Lia Rumma Gallery is pleased to present at booth U54 Wael Shawky’s I Am Hymns of the New Temples. Shawky’s installation, shown for the first time at Unlimited, is a sculptural investigation into Greco-Roman mythology, specifically how myths are disseminated and persist across sources, time, and cultures. Through this work, Shawky highlights the ancient and contemporary narrative mechanisms used to transmit historical and cultural facts. By crossing time and space, it evokes both factual and imaginary dimensions of history, suggesting that these elements can never be defined by a single point of view. The work is closely connected to Shawky’s 2023 film, I Am Hymns of the New Temples. Initially produced for the Pompeii Commitment Archaeological Matters program, the latter has continued to evolve following solo exhibitions at Museo di Palazzo Grimani during the 2024 Venice Biennale and LUMA Arles in 2025.