From the exhibition
Futuro Técnico
· 1969

Futuro Técnico by Peter Kapra
This Spanish-language science fiction serial depicts a temporal displacement experiment set in 2069. Researcher Wanda Nhill is tasked with selecting and studying a subject retrieved from 1969—exactly one century prior—to observe his psychological and emotional reactions to future society. The subject selected is Jan Sharkot, a twenty-four-year-old Swedish man found in Rome contemplating suicide following romantic disappointment and his mother's death. Materialized in the Physiological Transplantation Laboratory of Olimpia, Jan encounters the elegant Dr. Nhill and learns he has been transported one hundred years forward. Wanda explains the experiment will last one year, during which invisible monitoring devices will record his mental responses—his "comparative mentalism"—as he experiences the transformed society. The narrative captures Jan's initial shock and bewilderment at advanced technology, including adaptive furniture and transport systems, while establishing the complex dynamic between observer and observed subject.
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