How yarn bombing grew into a worldwide movement | Magda Sayeg

Translator: Ēriks Buivids Reviewer: Raimonds Jaks

I'm a textile artist

Esmu tekstilmāksliniece,

most widely known for starting the yarn bombing movement.

plaši pazīstama ar dzijas grafiti kustības aizsākšanu

Yarn bombing is when you take knitted or crocheted material

Dzijas grafiti ir noadīta vai notamborēta priekšmeta iekļaušana pilsētvidē,

out into the urban environment, graffiti-style --

gluži kā to dara grafiti mākslinieki,

or, more specifically,

precīzāk sakot,

without permission and unsanctioned.

bez atļaujas un nesankcionēti.

But when I started this over 10 years ago,

Taču, uzsākot šo visu pirms vairāk nekā 10 gadiem,

I didn't have a word for it,

es nezināju, kā to nosaukt,

I didn't have any ambitious notions about it,

man nebija ambiciozu plānu,

I had no visions of grandeur.

nebija diženu vīziju.

All I wanted to see was something warm and fuzzy and human-like

Es tikai gribēju redzēt kaut ko siltu, pūkainu un cilvēcisku

on the cold, steel, gray facade that I looked at everyday.

uz aukstās, pelēkās tērauda fasādes, ko ik dienas redzēju.

So I wrapped the door handle.

Tad nu es ietinu šo durvju rokturi.

I call this the Alpha Piece.

Es to saucu par Alfa darbu.

Little did I know that this tiny piece would change the course of my life.

Es nemaz nenojautu, ka šis niecīgais rokdarbs mainīs manu dzīvi.

Apkārtējo reakcija bija interesanta.

So clearly the reaction was interesting.

Tā mani ieintriģēja, un es nodomāju: „Ko vēl es varētu izdarīt?”

It intrigued me and I thought, "What else could I do?"

Could I do something in the public domain that would get the same reaction?

Vai es varētu izdarīt kaut ko sabiedriskajā telpā, un gūt šādu reakciju?

So I wrapped the stop sign pole near my house.

Tā es aptinu šo STOP zīmes stabu netālu no savas mājas.

The reaction was wild.

Cilvēki bija sajūsmā.

People would park their cars

Viņi apstādināja savus auto,

and get out of their cars and stare at it,

kāpa ārā, skatījās uz to,

and scratch their heads and stare at it,

kasīja galvu un atkal skatījās,

and take pictures of it and take pictures next to it,

fotografēja to un fotografējās tam blakus.

and all of that was really exciting to me

Tas viss mani patiešām sajūsmināja,

and I wanted to do every stop sign pole in the neighborhood.

un man gribējās apadīt visas apkaimes STOP zīmes.

And the more that I did, the stronger the reaction.

Un, jo vairāk es to darīju, jo izteiktāka bija cilvēku reakcija.

So at this point I'm smitten.

Tas bija lūzuma punkts.

I'm hooked.

Man bija āķis lūpā.

This was all seductive.

Tas viss bija vilinoši.

I found my new passion

Es atradu jaunu aizraušanos,

and the urban environment was my playground.

un pilsētvide bija mans rotaļu laukums.

So this is some of my early work.

Lūk, daži no maniem pirmajiem darbiem.

I was very curious about this idea of enhancing the ordinary,

Mani pārņēma ziņkāre, kā uzlabot visu parasto,

ikdienišķo, pat neglīto,

the mundane, even the ugly,

and not taking away its identity or its functionality

neatņemot tā identitāti un funkciju,

but just giving it a well-tailored suit out of knitting.

bet gan pielāgojot tam adītu ietērpu.

And this was fun for me.

Man tas bija aizraujoši!

It was really fun to take inanimate objects

Mani patiešām aizrāva nedzīvu objektu atdzīvināšana.

and have them come to life.

So ...

Šķiet, ka šajā visā var saskatīt humoru, taču –

I think we all see the humor in this,

but --

(Smiekli)

(Laughter)

I was at a point where I wanted to take it seriously.

Es biju nonākusi tik tālu, ka vēlējos tam visam pievērsties nopietnāk.

I wanted to analyze it.

Es vēlējos to izanalizēt,

I wanted to know why I was letting this take over my life,

saprast, kāpēc es ļauju tam pārņemt visu savu dzīvi,

why I was passionate about it,

kāpēc tas mani aizrauj

why were other people reacting so strongly to it.

un kāpēc tas izraisa tādu reakciju citos.

And I realized something.

Tad es kaut ko aptvēru.

We all live in this fast-paced, digital world,

Mēs dzīvojam šajā ātrgaitas, ciparu tehnoloģiju pasaulē,

but we still crave and desire something that's relatable.

bet vēl joprojām vēlamies un alkstam pēc kaut kā saprotama.

I think we've all become desensitized

Manuprāt, mūs ir pārāk notrulinājusi visa šī pilsētu pārlieku attīstīšanās,

by our overdeveloped cities that we live in,

informācijas stendi un reklāmas, un milzu automašīnu stāvvietas,

and billboards and advertisements,

and giant parking lots,

and we don't even complain about that stuff anymore.

ka mēs jau esam pieraduši pie šādām lietām.

So when you stumble upon

Bet, uzduroties STOP zīmei, kas aptīta ar dziju un liekas nevietā,

a stop sign pole that's wrapped in knitting

and it seems so out of place

and then gradually -- weirdly --

pamazām – dīvainā kārtā – ar to veidojas saikne, un tu apjaut,

you find a connection to it,

that is the moment.

ka tieši tas ir tas īstais brīdis.

That is the moment I love

and that is the moment I love to share with others.

Tas ir mirklis, kuru es dievinu un ar kuru es vēlētos dalīties ar citiem.

So at this point, my curiosity grew.

Mana ziņkāre auga.

It went from the fire hydrants and the stop sign poles

Tikusi galā ar ugunsdzēsības hidrantiem un STOP zīmju stabiem,

to what else can I do with this material.

es jau plānoju savas tālākās gaitas.

Can I do something big and large-scale and insurmountable?

Vai es varu izdarīt kaut ko plašu, liela mēroga

un nepārspējamu?

So that's when the bus happened.

Tad nu es arī apdarināju šo autobusu.

This was a real game changer for me.

Tas bija pamatu pamats visām manām turpmākajām izmaiņām.

I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for this one.

Šim darbam vienmēr būs īpaša vieta manā sirdī.

At this point, people were recognizing my work

Ļaudis nu jau sāka atpazīt manus mākslas darbus, bet kopumā

but there wasn't much out there

that was wrapped in knitting that was large-scale,

nebija daudz apjomīgu priekšmetu, kuri būtu aptīti ar dziju,

and this definitely was the first city bus to be wrapped in knitting.

tādēļ šis noteikti bija pirmais ar dziju aptītais pilsētas autobuss.

So at this point, I'm experiencing,

Tad es sāku piedzīvot kaut ko interesantu.

or I'm witnessing something interesting.

I may have started yarn bombing but I certainly don't own it anymore.

Varbūt es arī biju adījumu grafiti kustības aizsācēja,

taču nu vairs nebiju tās īpašniece.

It had reached global status.

Šī kustība izplatījās tālāk pa pasauli.

People from all over the world were doing this.

Cilvēki to sāka darīt visā pasaulē.

And I know this because I would travel to certain parts of the world

Es to zinu tāpēc, ka, aizceļojot uz valstīm, kurās iepriekš neesmu bijusi,

that I'd never been to,

and I'd stumble upon a stop sign pole and I knew I didn't wrap it.

es uzduros kādam STOP zīmes stabam, kuru es zināju, ka neesmu ietinusi.

So as I pursued my own goals with my art --

Tiecoties uz savu mērķu piepildīšanu ar mākslas starpniecību – šie ir tikai

this is a lot of my recent work --

daži no maniem pēdējiem darbiem – vienlaikus progresēja arī adījumu grafiti.

so was yarn bombing.

Yarn bombing was also growing.

And that experience showed me the hidden power of this craft

Un tieši iegūtā pieredze lika man atklāt šī amata apslēpto spēku un aptvert to,

and showed me

that there was this common language I had with the rest of the world.

ka man ir šī kopīgā valoda ar pārējo pasauli.

It was through this granny hobby --

Šis vecmāmiņu hobijs – šis prastais hobijs – bija iemesls tam,

this unassuming hobby --

that I found commonality with people

ka es atradu kopīgu valodu ar cilvēkiem,

that I never thought I'd have a connection with.

ar kuriem man citādi nekad nebūtu nekā kopīga.

So as I tell my story today,

Tagad, kad es jums visu šo stāstu, es vēlētos pavēstīt, ka apslēptu spēku

I'd also like to convey to you

that hidden power can be found in the most unassuming places,

var atrast visvienkāršākajās vietās, un ka ikkatram no mums ir prasmes,

and we all possess skills that are just waiting to be discovered.

par kurām mēs vēl līdz šim nenojaušam.

If you think about our hands, these tools that are connected to us,

Padomāsim par mūsu rokām, šiem instrumentiem pie mūsu ķermeņa

and what they're capable of doing --

un ko ar tiem var paveikt –

building houses and furniture,

celt mājas, veidot mēbeles, gleznot uz sienām –

and painting giant murals --

and most of the time we hold a controller or a cell phone.

bet pārsvarā mēs rokās turam vadāmierīci vai tālruni.

And I'm totally guilty of this as well.

Arī es neesmu izņēmums.

But if you think about it,

Bet ja tā padomā, kas notiktu, ja mēs šīs lietas noliktu malā.

what would happen if you put those things down?

What would you make? What would you create with your own hands?

Ko jūs izveidotu? Ko jūs radītu ar savām rokām?

A lot of people think that I am a master knitter

Daudzi uzskata, ka esmu meistars adīšanā, tomēr es nespētu noadīt pat džemperi,

but I actually couldn't knit a sweater to save my life.

ja no tā būtu atkarīga mana dzīvība.

But I did something interesting with knitting

Bet ar adīšanu esmu paveikusi ko interesantu, kas iepriekš nav darīts.

that had never been done before.

I also wasn't "supposed to be" an artist

Man arī „nevajadzēja kļūt” par mākslinieci tādā nozīmē, ka man nav šādas izglītības,

in the sense that I wasn't formally trained to do this --

patiesībā mana specialitāte ir matemātika.

I'm a math major actually.

So I didn't think this was in the cards for me,

Nedomāju, ka tas bija mans liktenis,

but I also know that I didn't stumble upon this.

bet es arī zinu, ka tas nenotika nejauši.

And when this happened to me, I held on tight,

Un brīdī, kad tas notika, es biju neatlaidīga, nemitīgi pūlējos

I fought for it and I'm proud to say that I am a working artist today.

un tagad ar lepnumu varu teikt, ka strādāju par mākslinieci.

So as we ponder the future,

Ja mēs ieskatamies nākotnē, arī jums tā var nebūt gluži viengabalaina.

know that your future might not be so seamless.

And one day, you might be as bored as I was

Un kādudien jūs varētu būt tikpat garlaikoti kā toreiz es

and knit a door handle to change your world forever.

un noadīsiet durvju rokturi, kas uz mūžu izmainīs jūsu pasauli.

Thank you.

Paldies.

(Applause)

(Aplausi)