The Finnish artist Eija-Liisa Ahtila's split screen installation "The Annunciation" tackles the central motifs of Christian iconography, which is reconstructed in front of a green screen in a photo studio during an ice-cold winter. The narrative is due part to the Gospel of Lucas and biblical myths, part to their art historical interpretations. The Annunciation is staged in the present in Ahtila's film, which documents the process of re-creating the event. But can one stage the divine? And what do religious icons mean to us today? One does not need to be a believer to give an answer, as Ahtila's attention is turned towards the participating women of which many are cast from a Finnish crisis center. Although based on an existing script, the events, roles and dialogue were adapted to the individual presence of the actors.