A car passes through the Greek town of Thebes, while a radio program on the 19th-century British explorer and draughtsman James H. Skene plays over the car stereo. Skene’s depictions of the Greek landscape are routinely used by national institutions to imagine the nation’s post-Ottoman years. In the film, Skene’s imperial imaginings collide with contemporary landscapes, questioning the way national histories are constructed, transmitted and erased.

Danae Io is an artist working in moving image, sculpture and text. She has participated in exhibitions and screenings at Kunstverein Braunschweig (2025), e-flux Screening Room, New York (2025), New Museum with DESTE Foundation, Athens (2025), Doclisboa (2024), the Institute of Contemporary Art London (2023), the International Film Festival Rotterdam (2023), among others. Recent solo exhibitions include Akwa Ibom, Athens (2025) and State of Concept, Athens (2023).