Illustration | Broken Meditation

Words and illustrations by Nosipho Nxele

Ja. magazine
Jul 10, 2017 · 2 min read

Three years ago I stumbled upon a Philosophy book called Meditations on First Philosophy by Rene Decartes. Three years later I am reacting to how Decartes had felt. I have often found myself to be mistaken with regard to matters that I formerly thought were certain, such as Religion, Life, Politics & God. Therefore, ‘I resolve to sweep away all the pre-conceptions, rebuilding my knowledge from the ground up, and accepting as true only those claims which are absolutely certain.’

The use of color represents the dejection towards all that I thought I was. It also represents meditation, intuition, sensitivity, depth, freedom and imagination during the process of realising that all I have meditated on had been a lie.

This piece was first published in Edition 14 of Ja. magazine.

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Ja. mag is an independent, award-winning e-zine from South Africa that publishes local stories and creative work with a handmade twist.

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