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‘EARTHLING’ ILLUSTRATION BY DIRIYE OSMAN “Originally published in Kwani? Magazine, ‘Earthling’ was described by The Daily Telegraph as “A moving exploration of family, sexuality and mental breakdown.” It follows the life of Zeytun, a schizophrenic Somali lesbian, whose fraught relationship with her estranged sister, Hamdi, comes to a head when Zeytun decides to gatecrash Hamdi’s wedding…” This illustration was created with ink on paper and the Arabic calligraphy means ‘Of the earth.’

‘EARTHLING’ ILLUSTRATION

BY DIRIYE OSMAN

“Originally published in Kwani? Magazine, ‘Earthling’ was described by The Daily Telegraph as “A moving exploration of family, sexuality and mental breakdown.” It follows the life of Zeytun, a schizophrenic Somali lesbian, whose fraught relationship with her estranged sister, Hamdi, comes to a head when Zeytun decides to gatecrash Hamdi’s wedding…”

This illustration was created with ink on paper and the Arabic calligraphy means ‘Of the earth.’