Community · South Africa · Africa
Ubuntu
Original proverb · isiZulu
« Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu »
Translation
I am because we are.
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- —Oversize · 240 g/m²
- —Combed cotton
- —Back print
- —Europe shipping
Meaning
Our humanity is revealed through others: we become fully ourselves only through community.
Cultural context
A concept from the Nguni languages of Southern Africa, Ubuntu shaped Desmond Tutu's thought and South African reconciliation.
Design story
The illustration weaves linked silhouettes into one continuous pattern — none stands apart from the whole.
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