IN HER WORK, JULIA KNÖTZL ISMAIL IS INTERESTED IN THE ALLURE OF ARTEFACTS AND ANCIENT OBJECTS AND THE WAY THEY SHAPE OUR PERCEPTION OF PAST CIVILIZATIONS, CULTURES AND HISTORICAL EVENTS. SHE UNERATHES RELICS FROM A FUTURE CIVILIZATION, AN IMAGINED ABANDONED UTOPIA, GIVING US INTRIGUING DETAILS WHILE LEAVING SPACE FOR THE VIEWER TO CONNECT THE DOTS AND DREAM UP THE REST OF THE STORY THEMSELVES.