What pronouns does Zanele Muholi use?

Zanele Muholi is a South African visual activist whose pronouns are they/them/theirs. Their work tells the stories of Black LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Agender, Asexual) lives in South Africa and beyond.

How old is Zanele Muholi?

49 years (July 19, 1972)Zanele Muholi / Age

What is Zanele Muholi known for?

A photographer and self-proclaimed visual activist, Zanele Muholi explores Black queer identity in contemporary South Africa. Muholi first rose to prominence with their series “Faces and Phases,” for which they shot hundreds of sensitive portraits … Represented by industry leading galleries.

Where is Zanele Muholi based?

Zanele Muholi is a photographer and visual activist based in Johannesburg. Muholi’s work has been recognized for its radical emphasis on marginalized communities in South Africa, exploring queerness, blackness, femininity, and the intersections in between.

Why does Zanele Muholi use black and white?

They celebrate the beauty of black skin Muholi likes to play on this cultural history in their work. Though color images crop up from time to time, they mostly shoot in black and white, and the deeply-saturated dark tones seem to stay imprinted on your eyes long after you look away.

Where does Zanele Muholi live now?

Johannesburg
Photographs from Muholi’s Faces and Phases series were included in the São Paulo Biennial (2010), Documenta (2012), and the South African Pavilion at the Venice Biennale (2013). Muholi lives and works in Johannesburg.

How many awards has Zanele Muholi won?

Awards and accolades received include the Spectrum International Prize for Photography (2020); Lucie Award for Humanitarian Photography (2019); the Rees Visionary Award by Amref Health Africa (2019); a fellowship from the Royal Photographic Society, UK (2018); France’s Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2017 …

What is the primary function of Zanele Muholi’s Faces and Phases series?

Zanele Muholi’s Faces and Phases aims to address the representation of black lesbian and queer identity, focusing largely on post-apartheid South Africa.

How does Zanele Muholi’s photographic work explore themes of community and connection?

In Faces and Phases each participant looks directly at the camera, challenging the viewer to hold their gaze. These images and the accompanying testimonies form a growing archive of a community of people who are risking their lives by living authentically in the face of oppression and discrimination.