renee mcdonald's sense is a particular connection with the exhibits. and in particular, the congos, the symbolic fabrics with printed slogans from her homeland, tanzania. across the continent, textiles are incredibly important and they have so much meaning. and i think when you're not of african heritage is very easy to just to, to fate. well, that's a pretty high all that, but actually those things where you mean something. so if you think about every individual country and then break that down into tribes within those countries, barrow fabrics that symbolize will signify that somebody is royal or someone is of a certain status. the designer feels fortunate to have grown up between 2 continents. and although she is clearly at home in london, she feels the need to return to her african home on a regular basis. because it's a place i still very much had a connection with, you know i and i may not withstanding again, i get home to tans near at least once a year. the plan is to go even more often and because i just find that it nourishes myself. really mc