Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness

Experience the powerful visual activism of Zanele Muholi in Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness. This highly anticipated monograph showcases over ninety evocative self-portraits, each meticulously crafted using material props from Muholi's immediate environment. The collection serves as a profound statement on identity, race, and resistance, responding directly to both contemporary and historical racisms.

As Muholi eloquently states, "I am producing this photographic document to encourage individuals in my community to be brave enough to occupy spaces - brave enough to create without fear of being vilified... to teach people about our history, to rethink what history is all about, to reclaim it for ourselves—to encourage people to use artistic tools such as cameras as weapons to fight back."