The South African History Archive (SAHA)’s collections comprise documents, posters, photographs, oral histories, and ephemera relating to past and current struggles for justice. Together, these accumulated artefacts of visual resistance offer an ongoing demonstration of South African communities’ demand to be heard. With substantial collections relating to the United Democratic Front, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and the wider anti-apartheid movement, SAHA is a significant custodian of heritage and national legacy. Their archive of over 350 T-shirts – from which curator Khanya Mashabela selected 30 for the exhibition Common at A4 – evidences South Africa’s history of collective resistance with such slogans as “Liberation before education,” “An injury to one is an injury to all,” and “Release the detainees,” among others. “T-shirts are situated in an interesting part of the struggle,” writes fashion theorist Frances Andrew. “The T-shirt became a political imperative for which the physical self was willingly placed in direct danger in order to resist. Indeed, the T-shirt without a body had little power and could be said to be inert. It was only in the wearing, that the true power of the T-shirt was activated.”