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2015 Nov. 21: The story of my life from what I can remember

Posted on December 5, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

My name is Kgomotso Masigo, I am a 28 year old born in Soweto. I’m the eldest of three 3 girls raised by a single mother. For a few months now I’ve been following Zanele Muholi, and ever since then … Continue reading →

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2015 Nov. 30: The priceless opportunity of being reunited with likenesses 

Posted on December 2, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Lebo Mashifane ”Hail, the Dark Lioness” Rocks the sky to tears as it hail on our way home! Yes, it literally hail hard as we left Stevenson Gallery, Johannesburg where the opening of Zanele Muholi’s exhibition entitled ”Somnyama Ngonyama … Continue reading →

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2015 Nov. 25: The best ‘black’ exhibition of the season

Posted on November 26, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Photo album by Lebo Mashifane Read and view photos from Somnyama Ngonyama series, currently showing at … Continue reading →

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2015 Oct. 29: She sings A New Song

Posted on November 15, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Theatre performance review by Lebo Mashifane I feel the chill of “the winter rain”…no; the chills of a great performance as I become engulfed by Sibulele Gcilitshana playing the role of Thokozile in a A New Song play written and … Continue reading →

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2015 Oct. 20: Funeka’s New York visit

Posted on October 22, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Where: Brooklyn, New York Visited: Isibonelo/ Evidence exhibition at Brooklyn Museum Photos by Zanele Muholi Camera used: Canon 6d with 85mm lens @f2.8 Related links 2015 May 9: A Review of Isibonelo/ Evidence I and Breaking the silence and Zanele … Continue reading →

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2015 Oct. 18: “I reminisce about her”

Posted on October 19, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Balekane “TK” Moloi As a 27 year old woman growing up in the dusty streets of Duduza, a small township in the eastern wing of Johannesburg, just outside Mpumalanga province. I had a life some would say was an … Continue reading →

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2015 Oct. 9: Muholi presents at the Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series

Posted on October 15, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Text by Lerato Dumse Photos by Lerato and Constanza McKinstry A total 360º is the best way to describe the change of weather that awaited Zanele Muholi and I when we arrived in Ann Arbor, Michigan (USA). Unlike the windy … Continue reading →

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2015 Oct. 11: Continental African crew on last day of Fire & Ink conference

Posted on October 11, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Photo by Lerato Dumse What: 2015 Fire & Ink Theme: Witness Where: Detroit, US Camera used: Canon 600d with 60mm lens @ f2.8 More on Fire & Ink http://2015.fireandink.org/

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2015 Oct. 6: So Proud of Soweto Pride

Posted on October 7, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Photo album I by Lindeka Qampi for Inkanyiso When: 26th Sept. 2015 Where: Meadowlands, Zone 2 Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa … Continue reading →

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South African Visual Activism opens eyes in Liverpool

Posted on October 4, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse It was exciting to witness the opening of Zanele Muholi’s Vukani exhibition, at Open Eye Gallery, in Liverpool UK. Three gallery rooms are currently occupied by Muholi’s photographs and documentaries on a show which opened on September 17, … Continue reading →

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