A hyper-realistic bird’s-eye view reveals a 16th-century pirate ship marooned in the midst of a flooded highway in Makassar, Indonesia. The ship, venerable and timeworn, displays soaring sails that hang in tatters, its timber and paint bleached and battered by the elements. Encircling the vessel, muddy floodwaters engulf the streets, with elevated flyovers crammed with vehicles halted by a traffic jam, victim to the relentless downpour. In the backdrop looms the University of Makassar, its campus structure unyielding against the tempest, while nearby, traditional Pinisi ships and smaller crafts drift aimlessly, surrendered to the encroaching floods. The mood is both dramatic and chaotic; dark, menacing clouds loom above, sporadically shattered by lightning that reveals the tumultuous scene. The torrential rain descends in sheets, conjuring a spectral haze that envelopes the city, while a myriad of raindrops disturbs the water’s surface, forming ghostly reflections of the unfolding drama. The juxtaposition of the aged pirate vessel amid a bustling modern city ensnared by traffic, alongside the floating Pinisi ships, crafts a dreamlike and cinematic tableau. This tempestuous weather, coupled with the overpowering deluge and the historical ship adrift in a contemporary milieu, underscores a powerful expression of nature’s dominion and the uncanny collision of time and place.