Zanele Muholi describes their practice as visual activism, building an extensive photographic archive of Black LGBTQIA+ lives in South Africa and beyond. Portrait series such as Faces and Phases emphasize community, self-representation and historical visibility, while Somnyama Ngonyama uses Muholi’s own body to examine race, labor and the politics of looking.
Photography; video
Artist Films
Zanele Muholi: Mobile Studios | Art21 "Extended Play"
Zanele Muholi in "Johannesburg" - Season 9 - "Art in the Twenty-First Century" | Art21
Art2114 minOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Major Works
- 2006 onwardFaces and Phases
- 2012 onwardSomnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness
- 2014 onwardBrave Beauties
- 2007Miss D’vine I, Yeoville, Johannesburg
- 2015Bester I, Mayotte
- 2015Somnyama Ngonyama: MaID III, Philadelphia
- 2015Zibuyile I, Syracuse
- 2015Thulani II, Parktown
- 2003ID Crisis
- 2002–06Only Half the Picture
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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