,

dijelili smo jednu malenu sobu zajedno,

in a very small space.

u jako malom prostoru.

My office was on one half of the bedroom,

Moj ured je bio na jednoj polovici spavaće sobe.

and his bedroom was on the other half.

A njegova spavaća soba je bila na drugoj polovici.

And you can imagine, if you're a writer,

I možete zamisliti, ako ste pisac,

that things would get really crowded around deadlines.

kako će stvari biti stvarno tijesne oko rokova.

So when Wren was on the way,

Dakle, kada je Wren bio na putu,

I realized I needed to find a space of my own.

shvatio sam kako moram pronaći prostor za sebe.

There was no more space in the house. So I went out to the backyard,

U kući više nije bilo mjesta. Stoga sam otišao u dvorište.

and without any previous building experience,

I bez ikakvog prethodnog iskustva u graditeljstvu,

and about 3,000 dollars and some

i oko 3.000 dolara i nešto

recycled materials, I built this space.

recikliranog materijala, sagradio sam ovaj prostor.

It had everything I needed. It was quiet.

Imao je sve što mi je trebalo. Bilo je mirno.

There was enough space. And I had control, which was very important.

Bilo je dovoljno prostora. I imao sam kontrolu, što je bilo jako važno.

As I was building this space, I thought

Kako sam gradio taj prostor, pomislio sam

to myself, "Surely I'm not the only guy

u sebi, "Sigurno nisam jedini čovjek

to have to have carved out a space for his own."

koji je napravio prostor samo za sebe."

So I did some research.

Stoga sam proveo istraživanje.

And I found that there was an historic precedence.

I otkrio sam kako je postojala povijest.

Hemingway had his writing space.

Hemingway je imao svoje mjesto za pisanje.

Elvis had two or three manspaces,

Elvis je imao dva ili tri muška prostora,

which is pretty unique because he lived with both his wife and his mother in Graceland.

što je poprilično jedinstveno jer je živio u Gracelandu i sa svojom ženom i majkom.

In the popular culture, Superman had the Fortress of Solitude,

U popularnoj kulturi, Superman je imao Utvrdu samoće.

and there was, of course, the Batcave.

I zatim postoji, naravno, Batmanova špilja.

So I realized then that I wanted to go out on a journey

Dakle, shvatio sam kako želim ići na putovanje

and see what guys were creating for themselves now.

i vidjeti što sve muškarci kreiraju za sebe sada.

Here is one of the first spaces I found. It is in Austin, Texas,

Ovo je jedan od prvih prostora koje sam pronašao. To je u Austinu, Teksas.

which is where I'm from.

Otkud sam i ja.

On the outside it looks like a very typical garage, a nice garage.

Izvana izgleda kao tipična garaža, lijepa garaža.

But on the inside, it's anything but.

Ali unutra, to je sve osim garaže.

And this, to me, is a pretty classic manspace.

A to je, za mene, prilično klasičan muški prostor.

It has neon concert posters, a bar

Ima neonske postere s koncerata, bar,

and, of course, the leg lamp,

i naravno, svjetiljku u obliku noge,

which is very important.

što je jako važno.

I soon realized that manspaces didn't have to be only inside.

Ubrzo sam shvatio da muški prostori ne moraju biti samo unutra.

This guy built a bowling alley in his backyard,

Ovaj čovjek je sagradio kuglanu u svom dvorištu,

out of landscaping timbers, astroturf.

od rezbarenog drveta, sintetičkog poda.

And he found the scoreboard in the trash.

I pronašao je ploču za rezultate u smeću.

Here's another outdoor space, a little bit more sophisticated.

Ovo je još jedan vanjski prostor, malo sofisticiraniji.

This a 1923 wooden tugboat,

Ovo je drveni tegljač iz 1923. godine,

made completely out of Douglas fir.

napravljen u potpunosti od Douglasove jele.

The guy did it all himself.

Ovaj čovjek je sve to sam napravio.

And there is about 1,000 square feet of hanging-out space inside.

I ima oko 100 četvornih metara prostora za druženje unutra.

So, pretty early on in my investigations

Dakle, prilično rano u svojim istragama

I realized what I was finding was not what I expected to find,

shvatio sam da ono što pronalazim nije ono što sam očekivao da ću naći,

which was, quite frankly, a lot of beer can pyramids

a to je bilo, iskreno, prepuno piramida od limenki piva

and overstuffed couches and flat-screen TVs.

prenatrpani dvosjedi i ravni TV ekrani.

There were definitely hang-out spots.

Definitivno su postojala mjesta za svratište.

But some were for working, some were for playing,

Ali neka su bila za rad, neka za igru,

some were for guys to collect their things.

neka su bila za muškarce koji skupljaju stvari.

Most of all, I was just surprised with what I was finding.

Prije svega, bio sam jednostavno iznenađen s onim što sam pronalazio.

Take this place for example.

Uzmite ovo mjesto na primjer.

On the outside it looks like a typical northeastern garage.

Izvana izgleda kao tipična sjevernoistočnjačka garaža.

This is in Long Island, New York.

To je u Long Islandu, New Yorku.

The only thing that might tip you off is the round window.

Jedina stvar koja bi vam mogla nešto otkriti je okrugli prozor.

On the inside it's a recreation of a

Iznutra je preslika

16th century Japanese tea house.

Japanske čajne kuće iz 16. stoljeća.

The man imported all the materials from Japan,

Čovjek je doveo sav materijal iz Japana,

and he hired a Japanese carpenter

i umajmio je Japanskog stolara

to build it in the traditional style.

da mu je sagradi u tradicionalnom stilu.

It has no nails or screws.

Nema čavle ili vijke.

All the joints are hand-carved and hand-scribed.

Svi zglobovi su ručno izrezbareni i ručno namješteni.

Here is another pretty typical scene. This is a suburban Las Vegas neighborhood.

Ovdje je još jedna prilično tipična scena. Ovo je četvrt u predgrađu Las Vegasa.

But you open one of the garage doors

Ali otvorite jedna garažna vrata

and there is a professional-size boxing ring inside.

i unutra se nalazi boksački ring profesionalne veličine.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

And so there is a good reason for this.

I tako za to postoji i dobar razlog.

It was built by this man who is Wayne McCullough.

Sagradio ga je ovaj čovjek koji je Wayne McCullough.

He won the silver medal for Ireland

Osvojio je srebrnu medalju za Irsku

in the 1992 Olympics,

na Olimpijadi 1992. godine.

and he trains in this space. He trains other people.

I on trenira u tom prostoru. On trenira druge ljude.

And right off the garage he has his own trophy room

A odmah do garaže ima svoju sobu s trofejima

where he can sort of bask in his accomplishments,

gdje se može naslađivati u svojim postignućima,

which is another sort of important part about a manspace.

što je još jedan prilično važan dio muških prostora.

So, while this space represents someone's profession,

Dakle, dok ovaj prostor predstavlja nečiju profesiju,

this one certainly represents a passion.

ovaj definitivno predstavlja strast.

It's made to look like the inside of an English sailing ship.

Napravljen je da izgleda poput unutrašnjosti engleskog jedrenjaka.

It's a collection of nautical antiques from the 1700s and 1800s.

To je zbirka nautičkih antikviteta iz 1700-ih i 1800-ih.

Museum quality.

Muzejske kvalitete.

So, as I came to the end of my journey,

Dakle, kako sam došao na kraj svog putovanja,

I found over 50 spaces.

pronašao sam preko 50 muških prostora.

And they were unexpected and they were surprising.

I bili su neočekivani i iznenadili su me.

But they were also --

Ali ujedno su bili --

I was really impressed by how personalized they were,

bio sam doista impresioniran kako su personalizirani,

and how much work went into them.

i koliko rada je uloženo u njih.

And I realized that's because the guys that I met

I shvatio sam da je to zbog toga što su momci koje sam upoznao

were all very passionate about what they did.

bili jako strastveni oko toga što su radili.

And they really loved their professions.

I doista su voljeli svoja zanimanja.

And they were very passionate about their collections and their hobbies.

I gajili su veliku strast prema svojim zbirkama i hobijima.

And so they created these spaces

I stoga su stvorili te prostore

to reflect what they love to do,

kako bi odrazili što oni vole raditi,

and who they were.

i tko su oni.

So if you don't have a space of your own,

Dakle, ako još uvijek nemate svoj prostor,

I highly recommend finding one, and getting into it.

toplo preporučam da ga pronađete i uđete u njega.

Thank you very much.

Puno vam hvala.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)