The art of bow-making | Dong Woo Jang

Prevodilac: Vesna Savić Lektor: Miloš Milosavljević

It is said that the grass is always greener

Kažu da je trava uvek zelenija

on the other side of the fence,

s druge strane ograde

and I believe this is true,

i ja mislim da je to istina,

especially when I hear President Obama

pogotovo kada čujem predsednika Obamu

often talk about the Korean education system

kako često priča kako je južnokorejski obrazovni sistem

as a benchmark of success.

čist primer uspeha.

Well, I can tell you that,

Mogu vam reći da,

in the rigid structure and highly competitive nature

u krutoj strukturi i visoko konkurentnoj prirodi

of the Korean school system,

južnokorejskog obrazovnog sistema,

also known as pressure cooker,

poznatijoj pod nazivom „ekspres lonac",

not everyone can do well in that environment.

ne mogu svi uspeti u tom okruženju.

While many people responded in different ways

Dok su mnogi ljudi na različite načine reagovali

about our education system,

na naš obrazovni sistem,

my response to the high-pressure environment

moj odgovor na to okruženje velikog pritiska

was making bows with pieces of wood

bio je u pravljenju lukova od grana

found near my apartment building.

nađenih u blizini moje zgrade.

Why bows?

Zašto lukovi?

I'm not quite sure.

Nisam sasvim siguran.

Perhaps, in the face of constant pressure,

Možda se, kada sam se suočio sa stalnim pritiskom,

my caveman instinct of survival

moj pećinski instinkt za preživljavanjem

has connected with the bows.

povezao sa lukovima.

If you think about it,

Ako razmislite,

the bow has really helped drive human survival

luk je zaista potpomogao ljudskom opstanku

since prehistoric times.

još od praistorije.

The area within three kilometers of my home

U krugu od 3 kilometra od moje zgrade

used to be a mulberry forest

postojala je šuma duda

during the Joseon dynasty,

tokom vladavine dinastije Čoson

where silkworms were fed with mulberry leaves.

i u njoj su se svilene bube hranile dudovim lišćem.

In order to raise the historical awareness of this fact,

U cilju podizanja svesti o toj istorijskoj činjenici,

the government has planted mulberry trees.

naša vlada je zasadila dudovo drveće.

The seeds from these trees

Seme tog drveća

also have spread by birds here and there

ptice su raznosile u svim pravcima

nearby the soundproof walls of the city expressway

u blizini zidova za zvučnu izolaciju od gradskog auto-puta

that has been built around the 1988 Olympics.

koji je izgrađen za letnje Olimpijske igre 1988. u Seulu.

The area near these walls,

Oblast blizu tih zidova,

which nobody bothers to pay attention to,

na koju niko ne obraća pažnju,

had been left free from major intervention,

ostala je skoro netaknuta

and this is where I first found my treasures.

i tu sam prvi put našao moje blago.

As I fell deeper into bow making,

Što sam se više bavio pravljenjem lukova

I began to search far and beyond my neighborhood.

to sam počeo da više istražujem izvan mog susedstva.

When I went on school field trips,

Kada sam išao na školske izlete,

family vacations, or simply on my way home

porodične odmore ili jednostavno pri povratku kući

from extracurricular classes,

sa vannastavnih aktivnosti,

I wandered around wooded areas

lutao sam šumama

and gathered tree branches

i sakupljao grane sa drveća

with the tools that I sneaked inside my school bag.

pomoću alata koji sam prokrijumčario u školskom rancu.

And they would be somethings like saws, knives,

To je alat poput testera, noževa,

sickles and axes

srpova i sekira

that I covered up with a piece of towel.

koje sam umotao u peškir.

I would bring the branches home,

Grane sam donosio kući,

riding buses and subways,

vozeći se po autobusima i u podzemnoj železnici,

barely holding them in my hands.

jedva ih držeći u rukama.

And I did not bring the tools here to Long Beach.

Alat nisam doneo ovde u Long Bič.

Airport security.

Aerodromsko obezbeđenje.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

In the privacy of my room, covered in sawdust,

U osami moje sobe, prekriven piljevinom,

I would saw, trim and polish wood all night long

testerisao sam, potkresivao i glancao drvo po celu noć

until a bow took shape.

dok luk nije dobio oblik.

One day, I was changing the shape of a bamboo piece

Jednog dana sam deljao bambusovu granu

and ended up setting the place on fire.

i završilo se s požarom.

Where? The rooftop of my apartment building,

Gde? Na krovu moje zgrade,

a place where 96 families call home.

u kojoj živi 96 porodica.

A customer from a department store across from my building

Mušterija robne kuće od preko puta moje zgrade

called 911,

je zvala vatrogasce

and I ran downstairs to tell my mom

a ja sam otrčao dole da kažem mami,

with half of my hair burned.

s polu-spaljenom kosom.

I want to take this opportunity

Hteo bih da iskoristim ovu priliku

to tell my mom, in the audience today:

da kažem mami, koja je sad u publici:

Mom, I was really sorry,

mama, stvarno mi je žao

and I will be more careful with open fire from now on.

i od sada ću biti pažljiviji u rukovanju otvorenom vatrom.

My mother had to do a lot of explaining,

Moja majka je morala da objašnjava ljudima

telling people that her son did not commit

da njen sin nije podmetnuo

a premeditated arson.

požar s predumišljajem.

I also researched extensively on bows around the world.

Takođe sam puno istraživao o lukovima širom sveta.

In that process, I tried to combine

Tokom istraživanja sam se trudio da kombinujem

the different bows from across time and places

različite lukove iz različitih vremena i mesta,

to create the most effective bow.

kako bih napravio najdelotvorniji luk.

I also worked with many different types of wood,

Takođe sam i radio sa više različitih vrsta drveta,

such as maple, yew and mulberry,

poput javora, tisovine i duda,

and did many shooting experiments

i sprovodio sam dosta vežbi gađanja

in the wooded area near the urban expressway

u pošumljenoj oblasti u blizini gradskog autoputa

that I mentioned before.

koji sam maločas spomenuo.

The most effective bow for me

Meni je najdelotvorniji luk

would be like this.

neki ovakav.

One: Curved tips can maximize the springiness

Prvo: zakrivljeni vrhovi povećavaju elastičnost

when you draw and shoot the arrow.

kada odapnete strelu i gađate.

Two: Belly is drawn inward for higher draw weight,

Drugo: trbuh luka je uvučen ka sredini zarad veće težine povlačenja,

which means more power.

što podrazumeva veću snagu.

Three: Sinew used in the outer layer of the limb

Treće: tetiva koja se koristi na spoljašnjoj strani kraka

for maximum tension storage.

za skladištenje maksimalne tenzije.

And four: Horn used to store energy in compression.

I četvrto: rog koji se koristi za skladištenje energije u kompresiji.

After fixing, breaking, redesigning,

Nakon popravljanja, lomljenja, redizajniranja,

mending, bending and amending,

zakrpljivanja, savijanja i menjanja,

my ideal bow began to take shape,

moj savršeni luk počeo je da dobija oblik

and when it was finally done,

i kada je konačno bio gotov

it looked like this.

Izgledao je ovako.

I was so proud of myself

Toliko sam bio ponosan na sebe

for inventing a perfect bow on my own.

jer sam sam napravio savršeni luk.

This is a picture of Korean traditional bows

Ovo je slika tradicionalnih južnokorejskih lukova,

taken from a museum,

fotografisana u muzeju,

and see how my bow resembles them.

i pogledajte kako moj luk liči na njih.

Thanks to my ancestors

Hvala precima

for robbing me of my invention. (Laughter)

što su mi ukrali izum. (Smeh)

Through bowmaking,

Preko pravljenja lukova

I came in contact with part of my heritage.

došao sam u dodir s delom mog nasleđa.

Learning the information that has accumulated over time

Učenje podataka koji su se tokom vremena gomilali

and reading the message left by my ancestors

i čitanje poruka koje su moji preci ostavili

were better than any consolation therapy

bilo je bolje nego bilo kakva utešna terapija

or piece of advice any living adults could give me.

ili savet koji bi mi neki odrasli mogli dati.

You see, I searched far and wide,

Vidite, tražio sam nadaleko i naširoko

but never bothered to look close and near.

a nisam se ni potrudio da tražim u svojoj blizini.

From this realization,

Shvativši to,

I began to take interest in Korean history,

počeo sam da se interesujem za južnokorejsku istoriju,

which had never inspired me before.

koja me do tada nije inspirisala.

In the end, the grass is often greener

Na kraju, trava je često zelenija

on my side of the fence,

s moje strane ograde,

although we don't realize it.

iako to ne shvatamo.

Now, I am going to show you how my bow works.

Sada ću vam pokazati kako moj luk funkcioniše.

And let's see how this one works.

Pogledajmo kako ovaj funkcioniše.

This is a bamboo bow,

Ovo je bambusov luk

with 45-pound draw weights.

sa snagom natezanja od 45 funti.

(Noise of shooting arrow)

(Zvuk gađanja iz luka)

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

A bow may function in a simple mechanism,

Luk funkcioniše po prostom mehanizmu,

but in order to make a good bow,

ali da bismo napravili dobar luk

a great amount of sensitivity is required.

potrebna je velika količina osećajnosti.

You need to console and communicate

Potrebno je da se srodite i komunicirate

with the wood material.

s drvetom.

Each fiber in the wood

Svako vlakno u drvetu

has its own reason and function for being,

ima svoju svrhu i funkciju postojanja

and only through cooperation and harmony among them

i samo kroz njihovu saradnju i harmoniju

comes a great bow.

nastaje odličan luk.

I may be an [odd] student

Ja sam možda [drugačiji] učenik

with unconventional interests,

nekonvencionalnih interesovanja,

but I hope I am making a contribution

ali se nadam da nešto doprinosim

by sharing my story with all of you.

time što svoju priču delim sa svima vama.

My ideal world is a place

Moj savršeni svet podrazumeva mesto

where no one is left behind,

na kome niko ne zaostaje,

where everyone is needed exactly where they are,

na kome su svi potrebni tačno tu gde su,

like the fibers and the tendons in a bow,

kao vlakna i tetive na luku;

a place where the strong is flexible

to je mesto gde su jaki fleksibilni

and the vulnerable is resilient.

a ranjivi otporni.

The bow resembles me,

Luk oslikava mene,

and I resemble the bow.

i ja oslikavam luk.

Now, I am shooting a part of myself to you.

Upravo vas gađam jednim svojim delom.

No, better yet, a part of my mind

Ne, još bolje - deo mog uma

has just been shot over to your mind.

je upravo gađao vaš.

Did it strike you?

Da li vas je pogodio?

Thank you.

Hvala.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)