Category Archives: Lovers

2015 Aug. 9: Tangled pubic hair

Posted on August 11, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

  Your piece of soft pubic hair is tangled with mine. I saw it as I showered. The blocking white shower surface makes it transparent that we exist here as one. I see my black curly stubborn-ness, so annoying We just … Continue reading →

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2015 Feb.27: Announcement – Public Lecture by Zanele Muholi @ UCLAN, London

Posted on February 28, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

  Making Histories Visible is pleased to announce a public lecture by award-winning South African photographer Zanele Muholi on Tuesday 17th March at the University of Central Lancashire. An internationally acclaimed visual activist, Muholi co-founded the Forum for Empowerment of … Continue reading →

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2015 Feb. 14: Our love life in progress

Posted on February 16, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

… from ZaVa series (2015/02/25) in Ulm, Germany.        

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2014 Dec. 24: If things were going my way

Posted on January 6, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Lebo Leptie Phume & Zanele Muholi interviewed some special friends about their Christmas wishes. I grew up celebrating Christmas because that’s what everyone was doing and it’s not like I had a choice not to celebrate it. Even though I … Continue reading →

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2014 Nov. 25: Faces and phases-embodying the freedom of being

Posted on December 6, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Book Review by Glenda Tambu Muzenda Faces and Phases (2006 – 2014) showcases resistance and courage from all corners of the country. From South Africa trailing into Canada, United Kingdom and the Netherlands, the threat of erasing sexualities of black … Continue reading →

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