Uzima - Full View

Show: We Love Vinyl
Date: September 17 - October 2
Munny Name: Uzima
Price: Charity Auction (starting bid $75)

This was a special piece I did for Imagine No Malaria [link] , a charity whose goal is to end Malaria in Africa by 2015. For me, Imagine No Malaria is about people. Uzima is filled with hope and represents all the people in Africa who are alive and healthy because of the efforts being made to stop Malaria. His staff is topped with a piece of amber with the ancestor of the modern mosquito trapped inside. Instead of living in fear of the disease, he is able to live free and safe from it. His name comes from Swahili, the language of the countries most affected by Malaria. Uzima means life, but it also means wholeness, well-being, and health. I think it’s important to remember that we’re not just saving lives, but restoring a community’s physical and spiritual health.

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