Who is apologizing, and to whom? A large light installation on Victoria Square in Athens states: “We apologize for the discontent and stress that this may have caused you.” Who is included in—or excluded by—the ‘we’ and the ‘you’, respectively? What is ‘this’? Victoria is a heavily policed area, as it is home to many refugees, sex workers and substance users. It isn’t clear from the work itself if it’s apologizing to or for these populations, but the material consequence of the installation is an even heavier police presence in the area, resulting in increased harassment of the Square’s locals. On the official website for the artwork, a footnote reads: “Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience that may arise from the presence of the installation in Victoria Square. We understand that even a small shift from our everyday itinerary and routine may be annoying…”. Brushing off increased policing as an “inconvenience” and a “small shift” demonstrates the disconnectedness of this supposedly socially engaged work of art, that’s based on research made “in collaboration with old and new residents from the Victoria Square neighborhood”. The piece is co-commissioned by Counterpoints Arts who, despite a focus on “arts, migration and cultural change,” evidently failed to recognize the threat that police violence poses to people within and beyond Victoria.