Postcard for the
61st Venice Biennale
Launch · Friday 16 October 2026, 7–10pm
429 Strand, London
Postcard for the 61st Venice Biennale is published by 1925 Glen Norah, a proud sponsor of the Pavilion of Zimbabwe. It is a long companion essay, with photography and ephemera, designed to sit alongside the official record.
Studio visits and conversations with Eva Raath, Franklyn Dzingai, Felix Shumba, Gideon Gomo and Pardon Mapondera sit alongside the people, records and places behind the first three 1925 Glen Norah fragrances.
340 × 245mm, 188 pages
Thread sewn, trimmed flush, with flaps
Full colour plus a spot colour
Wrapped in glassine and tied with black waxed cord
Two loose tip-ins
Designed by Any Other Name
Printed in the UK
Preface — Raphael Chikukwa
Isn’t it lovely: A week in Venice with the Pavilion of Zimbabwe — Valentine Eluwasi
Studio visits: Gomo, Shumba, Dzingai, Mapondera, Raath
Zimbabwe Victorious: Bob Marley’s African Triumph — Roger Steffens and Dera Tompkins
Farm — Jackie Nickerson
“We can love one another in other ways” — Michael Raeburn
A Lover’s Question — David Linx, with James Baldwin
Miles Plugs In — Martin Booth
Miles Davis in Japan — Shigeru Uchiyama
The Fish Is Still Raw — Belinda Zhawi
A Family Album — 1925 Glen Norah
Martin Booth
Raphael Chikukwa
Tawanda Chiweshe
Franklyn Dzingai
Valentine Eluwasi
Gideon Gomo
David Linx
Pardon Mapondera
Jackie Nickerson
John Pawson
Eva Raath
Michael Raeburn
Felix Shumba
Roger Steffens
Dera Tompkins
Shigeru Uchiyama
Belinda Zhawi
Editor-in-chief: Valentine Eluwasi
Producer: Tobi Makinde
Creative direction: Any Other Name
Printer: Pureprint, Uckfield, UK
Delivery
Free UK delivery. We ship within the UK only.
Pre-orders are dispatched from 26 October 2026; allow up to 6–7 working days for delivery.
Returns
Email info@glennorah.co.uk within 7 days of delivery, with photographs. Fragrances can be returned only when faulty and unopened.
Postcard for the 61st Venice Biennale
A publication by Valentine Eluwasi, published by 1925 Glen Norah.
