This written conversation between artist Rahraw Omarzad and Marianna Vecellio, curator at Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, explores the context, research, and process behind New Scenario, the video essay presented by Omarzad as a result of his residency at Castello di Rivoli. The mythological references that have fed into and inhabit the research and his collaboration with the Italian Military are discussed, alongside the current political climate in Afghanistan, and the implications of being an artist in exile.