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2015 Sept. 10: Muholi in Malmö

As one of the highlights for the Malmö Foto Biennal 2015, talented South African Artivist Zanele Muholi, will open the 10-day event. Muholi will be exhibiting her award-winning series, Faces and Phases, as well as her menstrual art. 234 black … Continue reading

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2015 Sept. 2: When Faces Meet in Gothenburg, Sweden

Photo Album by Lerato Dumse & Mary Coble and Ram Ranjan What:  Muholi & Dumse’s Artist Talk Where:  Stadsbiblioteket (Gothenburg City Library), Sweden. When: @17h30 Presentation focussed on photography as a political and artistic medium in South Africa and was moderated … Continue reading

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2015 July 7: A meeting of minds

Report from Yithi Laba conference by Kopano Sibeko Photos by Lindeka Qampi & Zanele Muholi They say two heads are better than one; I say they are only better if they are functional. Yithi Laba conference proved to be the … Continue reading

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2015 June 26: My Charlottesville caption

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 June 28: Beauties from Faces celebrating their Phases

Where:  Durban, South Africa Being a woman is more to it than being a pretty face or have gorgeous make up that covers blemishes and pimples but it is about mostly the amount of struggle, trials and tribulations that one … Continue reading

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2015 June 15: Being given the opportunity to study photography

My name is Mamello Motaung, I started my career in photography at the Market Photo Workshop (MPW), on the 4th of March 2015. Zanele Muholi introduced me to MPW.  The first week of my schooling was hectic. I didn’t know … Continue reading

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2015 June 7: My Yithi Laba experience

by Shaz ‘Sicka Star-ban’ Mthunzi On Friday, 5th of June 2015  we had our first conference called Yithi Laba, it was one of many more to come in the future which will involve Faces and Phases participants from different fields hosted by … Continue reading

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2015 June 1: “Thank you Mother”

“As I’m growing a year old older just want to thank her for the past 23 years I have and for being alive!” To be a mother is not an easy task Yet you do it proudly everyday no matter … Continue reading

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2015 April 28: New York diaries I – Lion King seen

Text by Thembela Terra Dick Photos by Muholi On Tuesday morning I woke up knowing that I will go to see the Lion King show at Times Square (TS). First I had to go with Bab’ Muholi to Brooklyn Museum for … Continue reading

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2015 April 13: Ode to the Young Black Lesbian

Dear… Young black lesbian With time your faces will change With time your swag will re-arrange With time your phases will cut frames And in a stint you may look back and even consider yourself lame In time your life … Continue reading

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