2014 July 19: Paris post cards from Cite Des Arts

Posted on July 19, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Birthday self portraits by Zanele Muholi

…@Cite Des Arts in Paris.

In commemoration of my late mother, Bester Muholi who gave birth to me and endured the constraints of birthing.

 

2014 July 19 Muholi xsm @Cite Des Arts in PARIS_5668

 

 

for my mama with love1

 

for my mama with love 2

 

more photos to be included sooner.

 

 

 

 

 

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3 Responses to 2014 July 19: Paris post cards from Cite Des Arts

  1. lungile says:
    July 20, 2014 at 9:41 pm

    Sometimes i dont understand your work but I get this sense of a strong message being sent.

    Reply
  2. lungilepm says:
    July 20, 2014 at 9:43 pm

    Its very provocative, which is always the case with most of your work, almost like you are fighting with the audience to see something not clear to them, a sorta exxageration.

    Reply

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