Photo festivals are a great way to showcase work outside of where you live. Many of them, such as Arles or Photo 2022, have open call to present the job. Since these festivals often showcase established artists new to the profession, they offer greater insight into current ways in photography.
One such established artist is the South African artist Zanele Muholi (surname/surname), who changed the historical pattern of the “other”, namely the black and brown bodies at the intersection. of gender and sexuality when viewed through a colonial or anomalous gaze, by literally turning the camera on its own. In a series of self-portraits, Muholi is able to tell stories and histories about race and gender/sexuality from the perspective of others. By experimenting with these different characters, Muholi re-imagines what it means to be self-expression and self-expression.
Part of this work was presented at Photo 2022. photos 2022 is a Melbourne-based festival that includes both Australian and international artists and helps promote current ideas in culture and photography.
Historically speaking, photography as an extension of vision has provided a normative view of the other, not by “normalizing” the other, but by “paralyzing” the other. other and in so doing, maintain a specified kind of status quo. By including the work of Muholi and other artists who occupy one space after another, art institutions such as galleries and major festivals can offer a more contemporary and holistic view of the world. world.
