“Ahora me entiendo mejor; ¡Soy ballardiana!” me dijo una amiga tras salir de la expo dedicada a James Graham Ballard. Fue una de las exposiciones más impactantes que vi en el CCCB. El cártel ya lo anunciaba: “Capaz de descifrar las claves de un presente visionario J.G. Ballard ha imaginado un futuro de piscinas vacías, … Sigue leyendo Los ballardianos
Mes: abril 2020
Trump Vs. President
Citizen Donald J. Trump has perpetrated an offense against the reputation of the President of the United States of America. On Thursday, the 23rd of April, while addressing the media, this person has suggested that injecting disinfectant and exposing sunlight holds (“tremendous”, “pretty powerful”) faculties that could potentially cure the COVID-19 virus patients. By doing … Sigue leyendo Trump Vs. President
The Bat Effect
Since it seemed hard for us to grasp the function of the illustrated example where a butterfly flapping wings in one place causes a tornado somewhere far away, nature took a more empirical approach. This time it used a bat instead. If the butterfly illustration wasn’t working for us to truly comprehend our exposure to … Sigue leyendo The Bat Effect
Fearorism
The first sign of the recovery from the Covid19 pandemic will be getting back all the hugs, handshakes and kisses that the virus has deprived us of. Considering the severity and the scale of this global crisis, the socio-economic recovery will very likely take a long time. But although it has the unseen proportion, once … Sigue leyendo Fearorism
Mental obesity
Before the Olympic Games official cancelation, my friend Fernando and I were joking over the phone about the physical shape that the athletes may present in Tokyo after several months without training or competing. Picturing all the extra kilos hanging loose and pouring over the tight sportsmen/women outfits made us laugh and distract a bit … Sigue leyendo Mental obesity
Boris Matijas 