Category Archives: Expression

2015 Mar.3: A Letter to my Mother

by Sicka ‘Shaz’ Mthunzi Imbokodo is what she is, a mother that I love and respect more than anything in the world. She has the strength of 10 men and a heart full of life and love. She is my … Continue reading

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2015 Mar. 1: As I Am… today

Photo of the Day From Oslo photo files… with love. Self portrait of a visual activist. Location: Asker, Oslo. Norway. Working alone. Camera used Canon 6d placed on cabinet top…     Work in progress…    

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LGBTQIA History Month: Our Heroes- Zanele Muholi

Visual Activism is an alternative approach to convey black lgbti history in SA and beyond.

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2015 Feb.28: Norwegian press responses on Muholi’s Art of Activism show

What:  Art of Activism Where:  Akershus Art Center On show as from: 21 Feb. – 29 Mar. 2015 Titles: Translated from Norwegian to English by Vibeke Hermanrud, co-founder of Kunstplass 10, Oslo   Source: Blikk – a lesbian and gay … Continue reading

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2015 Feb. 25: I drank again…

by Siba Nkumbi I acknowledged that I suffered from alcoholism but I never fully accepted that I am the cause of my misery. Little things triggered a relapse. Here is a practical example: I lost two jobs in one month, … Continue reading

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‪2015 Feb. 23: My very own apartheid experience ‬in Oslo

‪Saturday, 21 Feb 2015 ‬ ‪I did not live through the apartheid era, but I now know, how it feels to be asked for your identity document in a public space. On Saturday after attending a great exhibition by Zanele … Continue reading

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2015 Feb. 23: Things I like and what I want to do

by Shaz ‘Sicka’ Mthunzi Like most people, I enjoy having nice things every once in a while. I am obsessed with cars that have power and balance, brands like Mercedes Benz, Land Rover/Range Rover. I wish to see myself owning … Continue reading

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2015 Feb. 22: Paving a new way forward

by Lerato Dumse South African Ambassador to Norway, Queen Anne Zondo, wrote a new chapter when she opened photographer, Zanele Muholi’s exhibition, at the Akershus Art Center, Lillestrøm, in Oslo, on February 21.   Nearly six years after then minister … Continue reading

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2015 Feb. 21: Conversations with my brother

Self portraits by Zanele Muholi Conversing with Msa Muholi during their vacation. Where:  Oslo, Norway What:  Photo project Camera used:  Canon 6D with 4omm lens   We never sat next to each other in 20 years. We never had a … Continue reading

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2015 Feb. 21: SA Ambassador to Norway opens Muholi’s exhibition

HERE ARE THE REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR QUEEN ANNE ZONDO AT AN EXHIBITION OF ZANELE MUHOLI’S WORKS AT THE AKERSHUS ART CENTER, LILLESTROM, NORWAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2015   Programme Director Management and staff of the Akershus Art Center and Zanele Muholi … Continue reading

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