Sir Zanele Muholi, who uses they/them/their pronouns, is a Durban, South African-born photographer and visual activist. For over a decade they have used photography to convey messages about social empowerment and representation for the Black LGBTQIA+ community. In their self-portraiture, they adopt different poses, engage various locations, and utilize found objects that characterize archetypes and stereotypes to address issues of racism and anti-Blackness. In Qhamukile, Mauritius, Muholi reveals, conceals, disrupts and deconstructs Eurocentric beauty standards to examine the politics of the Black body; how it’s been both exoticized and erased. Qhamukile is isiZulu for “it has appeared” and alludes to Muholi’s intention and desire for queer visibility.