ISSUE 5 - COMMUNITY
OUR FAVOURITE
Our Community Issue
Many people dismiss literature—and poetry specifically— as being old, and therefore not a good use of time. German artist Joseph Beuys spent his life as a performance artist and art theorist, holding the belief that everyone can be creative if they try hard enough. He lectured this in the ‘70s, and we still haven’t caught up with this wisdom. Art cannot be separated from life. It is one soul reaching out to another, relishing the depth of our shared humanity.
Zimmer
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Ein Raum. A room.
The English language refuses to capture the depth of what a community really means. The Japanese use the word 共同体 (kyodotai) to describe a community: translating as "a shared body"— a living, breathing collective built on mutual care and creative independence. Beautiful.
South African cultures, on another hand, use the word ubuntu, expressing a profound truth: “I am because we are.” This is a way of seeing the world that recognises our shared humanity as the foundation of who we are.
Each piece in the Community issue is a gentle nudge towards the view that shared creativity can transform not just the artist, but also the community around them. You may consider how your own surroundings define you – be it growing up in a village, being adopted, or practising a religion.
Yet, do you ever think about the way that you define this community too?
Zimmer Magazine was founded in 2023 with an emphasis on keeping the written word alive. Our era is one of screens overrunning pages and AI threatening to take over traditional crafts.
Social media has become exhausting. Why not treasure something that is pure and timeless?
Taking time to read not only provides a well-needed break from our fast-paced lives, but is a healing form of escapism.
Literature is becoming increasingly distant. We are here to change that.
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