System Simulation

ALT The Virgin Mary is being told by her older cousin Elizabeth that she is expecting a baby. Close to them, a small child holds a lamb. Blue-and-white tiles by the side depict scenes from the lives of the saints.

ALT Mary Magdalene is seated mourning in a black gown. On a plinth to the left stands a statue of St Catherine holding a small sword, treading on a Roman emperor. St Martha, the patron saint of housewives, is behind Mary sweeping the floor. The blue-and-white Portuguese tiles in the background depict scenes from the lives of the saints, each scene corresponding to the saint placed nearest to it.

ALT wet steps leading down (to a Tube station)

ALT A train is departing into a dark tunnel, while new passengers dressed in black arrive to wait for the next train. Signage with the conflicting messages ‘Way Out’ over the stairs and ‘No Exit’ on a sign immediately before it on the platform is lit up. A poster advert with an orange circle faces the passengers

ALT a puddle of rain shows part of a London Underground station sign upside down

ALT the red body of a train zooms into a yellow and green platform, as a stylised black figure standing on the platform raises its arm, as if hailing it to stop