I visited a lot of pavilions in Venice. I walked through grand halls and intimate spaces, through work that impressed me and work that moved me. But there was one pavilion I kept going back to. Three times in total. And every single time, I felt it in my body.

The National Pavilion of India at the 61st Venice Biennale was, without question, my favourite pavilion of the entire Biennale.

Tanzania's participation in the 61st Venice Biennale is our second time presenting a national pavilion at this extraordinary global event. For a country whose contemporary art scene is growing with real energy and ambition, that fact alone carries enormous weight. To be there, to witness it, to be part of it in whatever small way I could, felt surreal in the best possible sense.

There are opportunities that arrive at exactly the right moment. The Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture: Sub-Saharan Africa, Connect and Create mobility grant was one of those for me.