Communal

Young Blood Illustration - Single

2013

Melissa Manwill
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Illustration: Melissa Manwill

In French-speaking African countries, sometimes dinner is eaten as a community event: everyone sits around a large communal rice or couscous dish and eats with their right hand. It seems like such a close, tender, and personal family meeting, and I wanted a way to show it visually. This is what happened.