Category Archives: Expression

2015 July 3: Where I died

Posted on July 14, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Bottles were always popped We club hoped all night I was always high High on weed Drunk in love Your love my weakness The night was always young and we were I spent my youth falling in love with … Continue reading →

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2015 July 1: Accepting my calling

Posted on July 14, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Phila Mbanjwa This is my story about the remains of pride, which I had the opportunity to experience. My reality of sharing space with total strangers that I met in Johannesburg, during the Yithi Laba Intergenerational Dialogue conference. The event was … Continue reading →

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2015 June 30: “How it felt to be touched and caressed by the one you love”

Posted on July 7, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Shirley Ndaba (Hendricks) There I was at the tender age of 10 years, nothing seemed abnormal about me. I loved playing with dolls, I would play children’s games with girlfriends and boyfriends. I never thought I was any different … Continue reading →

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2015 June 28: My 2015 Durban June Pride

Posted on July 4, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Tinashe Wakapila It was a very wonderful day on the 26th of June. The reason for my joy is because it was a day before pride. I had visitors who travelled from other provinces. They are friends that I … Continue reading →

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2015 June 10: ”Forgiving is costly”

Posted on July 4, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Nosipo Solundwana My laughter has turned into a frown, I can’t bare thinking about my life before and now. A lot has changed, I gave up my life to be here and thought I would be happy, but all … Continue reading →

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2015 June 26: My Charlottesville caption

Posted on July 2, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Christie van Zyl Check In: Downtown Mall, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Tags: Sicka Star-ban Jones, Zanele Muholi Status : It is blazing hot and humid outside, we are housed at the 200 South Street Inn in Charlottesville ,Virginia for the … Continue reading →

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2015 Jan. 3: Current situation

Posted on June 28, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

It is late at night when my mind begins wondering to places I made a concise decision to ignore. The thought lingers over me like a dark cloud above my head and suddenly I am cold with sadness. I listen … Continue reading →

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2015 June 25: Christie shines @ Cafe Sør in Oslo

Posted on June 26, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

What for: Oslo Pride events Photos by Lindeka Qampi/ Inkanyiso media Camera used: Canon 6d with 50mm lens hand held In Resilience by Christie van Zyl “Dear Young Black Lesbian With Faces and Phases anew Your life has officially … Continue reading →

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2015 March 27: Phases in retake

Posted on June 25, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Christie van Zyl Faces and Phases. What should have been a follow up became a retake. Never did I think a portrait could give me so much trouble. This afternoon Zanele Muholi asked to take a portrait shot of … Continue reading →

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2015 June 19: Visual Activism Cultural Exchange Project (VACEP)

Posted on June 25, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

DOCUMENTATION – WORKSHOP – EXHIBITION – NETWORKING & RESEARCH – SHARING Core group: Christie van Zyl, Lerato Dumse, Collen Mfazwe, Lindeka Qampi, Zanele Muholi, Vibeke Hermanrud, Henriette Stensdal and Isah Rakeem (Queer World) Constantly – non-stop…J Fri. 19 June … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Expression

2015 July 3: Where I died

2015 July 1: Accepting my calling

2015 June 30: “How it felt to be touched and caressed by the one you love”

2015 June 28: My 2015 Durban June Pride

2015 June 10: ”Forgiving is costly”

2015 Jan. 3: Current situation

2015 June 25: Christie shines @ Cafe Sør in Oslo

2015 March 27: Phases in retake

2015 June 19: Visual Activism Cultural Exchange Project (VACEP)

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