Zanele Muholi

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Zanele Muholi is a South African photographer and visual activist whose striking black-and-white pictures highlight the experiences of black lesbian and transgender people in Africa. Muholi was born in the slum of Umlazi, not far from Durban. She earned a Bachelor of Technology degree in Advanced Photography from DUT.

Isililo XX

Photography - Inkjet Print

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Muholi's images often show personal moments of power and fragility, celebrating the beauty and strength of those who overcome prejudice and brutality. Her goal is to produce a visual history of South Africa's black lesbian and transgender communities in an effort to dismantle hegemonic cultural narratives.

South Africa / male artist / Contemporary Art / Conceptual art

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Zanele Muholi

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