Documenting the Venice @BiennaleChannel — What I Saw, What I Made, What I Missed

A week inside the 61st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale — curated by the late Koyo Kouoh under the theme "In Minor Keys." This is not a highlights reel. It's an honest account of what it means to document art at this level — what I saw, what I made, and what I wish I had done differently. From Big Chief Demond Melancon's opening performance in the Giardini to Arthur Jafa's show at Fondazione Prada — five days moving through the Arsenale, the Giardini and pavilions spread across the city. Commissioned by The Observer. If you're interested in contemporary art, documentary filmmaking, or what it looks like to document the Global South's presence on the world's biggest art stage — this one is for you. ​⁠‪@PanasonicLumixVideo‬ ‪@LumixUSA‬ 0:00 — 0:33 Arriving at the Biennale 0:33 — 1:23 Understanding In Minor Keys 1:23 — 1:43 Working with an Arts Reporter 1:43 — 2:00 Big Chief Demond Melancon 2:00 — 2:19 How i approached documentation at this scale 2:20 — 2:36 What I missed 2:36 — 2:44 Arthur Jafa at Fondazione Prada 2:45 — 3: 00 The Test of filming at this scale 3:16 — 3:47 Why art matters right now 📍 Venice, Italy 🎬 VisionInView 📰 Commissioned by Observer #VeniceBiennale2026 #InMinorKeys #KoyoKouoh #DocumentaryFilmmaking #ContemporaryArt #AfricanArt #GlobalSouth #ArtDocumentary #Filmmaking #BiennaleArte2026