We start this brand new year with an incursion into South Africa, with Zanele Muholi's magnificent solo show at Tate Modern. 

Shockingly, Emily and I broke our own rules and actually visited the show together… which turned out to be quite productive. 

After a hilarious take on Gladiator II by Emily, we explore Muholi's unique path into activism, photography, curated exhibitions, sculpture, and self-imagery. 

Muholi's work focuses on queer communities in South Africa through a form of what the artist calls "visual activism". But there is also self-portraiture, as the artist is part of this LGBTQIA+ diverse fabric. For Muholi, their use of the pronouns they/them goes way beyond gender identity. It recognises past histories, visible and invisible, and identity as multitude. Muholi says 'There are those who came before me who make me.'

To know more about the exhibition: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/zanele-muholi

You can follow them on Instagram too: @muholizanele

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Music by Sarturn.