Black Queer African Artists Strike Visceral Poses in Stunning ‘Sanibonani’

Charles Lewis III, 48 Hills, July 23, 2023

"There are the four photos of Collen Mfazwe documenting the journey transitioning. The first, Abalele, is a close-up of the photographer’s pre-transition passport, which is paired with a self-portrait, Isazisi, of a bearded Mfazwe now. This leads to the one photo that may best encompass all the installation’s themes—being (un)seen, rites of passage, safe space, lasting scars—all at once. It features a post-op trans man lying naked on a bed in comfort, his arm behind his head, making his top-surgery chest scars impossible to miss." 

 

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