Category Archives: As we are

2013 Nov. 4: From Market Photo Workshop to Bremen University

Posted on November 4, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

      by Fikile Mazambani   Zanele Muholi’s name has become synonymous with her visual activism which she calls “Visual/ Art activism – an artistic approach to hate crimes” such that one can almost overlook that she is a … Continue reading →

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2013 Nov. 3: Everything so close yet so far apart

Posted on November 4, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Xana Nyilenda 2013/09/20: I shut my eyes for what felt like a brief moment in passing. I woke up to realize I had passed out on the bed for a good three hours. It sounds like enough resting time … Continue reading →

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2013 Nov. 2: The best performance of Athi Patra Ruga in Paris

Posted on November 3, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Performing The Future white woman of Azania. Procession-deambulation of d’Athi Patra Ruga. Video taken with iPhone 4 by Valerie Thomas in Paris. More on Athi Patra Ruga

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2013 Oct. 27: fo(u)nd

Posted on October 27, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

A Public Service Announcement (PSA) to end hate crimes in South Africa. It is an activist/ artist’s direct response to the epidemic of ‘curative rapes’ and murders of black lesbians in SA today. Video archive. Captured with Canon 60D camera … Continue reading →

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2013 Oct. 22: I thought university was for the rich

Posted on October 22, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Palesa profiled by Kopano Palesa Mkhwebane is a beauty with a brain. The aspiring entrepreneur tells me of her future plans as we chit chat.  She ponders and says “I didn’t know I was going to go to university, as … Continue reading →

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2013 Oct. 11: Meet our own lesbian actors

Posted on October 13, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

A video production by Inkanyiso media. Synopsis to be posted later.    NB: ***We apologize for Kopano’s wrongly spelt surname.   Previous videos 2013 Sept. 29: Soweto Pride 2013 and 2011 May – GDX – SIPD Exchange Programme and 2011 Nov.: Trans … Continue reading →

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2013 Oct. 12: I just feel she deserves much better

Posted on October 13, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

  Dee’s story An avid soccer player, Debora Dlamini prefers to be called Dee, a name she got while actively playing soccer. She describes herself as “sweet, understanding, calm and focused” but is also an open book and a straight … Continue reading →

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2013 Oct. 10: The Artivist Talk visuals

Posted on October 10, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Photos by Raquel Rodriguez of Queer and Brown initiative. Location:  Outside Carnegie Art Museum, Pittsburgh, USA. Latest news from the Carnegie South African artist wins in the US Previous by Lerato 2013 October 5: Carnegie opening

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2013 Sept. 30: Intimate kisses at Soweto Pride 2013

Posted on September 30, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Location:  Credo Mutwa Park, Soweto. Johannesburg, South Africa. Photos by Zandile Makhubu & Zanele Muholi © 2013/09/28   Previous article on Soweto Pride 2013 Sept. 29: Soweto Pride 2013

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2013 Sept. 29: A fierce episode

Posted on September 30, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

  by Xana Nyilenda For a while I had been out of reach from the world and friends. I decided to have nothing to do with technology, parties and alcohol, a monstrous beast that had consumed my entire life. I … Continue reading →

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