Guggenheim Museum

Zanele Muholi appears as a divine figure, part avian and part human. This photograph is part of the series "Somnyama Ngonyama (Hail the Dark Lioness)," taken in Europe, Asia, North America, and Africa between 2014 and 2017. Each portrait in the series poses critical questions about social injustice, human rights, and contested representations of the Black body. The photograph serves as a visual assertion of existence and dignity within a context that often marginalizes or erases such identities. ___ 📷: Zanele Muholi (@muholizanele ), "Ngwane I, Oslo," 2018. © Zanele Muholi, courtesy Stevenson, Cape Town/Johannesburg, and Yancey Richardson, New York. #ZaneleMuholi #PrideMonth