Grada Kilomba’s photographic work Heroines, Birds and Monsters offers a new interpretation of ancient Greek mythology. Through poetic images set in an undefined space, Kilomba questions how and by whom heroes and monsters are constructed, and who holds the right to speak. She urges us to actively unlearn the so-called “universal” myths and to retell them from a postcolonial perspective. For Kilomba, this “re-telling” is a political act that brings long-overlooked perspectives to light and may help prevent violence from repeating itself in cycles.