Zanele Muholi to speak in San Francisco
"Every individual in my photographs has her own or his own story to tell. But sadly we come from spaces in which most black people never had that opportunity... I’m not [here] to speak for the people, but to share and change the portrayal of black bodies... It’s about time that we bring positive imagery of us in space where we are there, but hardly seen.” -Zanele Muholi speaking to the New Statesman in 2013
Zanele Muholi is a photographer and self-described "visual activist" dedicated to addressing social injustice, particularly issues of race, gender, and sexuality. She is best known for her photographic series Faces and Phases, which portrays black members of the LGBTI community in South Africa and around the world. Join her for an Artist Talk with Dominic Willsdon, of SFMOMA, for a talk on documentation, bearing witness, and larger issues within the LBGTI community.
