Preview: Zanele Muholi in Season 9 of Art21 "Art in the Twenty-First Century" (2018)

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[ZANELE MUHOLI]
I photograph different LGBTI individuals,
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risking my life,
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challenging the myth that say
being gay, being trans, is un-African.
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When I started "Faces and Phases"
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I just wanted to produce a project
that will live beyond us.
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As people reach different stages
in their lives,
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they get to be documented
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and they share for the LGBTI community.
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It's a lifetime project.
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The book is supposed to come out in volumes.
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The next publication will be out next year,
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which then marks another period in our lives.
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I am a member of the community.
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We hardly find images that speaks of
love and joys of LGBTI individuals.
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So then it becomes the issue of ownership.
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I told myself that I would do better
than any other outsider to project our lives.

Title:: Preview: Zanele Muholi in Season 9 of Art21 "Art in the Twenty-First Century" (2018)
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Video Language:: English
Team:: Art21
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Duration:: 01:30

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