Zanele Muholi is an internationally active photographer and visual activist whose work centres on visibility, dignity and the rights of Black LGBTQIA+ communities. Through powerful portraiture and long-term projects such as Faces and Phases and Somnyama Ngonyama, Muholi combines artistic precision with political engagement. The work challenges norms and helps shape alternative visual narratives of identity, representation and resistance.
The exhibition at Hasselblad Center opens on 10 October and will present a selection of Zanele Muholi’s works.
Hasselblad Award 2026
In connection with the award, an extensive programme will take place in Gothenburg, featuring that includes a seminar, an artist talk, a concert with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, a book launch, an exhibition preview, and the formal award ceremony on October 9 . The week highlights the laureate and creates opportunities for dialogue between audiences, artists and researchers within the field of photography.
