Jae Rhim Lee: My mushroom burial suit

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So I'm here to explain

Ovdje sam kako bih objasnila

why I'm wearing these ninja pajamas.

zašto nosim ovu nindža pidžamu.

And to do that, I'd like to talk first

A kako bih to napravila, voljela bih prvo govoriti

about environmental toxins in our bodies.

o ekološkim toksinima u našim tijelima.

So some of you may know

Neki od vas možda znaju

about the chemical Bisphenol A, BPA.

za kemikaliju Bisfenol A, BPA.

It's a material hardener and synthetic estrogen

To je očvrščivač materijala i sintetski estrogen

that's found in the lining of canned foods

koji se nalazi u oblaganju konzervirane hrane

and some plastics.

i nekih plastika.

So BPA mimics the body's own hormones

BPA imitira vlastite tjelesne hormone

and causes neurological and reproductive problems.

i uzrokuje neurološke i reproduktivne probleme.

And it's everywhere.

I posvuda je.

A recent study found BPA

Nedavna studija pronašla je BPA

in 93 percent of people six and older.

u 93 posto ljudi u dobi od šest pa nadalje.

But it's just one chemical.

Ali to je samo jedna kemikalija.

The Center for Disease Control in the U.S.

Centar za kontrolu bolesti u SAD-u

says we have 219 toxic pollutants in our bodies,

kaže kako imamo 219 toksičnih onečišćujućih tvari u tijelima,

and this includes preservatives, pesticides

a to uključuje prezervative, pesticide

and heavy metals like lead and mercury.

i teške metale poput olova i žive.

To me, this says three things.

Meni ovo govori tri stvari.

First, don't become a cannibal.

Prvo, nemojte postati kanibali.

Second, we are both responsible for and the victims of

Drugo, odgovorni smo za vlastito onečišćenje

our own pollution.

i njegove smo žrtve.

And third,

I treće,

our bodies are filters and storehouses

naša tijela su filteri i skladišta

for environmental toxins.

ekoloških toksina.

So what happens to all these toxins when we die?

Pa što se onda događa sa svim tim toksinima kad umremo?

The short answer is:

Kratki odgovor glasi:

They return to the environment in one way or another,

Vrate se u okoliš na ovaj ili onaj način,

continuing the cycle of toxicity.

nastavljajuću otrovni krug.

But our current funeral practices

Ali naša trenutačna praksa pokapanja

make the situation much worse.

još više pogoršava situaciju.

If you're cremated,

Ako se date kremirati,

all those toxins I mentioned are released into the atmosphere.

svi se ti toksini koje sam spomenula oslobađaju u atmosferu.

And this includes 5,000 pounds of mercury

A to uključuje otprilike 2.723 kilograma žive

from our dental fillings alone every year.

samo iz naših zubnih punjenja svake godine.

And in a traditional American funeral,

U tradicionalnom američkom pokopu,

a dead body is covered with fillers and cosmetics

mrtvo tijelo se pokriva umetcima i kozmetikom

to make it look alive.

da bi izgledalo živo.

It's then pumped with toxic formaldehyde

Onda se popuni toksičnim formaldehidom

to slow decomposition --

kako bi se usporilo raspadanje --

a practice which causes respiratory problems and cancer

praksa koja izaziva probleme s disanjem i rak

in funeral personnel.

kod osoblja za sprovod.

So by trying to preserve our dead bodies,

Tako da, pokušavajući očuvati naša mrtva tijela

we deny death, poison the living

negiramo smrt, trujemo žive

and further harm the environment.

i nadalje štetimo okolišu.

Green or natural burials, which don't use embalming,

Zeleni ili prirodni pokopi, koji ne koriste balzamiranje,

are a step in the right direction,

korak su u pravom smjeru,

but they don't address the existing toxins in our bodies.

ali oni ne utječu na već postojeće toksine u našim tijelima.

I think there's a better solution.

Mislim da postoji bolje rješenje.

I'm an artist,

Ja sam umjetnica,

so I'd like to offer a modest proposal

tako da bih željela ponuditi skromno rješenje

at the intersection

na križanju

of art, science and culture.

umjetnosti, znanosti i kulture.

The Infinity Burial Project,

The Infinity Burial Project,

an alternative burial system

alternativni sistem pokopa

that uses mushrooms

koji koristi gljive

to decompose and clean toxins in bodies.

koje razlažu i čiste toksine u tijelima.

The Infinity Burial Project

The Infinity Burial Project

began a few years ago with a fantasy

počeo je s radom nekoliko godina ranije s fantazijom

to create the Infinity Mushroom --

o stvaranju vječne gljive --

a new hybrid mushroom

nove hibridne gljive

that would decompose bodies, clean the toxins

koja bi razlagala tijela, čistila toksine

and deliver nutrients to plant roots,

i dostavljala hranjive tvari korijenju biljaka,

leaving clean compost.

ostavljajući čisti kompost.

But I learned it's nearly impossible

Ali shvatila sam da je gotovo nemoguće

to create a new hybrid mushroom.

stvoriti novu hibridnu gljivu.

I also learned

Također sam naučila

that some of our tastiest mushrooms

da neke od naših najukusnijih gljiva

can clean environmental toxins in soil.

mogu čistiti ekološke toksine u tlu.

So I thought maybe I could train an army

Tako sam pomislila da bih možda mogla istrenirati vojsku

of toxin-cleaning edible mushrooms

jestivih gljiva koje čiste toksine

to eat my body.

da pojedu moje tijelo.

So today, I'm collecting what I shed or slough off --

Tako danas, skupljam ono što sam odbacila --

my hair, skin and nails --

svoju kosu, kožu i nokte --

and I'm feeding these to edible mushrooms.

i time hranim te jestive gljive.

As the mushrooms grow,

Kako gljive rastu,

I pick the best feeders

izaberem najbolje hranioce

to become Infinity Mushrooms.

koji postaju vječne gljive.

It's a kind of imprinting and selective breeding process

To je vrsta otiskivanja i selektivnog uzgojnog procesa

for the afterlife.

za zagrobni život.

So when I die,

Tako da, kad umrem,

the Infinity Mushrooms will recognize my body

vječne gljive će prepoznati moje tijelo

and be able to eat it.

i moći će ga pojesti.

All right, so for some of you,

U redu, nekima od vas

this may be really, really out there.

ovo se možda čini stvarno, stvarno ludo.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

Just a little.

Samo malo.

I realize this is not the kind of relationship

Shvaćam da ovo nije tip odnosa

that we usually aspire to have with our food.

koji obično težimo imati s našom hranom.

We want to eat, not be eaten by, our food.

Želimo jesti našu hranu, a ne da ona jede nas.

But as I watch the mushrooms grow

Ali kako gledam kako gljive rastu

and digest my body,

i probavljaju moje tijelo,

I imagine the Infinity Mushroom

zamišljam vječne gljive

as a symbol of a new way of thinking about death

kao simbol novog načina razmišljanja o smrti

and the relationship between my body and the environment.

i o odnosu mog tijela i okoliša.

See for me,

Vidite, za mene je

cultivating the Infinity Mushroom

kultiviranje vječnih gljiva

is more than just scientific experimentation

više od pukog znanstvenog eksperimenta

or gardening or raising a pet,

ili vrtlarenja ili brige o ljubimcu,

it's a step towards accepting the fact

to je iskorak prema prihvaćanju činjenice

that someday I will die and decay.

da ću jednog dana umrijeti i raspasti se.

It's also a step

To je također iskorak

towards taking responsibility

prema prihvaćanju odgovornosti

for my own burden on the planet.

za moj vlastiti teret na planetu.

Growing a mushroom is also part of a larger practice

Uzgoj gljive je također dio veće prakse

of cultivating decomposing organisms

kultiviranja raspadajućih organizama

called decompiculture,

zvanih 'dekompikultura',

a concept that was developed by an entomologist,

pojam do kojeg je došao entomolog,

Timothy Myles.

Timothy Myles.

The Infinity Mushroom is a subset of decompiculture

Vječna gljiva je podskup 'dekompikulture'

I'm calling body decompiculture and toxin remediation --

koji zovem tjelesnom 'dekompikulturom' i sanacijom toksina --

the cultivation of organisms that decompose

uzgoj organizama koji razlažu i

and clean toxins in bodies.

čiste toksine u tijelima.

And now about these ninja pajamas.

A sada o ovoj nindža pidžami.

Once it's completed,

Kad bude gotova,

I plan to integrate the Infinity Mushrooms into a number of objects.

planiram integrirati Vječne gljive u neke objekte.

First, a burial suit

Prvo, odijelo za pokop

infused with mushroom spores,

u koje su unesene spore gljiva,

the Mushroom Death Suit.

Odijelo smrti od gljiva.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

I'm wearing the second prototype

Nosim drugi prototip

of this burial suit.

tog odijela.

It's covered with a crocheted netting

Pokriveno je kukičanom mrežom

that is embedded with mushroom spores.

u koju su ugrađene spore gljiva.

The dendritic pattern you see

Dendritski uzorak koji vidite

mimics the growth of mushroom mycelia,

oponaša rast gljivnih micelija,

which are the equivalent of plant roots.

koji su parnjak korijenju biljaka.

I'm also making a decompiculture kit,

Također pravim pribor za 'dekompikulturu',

a cocktail of capsules

koktel kapsula

that contain Infinity Mushroom spores

koje sadrže spore Vječne gljive

and other elements

i druge elemente

that speed decomposition and toxin remediation.

koji ubrzavaju raspad i sanaciju toksina.

These capsules are embedded in a nutrient-rich jelly,

Te kapsule su ugrađene u žele bogat hranjivim tvarima,

a kind of second skin,

vrstu druge kože

which dissolves quickly

koja se raspada brzo

and becomes baby food for the growing mushrooms.

i postaje hrana za bebe za rastuće gljive.

So I plan to finish the mushroom and decompiculture kit

Tako planiram završiti pribor za gljive

in the next year or two,

i 'dekompikulturu' u sljedećih godinu ili dvije

and then I'd like to begin testing them,

i tada bih htjela početi testirati ih,

first with expired meat from the market

prvo mesom kojemu je izašao rok trajanja iz trgovine

and then with human subjects.

i onda ljudskim subjektima.

And believe it or not,

I vjerovali ili ne,

a few people have offered to donate their bodies to the project

nekoliko ljudi se ponudilo donirati njihova tijela projektu

to be eaten by mushrooms.

da ih pojedu gljive.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

What I've learned from talking to these folks

Što sam ja naučila razgovarajući s ovim ljudima

is that we share a common desire

je to da dijelimo zajedničku želju

to understand and accept death

da razumijemo i prihvatimo smrt

and to minimize the impact of our death on the environment.

i minimaliziramo učinak naše smrti na okoliš.

I wanted to cultivate this perspective

Htjela sam uzgojiti ovu perspektivu

just like the mushrooms,

jednako kao i gljive

so I formed the Decompiculture Society,

pa sam stvorila 'dekompikulturno društvo',

a group of people called decompinauts

grupu ljudi zvanih 'dekompinauti'

who actively explore their postmortem options,

koji aktivno istražuju svoje opcije poslije smrti,

seek death acceptance

traže prihvaćanje smrti

and cultivate decomposing organisms

i uzgajaju razlagajuće organizme

like the Infinity Mushroom.

poput Vječne gljive.

The Decompiculture Society shares a vision

Dekompikulturno društvo dijeli viziju

of a cultural shift,

kulturne promjene,

from our current culture of death denial and body preservation

od naše trenutne kulture negiranja smrti i očuvanja tijela

to one of decompiculture,

do one dekompikulturne,

a radical acceptance of death and decomposition.

radikalno prihvaćanje smrti i raspadanja.

Accepting death means accepting

Prihvaćanje smrti znači prihvaćanje

that we are physical beings

da smo mi fizička bića

who are intimately connected to the environment,

koja su prisno vezana uz okoliš,

as the research on environmental toxins confirms.

kao što istraživanje o ekološkim toksinima pokazuje.

And the saying goes,

A izreka kaže

we came from dust and will return to dust.

da smo postali iz praha i da ćemo se u prah vratiti.

And once we understand that we're connected to the environment,

A jednom kada shvatimo da smo vezani uz okoliš,

we see that the survival of our species

vidjet ćemo da opstanak naših vrsta

depends on the survival of the planet.

ovisi o opstanku planeta.

I believe this is the beginning

Vjerujem da je ovo početak

of true environmental responsibility.

stvarne ekološke odgovornosti.

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)