Drawings that show the beauty and fragility of Earth | Zaria Forman

Prevodilac: Milenka Okuka Lektor: Mile Živković

I consider it my life's mission

Smatram to životnom misijom

to convey the urgency of climate change through my work.

da prenesem ozbiljnost klimatskih promena kroz moj rad.

I've traveled north to the Arctic to the capture the unfolding story

Putovala sam na sever do Arktika, kako bih zabeležila razvoj priče

of polar melt,

o plarnom otopljavanju,

and south to the Equator to document the subsequent rising seas.

i južno do Ekvatora kako bih dokumentovala skorašnji porast nivoa mora.

Most recently, I visited the icy coast of Greenland

Skoro sam posetila zaleđene obale Grenlanda

and the low-lying islands of the Maldives,

i ostrva na samom dnu Maldiva,

connecting two seemingly disparate but equally endangered

povezujući dva naoko različita, no podjednako ugrožena

parts of our planet.

dela naše planete.

My drawings explore moments of transition, turbulence

Moji crteži istražuju trenutke prelaza, nemira

and tranquility in the landscape,

i spokoja pejzaža,

allowing viewers to emotionally connect

omogućujući gledaocima da se emocionalno povežu

with a place you might never have the chance to visit.

s mestom koje možda nikad nećete imati priliku da posetite.

I choose to convey the beauty as opposed to the devastation.

Izabrala sam da prenesem lepotu nasuprot uništenju.

If you can experience the sublimity of these landscapes,

Ako možete da doživite uzvišenost ovih pejzaža,

perhaps you'll be inspired to protect and preserve them.

možda ćete da budete inspirisani da ih štitite i čuvate.

Behavioral psychology tells us that we take action

BIhevioralna psihologija nam kaže da delamo

and make decisions based on our emotions above all else.

i donosimo odluke zasnovane iznad svega na emocijama.

And studies have shown that art impacts our emotions

A istraživanja su pokazala da umetnost utiče na naše emocije

more effectively than a scary news report.

efikasnije od zastrašujućeg izveštaja u vestima.

Experts predict ice-free Arctic summers

Stručnjaci predviđaju arktička leta bez leda

as early as 2020.

već od 2020.

And sea levels are likely to rise between two and ten feet

A nivoi mora će verovatno da se podignu između 61 i 305 centimetara

by century's end.

do kraja veka.

I have dedicated my career to illuminating these projections

Posvetila sam svoju karijeru osvetljavanju ovih projekcija

with an accessible medium,

uz pomoć pristupačnog medijuma,

one that moves us in a way that statistics may not.

koje nas pokreće onako kako statistika ne bi mogla.

My process begins with traveling to the places

Proces započinjem putujući na mesta

at the forefront of climate change.

koja su na pročelju klimtaskih promena.

On-site, I take thousands of photographs.

Na licu mesta pravim hiljade fotografija.

Back in the studio,

Nazad u studiju,

I work from both my memory of the experience and the photographs

radim i na osnovu sećanja na iskustvo i na osnovu fotografija

to create very large-scale compositions,

kako bih stvorila kompozicije velikih razmera,

sometimes over 10 feet wide.

ponekad široke preko 300 centimetara.

I draw with soft pastel, which is dry like charcoal, but colors.

Crtam mekim pastelama, koje su suve poput uglja, ali u boji.

I consider my work drawings but others call them painting.

Smatram svoja dela crtežima, mada ih drugi nazivaju slikama.

I cringe, though, when I'm referred to as a "finger painter."

Ježim se, ipak, kad me oslovljavaju kao "slikarku prstima".

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

But I don't use any tools

Ali ne koristim bilo kakva oruđa

and I have always used my fingers and palms

i oduvek sam koristila svoje prste i dlanove

to manipulate the pigment on the paper.

kako bih upravljala pigmentima na papiru.

Drawing is a form of meditation for me.

Crtanje je za mene vid meditacije.

It quiets my mind.

Umiruje mi um.

I don't perceive what I'm drawing

Ne doživljavam ono što crtam

as ice or water.

kao led ili vodu.

Instead, the image is stripped down

Umesto toga, prizor je ogoljen

to its most basic form of color and shape.

do najosnovnijeg vida boje i oblika.

Once the piece is complete,

Čim završim delo,

I can finally experience the composition as a whole,

konačno mogu da doživim kompoziciju kao celinu,

as an iceberg floating through glassy water,

kao ledeni breg koji pluta staklastom vodom

or a wave cresting with foam.

ili talas oivičen penom.

On average, a piece this size takes me about,

U proseku, za delo ove veličine mi je potrebno oko,

as you can see, 10 seconds.

kao što vidite, 10 sekundi.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

Really, more like 200 hours, 250 hours for something that size.

U stvari, pre oko 200 sati, 250 sati za nešto te veličine.

But I've been drawing ever since I could hold a crayon, really.

Ali crtam još od kad sam mogla da držim voštane boje.

My mom was an artist, and growing up,

Moja majka je bila umetnica i odrastajući

we always had art supplies all over the house.

uvek smo imali zalihe slikarskog pribora svuda po kući.

My mother's love of photography

Ljubav moje majke prema fotografiji,

propelled her to the most remote regions of the earth,

vodila je do najudaljenijih predela zemlje,

and my family and I were fortunate enough

a moja porodica i ja smo imali sreću

to join and support her on these adventures.

da joj se pridružimo na ovim avanturama.

We rode camels in Northern Africa

Jahali smo na kamilama u Severnoj Africi

and mushed on dog sleds near the North Pole.

i terali smo sanke s psima blizu Severnog pola.

In August of 2012, I led my first expedition,

Avgusta 2012. sam predvodila svoju prvu ekspediciju,

taking a group of artists and scholars up the northwest coast of Greenland.

vodeći grupu umetnika i učenjaka do severozapadne obale Grenlanda.

My mother was originally supposed to lead this trip.

Prvobitno je moja majka trebalo da predvodi ovo putovanje.

She and I were in the early stages of planning,

Ona i ja smo bile u ranim fazama planiranja,

as we had intended to go together,

pošto smo nameravale da idemo zajedno,

when she fell victim to a brain tumor.

kada je podlegla od tumora na mozgu.

The cancer quickly took over her body and mind,

Rak je brzo osvojio njeno telo i um,

and she passed away six months later.

i umrla je šest meseci kasnije.

During the months of her illness, though,

Tokom meseci dok je bila bolesna, pak,

her dedication to the expedition never wavered, and I made a promise

njena posvećenost ekspediciji nije jenjavala i obećala sam

to carry out her final journey.

da ću ostvariti njeno zadnje putovanje.

My mother's passion for the Arctic

Strast moje majke prema Arktiku

echoed through my experience in Greenland,

je našla odjek u mom iskustvu na Grenlandu

and I felt the power

i osetila sam snagu

and the fragility of the landscape.

i krhkost tog pejzaža.

The sheer size of the icebergs

Sama veličina ledenih bregova

is humbling.

nas pokorava.

The ice fields are alive with movement and sound

Ledena polja vrve od pokreta i zvuka,

in a way that I never expected.

kako nikada nisam očekivala.

I expanded the scale of my compositions

Proširila sam razmere mojih kompozicija

to give you that same sense of awe that I experienced.

kako bih vam pružila taj isti osećaj strahopoštovanja koji sam iskusila.

Yet, while the grandeur of the ice is evident,

Ipak, iako je veličina leda očigledna,

so, too, is its vulnerability.

takođe je i njegova ranjivost.

From our boat,

Iz našeg čamca

I could see the ice sweating under the unseasonably warm sun.

mogla sam da vidim kako se led znoji pod neprirodno toplim suncem.

We had a chance to visit many of the Inuit communities in Greenland

Imali smo priliku da posetimo mnoge zajednice Inuita na Grenlandu

that now face huge challenges.

koje se trenutno suočavaju s ogromnim izazovima.

The locals spoke to me of vast areas of sea ice

Meštani su mi govorili o ogromnim predelima morskog leda

that are no longer freezing over as they once did.

koja se više ne zamrzavaju kao nekada.

And without ice, their hunting and harvesting grounds

A bez leda, njihovo tlo za lov i žetvu

are severely diminished,

je ozbiljno umanjeno,

threatening their way of life and survival.

čime je ugrožen njihov način života i opstanka.

The melting glaciers in Greenland

Glečeri koji se tope na Grenlandu

are one of the largest contributing factors to rising sea levels,

su jedan od najvećih faktora koji doprinosi dizanju nivoa mora,

which have already begun to drown

a to je već počelo da plavi

some of our world's lowest-lying islands.

neka ostrva našeg sveta sa najmanjom nadmorskom visinom.

One year after my trip to Greenland, I visited the Maldives,

Godinu dana nakon mog puta na Grenland posetila sam Maldive,

the lowest and flattest country in the entire world.

najnižu i najravniju državu u čitavom svetu.

While I was there, I collected images and inspiration

Dok sam bila tamo sakupljala sam slike i inspiraciju

for a new body of work:

za novi korpus dela:

drawings of waves lapping on the coast of a nation

crteže talasa koji zapljuskuju obalu naroda

that could be entirely underwater within this century.

koji bi tokom ovog veka mogao da bude potpuno pod vodom.

Devastating events happen every day

Razarajući događaji se svakodnevno dešavaju

on scales both global and personal.

i u svetskim i ličnim razmerama.

When I was in Greenland,

Dok sam bila na Grenlandu,

I scattered my mother's ashes amidst the melting ice.

prosula sam majčin pepeo usred leda koji se otapao.

Now she remains a part of the landscape she loved so much,

Sada je ona trajni deo pejzaža koji je toliko volela,

even as it, too, passes and takes on new form.

čak iako i on sam nestaje i preuzima novi oblik.

Among the many gifts my mother gave me

Među mnogim darovima koje mi je majka dala

was the ability to focus on the positive,

je sposobnost usredsređivanja na pozitivne strane,

rather than the negative.

a ne na negativne.

My drawings celebrate the beauty of what we all stand to lose.

Moji crteži slave lepotu onoga što svi mi rizikujemo da izgubimo.

I hope they can serve as records of sublime landscapes in flux,

Nadam se da će moći da posluže kao zapisi uzvišenih pejzaža u pokretu,

documenting the transition and inspiring our global community

koji beleže prelaz i inspirišu globalnu zajednicu

to take action for the future.

da počne da dela zarad budućnosti.

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)