Shake up your story | Raghava KK

Prevodilac: Ivana Korom Lektor: Gorana Glisovic

Hi everyone.

Zdravo svima.

I'm an artist and a dad -- second time around.

Ja sam umetnik i otac - po drugi put.

Thank you.

Hvala.

And I want to share with you my latest art project.

Želim da sa vama podelim svoj poslednji umetnički projekat.

It's a children's book for the iPad.

To je dečija knjiga za iPad.

It's a little quirky and silly.

Pomalo je luckasta i blesava.

It's called "Pop-It,"

Zove se "Pop-It",

And it's about the things little kids do with their parents.

i govori o stvarima koje mala deca rade sa roditeljima.

(Music)

(muzika)

So this is about potty training --

Ovo je o učenju na nošu -

as most of you, I hope, know.

kao što, nadam se, većina vas zna.

You can tickle the rug.

Možete da pomerite tepih.

You can make the baby poop.

Možete da navede bebu da kaki.

You can do all those fun things.

Možete da radite sve te zabavne stvari.

You can burst bubbles.

Možete da bušite mehuriće.

You can draw, as everyone should.

Možete da crtate, kao što bi svi trebalo.

But you know, I have a problem with children's books:

Ali znate, imam problem sa dečijim knjigama:

I think they're full of propaganda.

Mislim da su pune propagande.

At least an Indian trying to get one of these American books in Park Slope, forget it.

Indijac ne može da kupi jednu od ovih američkih knjiga u Bruklinu.

It's not the way I was brought up.

Ja nisam tako vaspitan.

So I said, "I'm going to counter this with my own propaganda."

Rekao sam, "Suprotstaviću se sopstvenom propagandom."

If you notice carefully,

Ako pogledate pažljivo,

it's a homosexual couple bringing up a child.

ovde homoseksualni par podiže dete.

You don't like it?

Ne dopada vam se?

Shake it, and you have a lesbian couple.

Promućkajte i dobijate lezbejski par.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

Shake it, and you have a heterosexual couple.

Promućkajte i imate heteroseksualni par.

You know, I don't even believe in the concept of an ideal family.

Ja čak ni ne verujem u ideju savršene porodice.

I have to tell you about my childhood.

Moram vam ispričati o svom detinjstvu.

I went to this very proper Christian school

Išao sam u strogu hrišćansku školu

taught by nuns, fathers, brothers, sisters.

gde su predavale kaluđerice, kaluđeri, časne sestre i braća.

Basically, I was brought up to be a good Samaritan,

Zapravo, odgajan sam da budem dobri Samarićanin,

and I am.

što i jesam.

And I'd go at the end of the day to a traditional Hindu house,

Na kraju dana bih se vraćao tradicionalnoj Hindu kući,

which was probably the only Hindu house

koja je verovatno bila jedina Hindu kuća

in a predominantly Islamic neighborhood.

u islamskom komšiluku.

Basically, I celebrated every religious function.

Ja sam slavio sve religije.

In fact, when there was a wedding in our neighborhood,

Ustvari, kada bi u našem komšiluku bilo venčanje,

all of us would paint our houses for the wedding.

svi bismo za tu priliku ofarbali kuće.

I remember we cried profusely

Sećam se da smo plakali kao kiša

when the little goats we played with in the summer

kada su jarići s kojima smo se leti igrali

became biriani.

završili u paprikašu.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

We all had to fast during Ramadan.

Svi smo morali da postimo za Ramazan.

It was a very beautiful time.

Bilo je to veoma lepo vreme.

But I must say,

Ali moram da kažem,

I'll never forget, when I was 13 years old, this happened.

nikad neću zaboraviti šta se desilo kad sam imao 13 godina.

Babri Masjid --

Babri Masžid -

one of the most beautiful mosques in India,

jednu od najlepših džamija u Indiji,

built by King Babur, I think, in the 16th century --

koju je izgradio kralj Babur, u 16. veku -

was demolished by Hindu activists.

uništili su Hindu aktivisti.

This caused major riots in my city.

Ovo je u mom gradu izazvalo velike nemire.

And for the first time,

I po prvi put,

I was affected

na mene je uticao

by this communal unrest.

ovaj nemir zajednice.

My little five-year-old kid neighbor

Moj mali petogodišnji sused

comes running in,

je dotrčao

and he says, "Rags, Rags.

i rekao: "Rags, Rags. Znaš

You know the Hindus are killing us Muslims. Be careful."

da Hindusi ubijaju nas Muslimane. Budi oprezan".

I'm like, "Dude, I'm Hindu."

Rekoh: "Brate, ja sam Hindus."

(Laughter)

(smeh)

He's like, "Huh!"

A on će: "Haa!"

You know, my work is inspired

Znate, moj rad inspirišu

by events such as this.

događaji kao što je taj.

Even in my gallery shows,

Čak i u svojim izložbama

I try and revisit historic events

pokušavam da ponovo oživim istorijske

like Babri Masjid,

događaje kao što je Babri Masžid,

distill only its emotional residue

da filtriram emotivni deo

and image my own life.

i prikažem sopstveni život.

Imagine history being taught differently.

Zamislite da se istorija uči drugačije.

Remember that children's book

Sećate se dečije knjige koju

where you shake and the sexuality of the parents change?

promućkate i seksualnost roditelja se promeni?

I have another idea.

Imam još jednu ideju.

It's a children's book about Indian independence --

Dečija knjiga o nezavisnosti Indije -

very patriotic.

veoma patriotski.

But when you shake it, you get Pakistan's perspective.

Ali kad prodrmate, dobijete pakistansku perspektivu.

Shake it again, and you get the British perspective.

Prodrmate opet, dobijete britansku perspektivu.

(Applause)

(aplauz)

You have to separate fact from bias, right.

Morate da odvojite činjenice od pristrasnosti.

Even my books on children

Čak i moje knjige o deci

have cute, fuzzy animals.

imaju slatke, čupave životinje.

But they're playing geopolitics.

Ali one se igraju geopolitike.

They're playing out Israel-Palestine,

Odigravaju sukobe Izraela i Palestine,

India-Pakistan.

Indije i Pakistana.

You know, I'm making a very important argument.

Zastupam veoma važan stav.

And my argument [is]

A to je da je

that the only way for us to teach creativity

jedini način da podučavamo kreativnost

is by teaching children perspectives

taj da decu na najranijem uzrastu

at the earliest stage.

učimo drugačijim gledištima.

After all, children's books are manuals on parenting,

Ipak, dečije knjige su priručnici za roditeljstvo,

so you better give them children's books that teach them perspectives.

pa im bolje dajte knjige koje ih uče perspektivama.

And conversely,

I obrnuto,

only when you teach perspectives

tek kada ih učite perspektivama

will a child be able to imagine

deca mogu da zamisle

and put themselves in the shoes

i da se stave na mesto

of someone who is different from them.

nekoga ko je drugačiji od njih.

I'm making an argument that art and creativity

Zastupam stav da su umetnost i kreativnost

are very essential tools in empathy.

osnovni alati empatije.

You know, I can't promise my child

Znate, ne mogu svom detetu obećati

a life without bias --

život bez pristrasnosti -

we're all biased --

svi smo pristrasni -

but I promise to bias my child with multiple perspectives.

ali obećavam da ću naučiti dete mnogim perspektivama.

Thank you very much.

Mnogo vam hvala.

(Applause)

(aplauz)