In1515,LeonardoDaVincidesignedaweaponthatwouldallowVenicetodefenditselffromtheattacksoftheOttomanEmpire:aproto-submarinethatcouldsinkenemyships.InHitoSteyerl'simmersiveinstallation,weembarkonametaphoricaljourneyaboardLeonardo'sVessel.Venice'swaters,palazziandskies,generatedbyfuturepredictionartificialintelligence(AI)videoprocessing,flowpastwhileasilkyvoice-overspeaksoftechnology,power,corruption,artandwarfare.Thevoice-overaddressestherecentnamechangeofFinmeccanica,anItalianglobalcompanyspecialisinginarmaments,toLeonardoS.p.A.,aftertheartistandweaponinventor.ThismanoeuvreiscommoninSteyerl'swork:rippingaparttheboundariesbetweenrealityandfiction,artandpolitics,philosophyanddailynewsthroughpointed,throughnonchalant,rhetoricaloperations.