Fine artists deal with finery, but I deal with painful mate… - Zanele Muholi

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Fine artists deal with finery, but I deal with painful material.

Zanele Muholi

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Zanele Muholi(born 19 July 1972) is a South African artist and visual activist working in photography, video, and installation. Muholi's work focuses on race, gender and sexuality with a body of work that dates back to the early 2000's, documenting and celebrating the lives of South Africa's Black lesbian, gay, transgender, and intersex communities. Muholi is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, explaining that "I'm just human."

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Fine artists deal with finery, but I deal with painful material. - Zanele Muholi

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