My grandfather, Geoffrey Iszatt, was a magician. Working in the world of illusion, trickery, and theatre. My Grandmother, Stephanie Iszatt, was also a part of this world as his assistant. Later replaced by his Second wife, Lagika, and likely many others, becoming symbolic of a narrative surrounding women in performance and media. The assistant presented as decorative, silent, and replaceable. Often valued for appearance rather than presence or individuality, disappearing gracefully, existing only to support the illusion of the male performer. ‘Now you see me’ stems from a sense of dismissal and betrayal, something felt universally by women, within media, relationships, and everyday life. Women are often praised as spectacle while their opinions and intelligence are overlooked. The magician’s assistant became a metaphor for this experience, visible, desired, and essential, yet ultimately treated as disposable. Shifting focus back toward the women previously hidden within the act.