Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu

The title of the work translates directly from Ndebele as ‘I am because you are’, emphasising the importance of communities and unity among humans and other living species.

'Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu', presented in the garden at Serpentine North, is the artist’s first public mural in the UK. Painted over sixteen wooden panels, the work depicts traditional Ndebele shapes and patterns outlined with a black border.

This mural is part of Serpentine’s Public Art programme, which recently featured outdoor sculptures installed throughout Kensington Gardens: Gerhard Richter’s STRIP-TOWER, 2023; Yayoi Kusama’s Pumpkin, 2024 and Giuseppe Penone's monumental bronze cast sculptures Albero folgorato (Thunderstruck Tree, 2012) and two from the Idee di pietra (Ideas of Stone) series.