Artist field note

Zanele Muholi

The portrait becomes evidence, celebration and self-possession.

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Aftermath by Zanele Muholi
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Aftermath

2004

A survivor's body bears witness to violence while retaining privacy and agency.

The five in one idea

Muholi's visual activism builds an archive in which represented communities author their own presence.