Adli Yacubi

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A space for remembrance, reflection, and rooted storytelling

Illustration of a bird flying.
  • To see a world in a grain of sand

    To see a world in a grain of sand

    Posters inspired by an excerpt of William Blake’s poem Auguries of Innocence

    December 6, 2016
  • Posterize it!

    Posterize it!

    In the 1980s, in the struggle against apartheid, activists used different forms of media to win ‘the hearts and minds’ of the public.

    December 5, 2016
  • Drawn

    Drawn

    I’m drawn to you Like a salmon Running upstream

    December 4, 2016
  • Kufic Art

    Kufic Art

    Kufic is a stylised form of Arabic script following a square or geometric shapes. It is one of the oldest forms of Arabic calligraphy named after the city of Kufa in Iraq. I love this form of calligraphy because, at one level, you can design it using digital programmes and, at another level, it requires discipline…

    December 4, 2016
  • Take a deep breath. We’re going swimming

    Take a deep breath. We’re going swimming

    The author reflects on the process of writing the biography of SA golf champion, Sally Little…

    December 2, 2016
  • The Road Trip of an Empty Coke Bottle

    The Road Trip of an Empty Coke Bottle

    Because unburdening can be liberating, and sometimes you just need to travel…

    February 24, 2015
  • How do you even begin to eat a mountain?

    How do you even begin to eat a mountain?

    I have retold this story countless times. It was told to me when I was a student in the 80s…

    February 22, 2015
  • How to learn something entirely new in just 4 steps

    How to learn something entirely new in just 4 steps

    On how to learn new concepts, new processes or even new skills…

    February 11, 2015
  • Sally Little on a beautiful Cape Town morning

    Sally Little on a beautiful Cape Town morning

    The meeting that led to me writing the biography of SA star golfer…

    February 5, 2015
  • And here I thought I was the only one

    And here I thought I was the only one

    When I first saw Groundhog Day, I was drawn to its notion of Carpe Diem

    February 4, 2015
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