Sam Martin: The quirky world of "manspaces"

Translator: Karol Batek Reviewer: Martin Francis Gilbert Máik

So, I am indeed going to talk about

A tak skutočne budem hovoriť o

the spaces men create for themselves,

priestoroch, ktoré si pre seba muži budujú.

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

No najprv vám chcem povedať prečo som tu.

I'm here for two reasons. These two guys

Z dvoch dôvodov. Táto dvojka

are my two sons Ford and Wren.

sú moji dvaja synovia Ford a Wren.

When Ford was about three years old,

Keď mal Ford asi tak tri roky,

we shared a very small room together,

delili sme sa spolu o veľmi malú izbu

in a very small space.

vo veľmi malom priestore.

My office was on one half of the bedroom,

Moja pracovňa bola na jednej polovici izby.

and his bedroom was on the other half.

A jeho spálňa na tej druhej.

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

A ak ste spisovateľom, viete si iste predstaviť,

that things would get really crowded around deadlines.

že v období uzávierky sa nahromadí kopa vecí.

So when Wren was on the way,

A tak, keď sme čakali Wrena,

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

uvedomil som si, že si potrebujem nájsť svoj vlastný kútik.

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

V dome už nebolo viac priestoru a tak som sa vybral na zadný dvor

and without any previous building experience,

a bez akýchkoľvek predošlých skúseností so stavaním

and about 3,000 dollars and some

s troma tisícmi dolárov a nejakými

recycled materials, I built this space.

recyklovanými materiálmi som postavil toto miesto.

It had everything I needed. It was quiet.

Malo všetko čo som potreboval. Bolo v ňom ticho.

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

Bol v ňom dostatok priestoru. A bol som jeho vládcom, čo bolo veľmi dôležité.

As I was building this space, I thought

Keď som to miesto budoval, pomyslel som si,

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

"Určite nie som jediný chlap,

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

ktorý si musel postaviť svoj vlastný priestor."

So I did some research.

A tak som spravil prieskum.

And I found that there was an historic precedence.

A zistil som, že existuje historický precedens.

Hemingway had his writing space.

Hemingway mal svoj spisovateľský kútik.

Elvis had two or three manspaces,

Elvis ich mal dva či tri,

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

čo je vcelku jedinečné, pretože žil v Gracelande so svojou ženou a matkou.

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

V populárnej kultúre mal Superman Pevnosť samoty.

and there was, of course, the Batcave.

A samozrejme je tu Batmanova jaskyňa.

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

A tak som si uvedomil, že sa chcem vydať na cestu

and see what guys were creating for themselves now.

a vidieť, čo si pre seba muži budujú dnes.

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

Toto je jeden s prvých brlohov, ktorý som našiel. Je v Austine v štáte Texas,

which is where I'm from.

odtiaľ pochádzam.

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

Navonok sa javí ako bežná pekná garáž,

But on the inside, it's anything but.

no vo vnútri je to všetko len nie garáž.

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

A to je pre mňa klasický mužský priestor.

It has neon concert posters, a bar

Sú tu neónové plagáty z koncertov, bar

and, of course, the leg lamp,

a, ako ináč, nohatá lampa,

which is very important.

čo je veľmi dôležité.

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

Čoskoro som si uvedomil, že mužské priestory nemusia byť len vo vnútri.

This guy built a bowling alley in his backyard,

Tento chlapík si na zadnom dvore postavil bowlingovú dráhu

out of landscaping timbers, astroturf.

z trámov a umelého trávnika

And he found the scoreboard in the trash.

a výsledkovú tabuľu našiel na smetisku.

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

Tu je ďalší, o niečo prepracovanejší, vonkajší mužský priestor.

This a 1923 wooden tugboat,

Je to drevený remorkér z roku 1923

made completely out of Douglas fir.

postavený len z borovicového dreva.

The guy did it all himself.

Chlapík si poradil so všetkým sám.

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

A má tu okolo 93 štvorcových metrov priestoru.

So, pretty early on in my investigations

A tak pomerne skoro som si počas svojho pátrania

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

uvedomil, že som našiel niečo iné, než som očakával,

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

teda, úprimne povedané, pyramídy z plechoviek od piva,

and overstuffed couches and flat-screen TVs.

prepchaté divány a ploché televízory.

There were definitely hang-out spots.

Rozhodne to boli útočiská,

But some were for working, some were for playing,

no niektoré slúžili na prácu, iné na hranie,

some were for guys to collect their things.

ďalšie zas na zberateľské koníčky.

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

U väčšiny z nich som bol prekvapený tým, čo som našiel.

Take this place for example.

Napríklad toto.

On the outside it looks like a typical northeastern garage.

Zvonku to vyzerá ako typická garáž na severovýchode USA.

This is in Long Island, New York.

Nachádza sa na Long Islande v New Yorku.

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

Jediné, čo vám možno niečo napovie, je okrúhle okno.

On the inside it's a recreation of a

Vnútro tvorí rekonštrukcia

16th century Japanese tea house.

japonskej čajovne zo 16. storočia.

The man imported all the materials from Japan,

Majiteľ si dal doviezť všetok materiál z Japonska

and he hired a Japanese carpenter

a najal si japonského tesára,

to build it in the traditional style.

aby ju vybudoval v tradičnom štýle.

It has no nails or screws.

Nenájdete tu žiadne klince ani skrutky.

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

Všetky spoje sú vyrezané a spojené ručne.

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

A tu je ďalší vcelku typický pohľad. Štvrť na predmestí Las Vegas.

But you open one of the garage doors

No otvorte jednu z garáží

and there is a professional-size boxing ring inside.

a v jej vnútri nájdete profesionálny boxerský ring.

(Laughter)

(Smiech)

And so there is a good reason for this.

Je však pre to dobrý dôvod.

It was built by this man who is Wayne McCullough.

Postavil ho človek menom Wayne McCullough.

He won the silver medal for Ireland

Pre Írsko vyhral striebornú medailu

in the 1992 Olympics,

na Olympiáde v roku 1992.

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

A na tomto mieste cvičí a trénuje ďalších ľudí.

And right off the garage he has his own trophy room

A hneď vedľa garáže má vlastnú miestnosť s trofejami,

where he can sort of bask in his accomplishments,

kde si môže vychutnávať svoje úspechy,

which is another sort of important part about a manspace.

čo je ďalšia vcelku dôležitá súčasť mužského priestoru.

So, while this space represents someone's profession,

A tak zatiaľčo tento priestor predstavuje niečiu profesiu,

this one certainly represents a passion.

tento zjavne stelesňuje vášeň.

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

Je postavený tak, aby evokoval interiér anglickej námornej lode.

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

Je zbierkou námorných starožitností 18. a 19. storočia.

Museum quality.

S kvalitou múzea.

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

Behom svojej výpravy

I found over 50 spaces.

som našiel viac než 50 priestorov.

And they were unexpected and they were surprising.

Boli nečakané a prekvapivé.

But they were also --

No tiež som bol

I was really impressed by how personalized they were,

skutočne ohromený ich osobitosťou

and how much work went into them.

a množstvom do nich investovanej práce.

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

A uvedomil som si, že to bolo preto, že muži, ktorých som stretol,

were all very passionate about what they did.

mali všetci vášeň pre svoju vec.

And they really loved their professions.

A skutočne milovali svoju profesiu.

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

Boli veľmi oddaní svojim zbierkam a koníčkom

And so they created these spaces

a tak stvorili tieto priestory,

to reflect what they love to do,

ktoré odzrkadľujú lásku k tomu, čo robia

and who they were.

a kým sú.

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

A tak, ak nemáte svoj vlastný priestor,

I highly recommend finding one, and getting into it.

hlboko vám odporúčam si nejaký nájsť a pustiť sa doňho.

Thank you very much.

Ďakujem.

(Applause)

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