A Firework Ladder to the Sky — and the Magic of Explosive Art | Cai Guo-Qiang | TED

Prevodilac: Milenka Okuka Lektor: Milena Petrovic

Chris Anderson: Cai is incredible, Cai's language is Mandarin.

Kris Anderson: Caj je neverovatan, Cajov jezik je mandarinski.

Many of us do not speak Mandarin.

Mnogi od nas ne govore mandarinski.

But Cai agreed to do a wild experiment.

Međutim, Caj je pristao na sulud eksperiment.

For this talk,

U ovom govoru,

we collaborated with another TED speaker, Tom Graham,

sarađivali smo sa još jednim TED govornikom, Tomom Grejamom,

and his team at Metaphysic,

i njegovom ekipom iz Metafizika,

who built an AI model

koji su napravili model VI

to make Cai's translator's voice sound just like Cai speaking --

kako bi glas Cajove prevoditeljke zvučao baš kao da Caj govori -

just like he is speaking in English.

baš kao da govori engleski.

So Sang is in a sound booth now.

Dakle, Sang je u studiju trenutno.

Sang, Hello.

Zdravo, Sang.

Sang: Hi, everyone.

Sang: Zdravo svima.

CA: OK, so it's great to see you.

KA: U redu. Sjajno je videti te.

Now let's hear you sounding as if you were Cai.

Hajde da te sad čujemo kako zvučiš kao da si Caj.

Sang: My name is Cai Guo-Qiang.

Sang: Zovem se Caj Gocjan.

CA: (Laughs)

KA: (Smeje se)

OK, nothing's going to go wrong here.

U redu. Ništa ovde neće poći po zlu.

Nothing's going to go wrong.

Ništa neće poći po zlu.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

The stage is yours.

Pozornica je tvoja.

Cai Guo-Qiang: Thank you.

Caj Gocjan: Hvala ti.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

(Speaking Mandarin)

(Govori mandarinski)

More than 1,000 years ago,

Pre više od 1 000 godina,

when Chinese alchemists were developing elixir of immortality,

kada su kineski alhemičari razvijali eliksir za besmrtnost,

one recipe caused an explosion.

jedan recept je izazvao eksploziju.

Boom.

Bum.

Boom.

Bum.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

They named their discovery “fire medicine,”

Nazvali su svoje otkriće „vatreni lek”,

the Chinese word for gunpowder.

to je kineska reč za barut.

From the very beginning, gunpowder has been about accidents,

Od samog početka, barut je značio nesreće,

loss of control and destruction.

gubitak kontrole i uništenje.

But it's also been about the healing power and unseen energies.

Međutim, radilo se i o moći izlečenja i neviđenim energijama.

I dreamed of becoming an artist when I was little, but like my father,

Sanjao sam da postanem umetnik kad sam bio mali, ali poput mog oca,

who was an avid painter himself, I was cautious and timid.

koji je i sam bio strastveni slikar, bio sam oprezan i plašljiv.

Caution is a fine quality in life, but not so in art.

Oprez je dobra osobina u životu, ali ne toliko u umetnosti.

And Chinese society was also very controlling when I was young,

A kinesko društvo je bilo i krajnje autoritativno kad sam bio mlad,

so I longed for an artistic medium that could help me free myself

pa sam čeznuo za umetničkim medijem koji bi mi pomogao da se oslobodim

and lose control.

i izgubim kontrolu.

I came from an ancient city in southeast China called Quanzhou.

Potičem iz drevnog grada na jugoistoku Kine, zvanog Kvandžou.

The city had many firecracker factories when I was young,

Grad je imao brojne fabrike petardi kad sam bio mlad,

so it was easy to get gunpowder.

pa je bilo lako nabaviti barut.

When I first began using gunpowder to create art,

Kada sam počinjao koristiti barut da stvorim umetnost,

I would lay out a canvas in the living room

razvukao bih platno po dnevnoj sobi

and set up small explosions on it.

i aktivirao male eksplozije po njemu.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Seeing the canvas on fire one day,

Primetivši jednog dana zapaljeno platno,

my grandmother threw a linen rag over the flame

moja baka je bacila lanenu krpu preko plamena

and put it out with a small puff.

i ugasila ga malenim udarcem.

It was my grandma who taught me that while it's important to light fires,

Moja baka me je naučila da iako je važno paliti vatre,

it's more important to know how to put them out.

još je važnije znati ih ugasiti.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Over the decades,

Tokom decenija,

I've grown closer to gunpowder and mastered more techniques.

barut mi je bio sve bliži i savladao sam dodatne tehnike.

(Explosions)

(Eksplozije)

My creations forever oscillate between destruction and construction,

Moja dela uvek osciluju između uništenja i stvaranja,

control and freedom, dictatorship and democracy.

kontrole i slobode, diktature i demokratije.

For example, here I first painted my imagination of Paradise,

Na primer, ovde sam prvo naslikao svoju viziju raja,

a mirage of temptations.

opsenu iskušenja.

I exploded colored gunpowder

Detonirao sam barut u boji

to create a sensual and dazzling garden,

kako bih stvorio senzualnu i blistavu baštu,

so beautiful that I didn't want to lay a finger on it.

toliko lepu da nisam želeo ni prstom da je dotaknem.

However, I picked up my courage

Međutim, skupio sam hrabrost

and scattered black powder all over this beauty.

i razasuo crni barut preko ove lepote.

Covered it with a blank canvas and ignited again.

Prekrio je praznim platnom i ponovo zapalio.

Bang!

Beng!

(Explosion)

(Eksplozija)

When I removed the canvas on top,

Kada sam uklonio platno sa vrha,

the once enchanting garden was now forever sealed beneath the black.

nekada bajkovita bašta je sada bila trajno zapečaćena ispod crnila.

However, what shocked me the most was the canvas on top,

Međutim, najviše me je šokiralo platno na vrhu,

which now looked like an apparition of that heavenly garden.

koje je sad izgledalo kao utvara te rajske bašte.

At the end of 1986,

Krajem 1986,

I moved to Japan.

preselio sam se u Japan.

My cosmology,

Moja kosmologija,

which till then was a simple one,

koja je dotad bila prosta,

developed by stargazing and studying feng shui in Quanzhou,

razvijala se zurenjem u zvezde i izučavanjem feng šuija u Kvandžou,

suddenly expanded to include the latest developments in modern astrophysics.

iznenada se proširila i uključila nova otkrića iz savremene astrofizike.

As a young artist from China,

Kao mladog umetnika iz Kine,

my grueling experiences with getting visas around the world

moja zamorna iskustva dobijanja viza širom sveta

inspired me to explode a chain of big footprints

su me inspirisala da napravim eksploziju velikih tragova stopala

that traversed the Earth.

koja su prelazila Zemlju.

The footprints would evoke extraterrestrials

Tragovi stopala bi evocirali vanzemaljce

racing across several kilometers,

koji jure nekoliko kilometara,

bam bam bam, in only a few strides,

bam bam bam, u svega nekoliko koraka,

ignoring artificial borders and disappearing into the distance.

zanemarujući veštačke granice i nestajući u daljini.

(Explosion)

(Eksplozija)

After decades of attempts around the world,

Nakon decenija pokušavanja širom sveta,

this concept was finally realized

ovaj koncept je konačno realizovan

as 29 footprint fireworks

kao vatromet od 29 tragova stopala

at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

na ceremoniji otvaranja Olimpijade u Pekingu 2008.

The big footprints

Veliki tragovi stopala

walked across the 15-kilometer central axis of Beijing,

su šetali duž centralne ose Pekinga od 15 kilometara,

like an invisible giant in the sky.

poput nevidljivog džina na nebu.

Witnessed by 1.5 ...

Naočigled 1,5...

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

Witnessed by 1.5 billion people in person and through live broadcasts,

Naočigled 1,5 milijardi ljudi prisutnih i preko živih prenosa,

this work symbolized the era's idealistic delusion of globalization.

ovo delo je bilo simbol idealističkih zabluda epohe o globalizaciji.

In the early '90s, I conceived a work titled Sky ladder,

Tokom ranih 90-ih, osmislio sam delo naslovljeno „Nebeske lestvice”,

a ladder made of fireworks that would connect heaven and Earth.

lestvice napravljene od vatrometa koje bi spojile nebo i zemlju.

I made many failed attempts to realize the idea over 21 years.

Napravio sam brojne neuspele pokušaje realizujući ideju tokom 21 godine.

The difficulty of the project lay in its technical requirements.

Težina projekta počiva u njegovim tehničkim zahtevima.

We needed a helium balloon of over 6,000 cubic meters

Bio nam je potreban balon od helijuma od preko 6 000 kubnih metara

in order to raise a ladder

kako bismo podigli lestve

as high as the World Trade Center.

visoke kao Svetski trgovinski centar.

Once up, the balloon could easily be blown away.

Čim se podigne, balon je lako mogao da bude oduvan.

And because it would carry lots of dangerous materials,

A pošto bi nosio obilje opasnog materijala,

we had to acquire numerous permits for land, sea and air.

morali smo da dobijemo brojne dozvole za kopno, more i vazduh.

In my hometown,

U mom rodnom gradu,

it's said that 500 meters is the height of the clouds,

veruje se da su oblaci 500 metara visoko,

so the ladder symbolized a useful dream

pa su lestve simbolizovale koristan san

of reaching for the stars and touching the clouds.

o dosezanju zvezda i dodirivanju oblaka.

I've created so much art around the world,

Stvorio sam toliko umetničkih dela širom sveta,

but my grandma has never seen any of them in person,

ali moja baka nije videla nijedno od njih uživo,

so I was determined to do something awesome for her to see.

pa sam bio odlučan da učinim nešto izuzetno za nju.

(Video) One!

(Video) Jedan!

Fire!

Pali!

(Music)

(Muzika)

Cai Guo-Qiang: One morning in 2015,

Caj Gocaj: Jednog jutra 2015,

at the crack of dawn,

u praskozorje,

a golden ladder rose into the sky.

zlatne lestvice su se pružile u nebesa.

It was a birthday present for my grandmother,

Bio je to rođendanski poklon za moju baku,

who turned 100 that year.

koja je napunila stotu te godine.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

She passed away one month later.

Preminula je mesec dana kasnije.

In 1995, I moved from Japan to New York with my wife and daughter.

Godine 1995, preselio sam se iz Japana u Njujork sa suprugom i ćerkom.

After I came to New York, my work became more site-specific,

Kada sam došao u Njujork, moja dela su postala više vezana za mesta,

addressing more socio-political themes

bavila su se više sociopolitičkim temama

and reflecting the changes I've developed from living in the West.

i odražavala su promene koje su se razvile kod mene živeći na Zapadu.

This transition also allowed me to better thrive

Promena mi je takođe omogućila da budem uspešniji

in different cultures around the world.

u različitim kulturama širom sveta.

Some have asked why I never deal with the subject of sex.

Neki su se pitali zašto se nikad ne bavim temom seksa.

I would often say, "Isn't explosion sexy in itself?"

Često bih rekao: „Zar eksplozije nisu same po sebi seksi?”

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Ten years ago, I was invited to create an artwork in Paris.

Pre deset godina, pozvali su me da stvorim umetničko delo u Parizu.

I decided to invite 50 couples from around the world

Odlučio sam da pozovem 50 parova iz čitavog sveta

to a sightseeing boat on the Seine,

na turistički brod na Seni,

where they would first enjoy a 12-minute firework display

gde bi prvo uživali u 12-minutnom prizoru vatrometa

that simulates the process of lovemaking.

koji simulira proces vođenja ljubavi.

Why 12 minutes?

Zašto 12 minuta?

Because that seems to be the average duration of French lovemaking.

Jer je to izgleda prosečno vreme trajanja vođenja ljubavi kod Francuza.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

According to the internet.

Sudeći po internetu.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Excited by the passionate climax of the fireworks,

Uzbuđeni zbog strastvenog klimaksa vatrometa,

the couples then entered individual tents to do whatever they wanted.

parovi bi potom ušli u individualne šatore kako bi radili šta im je volja.

When satisfied,

Kada bi se zadovoljili,

they could press a button

mogli su da pritisnu dugme

and trigger fireworks from a small boat nearby.

i aktiviraju vatromete sa čamčića u blizini.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

I had prepared 300 shots of fireworks.

Bio sam pripremio 300 rundi vatrometa.

However, the couples didn't use them all.

Međutim, parovi nisu iskoristili sve.

In the end, the fireworks spelled out the words:

Na kraju su vatrometi ispisali reči:

"Sorry, gotta go."

„Izvinite, moram da idem.”

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Nighttime fireworks are visible because of light

Noćni vatrometi su vidljivi zbog svetlosti

and are more focused on the explosions themselves.

i više su usmereni na eksplozije.

Daytime fireworks rely on smoke.

Dnevni vatrometi se oslanjaju na dim.

They are like a painter's brush moving across the sunlit sky in real time.

Poput slikarske četkice su koja se kreće po osunčanom nebu u realnom vremenu.

In Shanghai, I realized the daytime fireworks "Elegy,"

U Šangaju sam realizovao „Elegiju” od dnevnog vatrometa,

lamenting the severe environmental problems China faces.

jadikujući zbog ozbiljnih ekoloških problema s kojima se Kina suočava.

On the day,

Tokom dana,

clouds loomed low over the Huangpu River,

oblaci su se nisko promaljali duž reke Huangpu,

and the firework smoke lingered in the air long afterwards,

a dim od vatrometa se zadržao u vazduhu dugo potom,

like an ink painting with its gentle sorrow.

poput slike u tušu sa svojom nežnom tugom.

For my solo exhibition at Uffizi Galleries,

Za moju samostalnu izložbu u Galeriji Ufici,

I created fireworks in the shapes of flowers and plants

napravio sam vatromete u obliku cveća i biljaka

from Renaissance paintings.

sa renesansnih slika.

People from across the city could see the fireworks

Ljudi širom grada su mogli da vide vatromete

as they launched from the Michelangelo Square,

dok smo ih lansirali sa Trga Mikelanđelo,

reigniting the spirit of the Renaissance.

oživljavajući duh renesanse.

Last year I realized the project "When the Sky Blooms with Sakura"

Prošle godine sam realizovao projekat „Kada nebo trešnjom procveta”

in Fukushima,

u Fukušimi,

which suffered the earthquake and tsunami 12 years ago.

koja je pretrpela zemljotres i cunami pre 12 godina.

On the June day,

Junskog dana,

we had a rare collaboration of the wind and the waves

imali smo retku saradnju vetra i talasa

to realize these daytime fireworks

kako bismo realizovali ove dnevne vatromete

like a symphony of reverence for nature.

poput simfonije uvažavanja prirode.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

I've realized over 600 solo exhibitions and projects worldwide,

Realizovao sam preko 600 samostalnih izložbi i projekata širom sveta,

often facing numerous challenges

često se suočavajući sa brojnim izazovima

such as weather conditions, legal regulations

poput vremenskih prilika, zakonskih regulativa

and social-political hurdles.

i sociopolitičkih prepreka.

But such is the nature of my art.

Međutim, takva je priroda moje umetnosti.

Behind the momentary magic lies countless unknown factors.

Iza trenutne magije počiva bezbroj nepoznatih faktora.

Gunpowder and I have been travel companions

Barut i ja smo bili saputnici

on a 40-year-long, fantastical journey.

na 40-godišnjem, fantastičnom putovanju.

Yet, I have never grown tired of it,

Pa ipak, nikad mi nije dosadio,

thanks to its uncertainty and uncontrollability.

zahvaljujući njegovoj neizvesnosti i nekontrolisanosti.

And it's the same fascination with the unforeseeable

A ista ta opčinjenost nepredvidivim

that led to my research in artificial intelligence

dovela je do mog istraživanja veštačke inteligencije

that began in 2017.

koje je započelo 2017.

This led to the launch of my AI Cai,

Ovo je dovelo do pokretanja mog AI Cai,

my custom AI model.

mog prilagođenog modela VI.

AI Cai deep learns from my artworks, archives and areas of interest.

AI Cai koristi duboko učenje za moju umetnost, arhive i oblasti interesovanja.

It also mimics contemporary and historical figures I admire

Takođe oponaša savremene i istorijske figure kojima se divim,

developing distinct personas

razvijajući različite ličnosti

koje mogu međusobno da raspravljaju,

that can debate with each other,

forming an independent and free community.

stvarajući nezavisnu i slobodnu zajednicu.

AI Cai is my artwork,

AI Cai je moje umetničko delo,

but it's also a partner for dialogue and collaboration.

ali je i partner za razgovor i saradnju.

In the future, it may even create art by itself.

U budućnosti bi čak mogla i sama da stvara umetnost.

Recently, we also enabled AI Cai

Nedavno smo takođe osposobili AI Cai

to sprinkle and ignite gunpowder on canvases.

da prska i pali barut na platnima.

Nowadays, if I burn through a canvas,

Ovih dana kada progorim platno,

it's usually an intentional loss of control for effect.

obično se radi o namernom gubitku kontrole radi efekta.

But when AI Cai burns something, it's a genuine accident.

Međutim, kada AI Cai spali nešto, radi se o istinskoj grešci.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Perhaps AI Cai is that rash, clumsy boy Cai.

Možda je AI Cai taj brzopleti, trapavi dečak Caj.

People often assume that I like fireworks,

Ljudi često pretpostavljaju da volim vatromete,

but what I really like are explosions.

ali ja uistinu volim eksplozije.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

I like their energy and magic.

Volim njihovu energiju i čaroliju.

Over the years,

Tokom godina,

the goal of my gunpowder creations has never been political,

cilj mojih tvorevina od baruta nikad nije bio politički,

but their results do carry political significance.

ali njihovi rezultati imaju politički značaj.

At a recent Nobel Prize event, I said,

Na skorašnjoj dodeli Nobelove nagrade, rekao sam:

"Using explosions to create beauty rather than warfare and violence

„Upotreba eksplozije u stvaranju lepote umesto rata i nasilja

provides a sliver of hope for our shared human future."

pruža tračak nade za našu zajedničku ljudsku budućnost.”

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

Gunpowder helped me set my timid personality

Barut mi je pomogao da se rešim plašljive ličnosti

and liberate myself in a repressive society.

i da se oslobodim u represivnom društvu.

Its uncertainty makes me both uneasy and exhilarated.

Njegova neizvesnost me istovremeno uznemiruje i uzbuđuje.

That's similar to my interactions with AI.

Slično je i sa mojim interakcijama sa VI.

The unknown and uncontrollable aspects of AI are indeed unsettling.

Nepoznati i van kontrole aspekti VI uistinu jesu uznemirujući.

But today, as contemporary art seems weak and conservative,

Međutim, danas dok se savremena umetnost čini slabom i konzervativnom,

I hope that AI can help me unleash creativity,

nadam se da će mi VI pomoći da oslobodim kreativnost,

transcending the current dimensions of human cognition.

prevazilazeći trenutne dimenzije ljudske spoznaje.

Can AI reveal heavenly secrets

Može li VI da otkrije nebeske tajne

and open a door to interspecies civilizations for us?

i da otvori vrata za nas ka civilizaciji mešovite vrste?

If the disruptive nature of gunpowder can bring hope to people

Ako remetilačka priroda baruta može da donese nadu ljudima

through the beauty of explosions,

kroz lepotu eksplozija,

then can the unsettling power of AI do the same,

može li onda uznemirujuća moć VI da učini isto to,

bringing hope to mankind's future by expanding the unknown world?

donoseći nadu za budućnost čovečanstva proširivanjem našeg nepoznatog sveta?

(Explosions)

(Eksplozije)

I'm always at the beginning of the next great journey.

Uvek sam na početku novog velikog putovanja.

Thank you everyone, and thank you AI.

Hvala svima, i hvala VI.

(Applause and cheers)

(Aplauz i ovacije)