Between alleyways and outskirts, multidisciplinary artist Tristany led Julianknxx – a fellow artist from Sierra Leone now based in the UK – through a Portugal that beats beyond the picture-postcard view. Not just Lisbon, but the soul of the surrounding cities – Sintra, Sacavém, the South Bank – where culture thrives away from the spotlight.

More than just a journey, it was an immersion into the essence of barbershops, community centres, restaurants where every dish tells the story of intertwined diasporas. Music, food, language – everything resonated as echoes of shared heritage. In the midst of encounters and reflections, they spoke of exploration and survival, identity and power. Ultimately, it was a search for belonging, without masks or pretence.