Sam Martin: The quirky world of "manspaces"

Translator: Ervan Abu Nangim Reviewer: Antonius Yudi Sendjaja

So, I am indeed going to talk about

Jadi, saya memang akan berbicara tentang

the spaces men create for themselves,

area yang dibuat orang untuk dirinya sendiri,

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

Tapi pertama-tama saya akan bercerita mengapa saya di sini.

I'm here for two reasons. These two guys

Saya di sini karena dua alasan. Kedua orang ini

are my two sons Ford and Wren.

adalah putra saya, Ford dan Wren.

When Ford was about three years old,

saat Ford berusia sekitar tiga tahun

we shared a very small room together,

kami berbagi sebuah kamar ukuran kecil,

in a very small space.

dalam ruangan yang sempit.

My office was on one half of the bedroom,

Kantor saya ada di setengah kamar tidur,

and his bedroom was on the other half.

dan kamar tidurnya di setengah yang lain.

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

Anda bisa bayangkan, jika Anda penulis,

that things would get really crowded around deadlines.

mendekati batas akhir pengumpulan naskah adalah waktu yang sibuk.

So when Wren was on the way,

Jadi saat Wren sedang dikandung,

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

saya sadar saya perlu ruangan sendiri.

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

Tidak ada lagi ruangan di rumah. jadi saya ke halaman belakang.

and without any previous building experience,

dan tanpa pengalaman membangun sebelumnya,

and about 3,000 dollars and some

dengan modal skitar 27 juta rupiah dan beberapa

recycled materials, I built this space.

bahan baku daur ulang, saya membangun ruangan saya.

It had everything I needed. It was quiet.

Ruangannya sesuai yang saya perlukan. Suasananya tenang.

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

Ada cukup ruang. dan saya memegang kendali, hal yang sangat penting bagi saya.

As I was building this space, I thought

Saat saya membangun ruang ini, saya berpikir

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

"pastinya saya bukan satu-satunya orang

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

yang harus membangun ruangannya sendiri."

So I did some research.

Jadi saya mencari tahu

And I found that there was an historic precedence.

dan menemukan bahwa ada hal yang sama sebelumnya.

Hemingway had his writing space.

Hemingway punya ruangan menulisnya.

Elvis had two or three manspaces,

Elvis punya dua atau tiga ruangan pribadi,

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

hal ini unik karena dia tinggal bersama istri dan ibunya di Graceland.

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

Dalam budaya populer, Superman punya Benteng Kesendirian (Fortress of Solitude),

and there was, of course, the Batcave.

dan tentu saja, Gua Kelelawar. (Batcave milik Batman)

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

jadi saya sadar kalau saya mau melakukan pencarian

and see what guys were creating for themselves now.

dan melihat ruang apa yang dibuat pria untuk dirinya sendiri saat ini.

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

Ini salah satu ruangan awal yang saya temukan di Austin, Texas,

which is where I'm from.

kampung halaman saya.

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

Dari luar tampak seperti garasi biasa, garasi yang bagus.

But on the inside, it's anything but.

Tapi dalamnya berbeda sekali.

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

Dan ini, bagi saya, adalah "ruang pria" yang klasik.

It has neon concert posters, a bar

Di dalamnya ada neon, poster konser, sebuah bar

and, of course, the leg lamp,

dan tentunya, lampu kaki,

which is very important.

yang tentunya sangat penting.

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

Saya segera sadar bahwa "ruang pria" tidak harus ada di dalam.

This guy built a bowling alley in his backyard,

Orang ini membuat arena bowling di halaman belakangnya

out of landscaping timbers, astroturf.

dari kayu taman, merk astroturf.

And he found the scoreboard in the trash.

Dan dia mendapat papan nilainya dari tempat sampah.

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

Ini contoh ruang luar, sedikit lebih rumit.

This a 1923 wooden tugboat,

Ini adalah perahu tongkang kayu buatan tahun 1923

made completely out of Douglas fir.

seluruhnya terbuat dari kayu Douglas Fir.

The guy did it all himself.

Pria ini melakukannya seorang diri

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

dan ada sekitar 92 meter persegi tempat nongkrong didalamnya.

So, pretty early on in my investigations

Jadi, di masa awal pencarian saya

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

saya menyadari yang saya temukan tidak seperti yang saya duga,

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

yaitu, sejujurnya, tumpukan dari kaleng bir,

and overstuffed couches and flat-screen TVs.

sofa dan TV layar datar rusak.

There were definitely hang-out spots.

Benar-benar ada tempat nongkrong.

But some were for working, some were for playing,

Beberapa untuk bekerja, lainnya untuk bermain,

some were for guys to collect their things.

beberapa untuk tempat koleksi.

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

Kebanyakan membuat saya terkejut dengan apa yang saya temukan.

Take this place for example.

Misalnya tempat ini.

On the outside it looks like a typical northeastern garage.

Dari luar tampak seperti garasi biasa bergaya timur laut.

This is in Long Island, New York.

Ini ada di Long Island, New York.

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

Yang tampak agar berbeda adalah jendela bulatnya.

On the inside it's a recreation of a

Di dalamnya ada kreasi ulang dari

16th century Japanese tea house.

rumah teh jepang abad ke-16.

The man imported all the materials from Japan,

Pemiliknya mendatangkan semua bahan dari Jepang,

and he hired a Japanese carpenter

lalu menyewa tukang kayu Jepang

to build it in the traditional style.

untuk membuatnya dengan gaya tradisional

It has no nails or screws.

tanpa menggunakan paku maupun sekrup.

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

Semua sambungannya dipahat dan disusun dengan tangan.

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

Inilah contoh lain tampilan yang tampak biasa di pinggiran Las Vegas.

But you open one of the garage doors

Tapi di balik pintu garasinya

and there is a professional-size boxing ring inside.

ada ring tinju ukuran profesional.

(Laughter)

(Tawa)

And so there is a good reason for this.

Ada alasan bagus untuk ini.

It was built by this man who is Wayne McCullough.

Ring ini dibuat oleh orang ini, Wayne McCullough.

He won the silver medal for Ireland

Dia mendapat medali perak untuk Irlandia

in the 1992 Olympics,

pada Olimpiade 1992,

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

dia berlatih dan melatih orang di ruangan ini.

And right off the garage he has his own trophy room

Tepat di luar garasinya ada ruang trofinya sendiri

where he can sort of bask in his accomplishments,

di mana dia bisa menyusun bukti pencapaiannya,

which is another sort of important part about a manspace.

yang juga merupakan aspek penting dari ruang pria.

So, while this space represents someone's profession,

Jadi, satu ruangan bisa mencerminkan pekerjaan seseorang,

this one certainly represents a passion.

lainnya mencerminkan hasrat seseorang.

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

Ruangan yang ini dibuat seperti bagian dalam kapal layar Inggris.

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

isinya koleksi barang antik kelautan dari tahun 1700an dan 1800an.

Museum quality.

Sama kualitasnya dengan museum.

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

Jadi, saat mendekati akhir perjalanan saya,

I found over 50 spaces.

saya menemukan lebih dari 50 ruangan

And they were unexpected and they were surprising.

yang tidak terduga dan mengejutkan.

But they were also --

Tapi ruangan itu juga --

I was really impressed by how personalized they were,

saya sangat kagum dengan betapa pribadinya ruangan itu,

and how much work went into them.

dan betapa banyak kerja dicurahkan pada ruangan itu.

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

Dan saya menyadarinya karena orang-orang yang saya temui

were all very passionate about what they did.

semua sangat bersemangat tentang apa yang mereka buat.

And they really loved their professions.

Dan mereka sangat mencintai pekerjaan mereka

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

dan sangat bersemangat tentang koleksi dan hobi mereka,

And so they created these spaces

sehingga mereka menciptakan ruangan-ruangan ini

to reflect what they love to do,

untuk mencerminkan apa yang mereka suka lakukan,

and who they were.

dan jati diri mereka.

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

Jadi jika Anda belum punya ruangan Anda sendiri,

I highly recommend finding one, and getting into it.

saya sangat menganjurkan Anda menemukan dan mengerjakannya.

Thank you very much.

Terima kasih banyak.

(Applause)

(Tepuk tangan)