Everything that appears self-evident and normal today once came into being. The essay performance video questions the artistic field by historicizing it and suggests a different context of origin than those usually considered. Specifically, the first public exhibitions of contemporary art in mid-18th century London as well as the episodes and circumstances leading up to them. Historical texts are recited by a cast whose speaking positions differ from those of the sources' authors. By using performance as a means of repetition with a difference, the work addresses the complex legacy positions produced by art’s institutionalised structures.