In order to experiment new design scenarios and new communication strategies of the enoga- stronomical heritage, through the use of innovative technologies, it is necessary to look back to the past and observe, with the right critical distance, what have been the visions of the future in the field of food production and consumption.The article therefore intends to lay the foundations for a comprehensive analysis of some application scenarios foreshadowed in the past in the field of food production and consumption. For this reason, it would be more appropriate to speak of paleofuture, that is the future located chronologically in the times that we are now living and imagined in a distant time. In this framework, the study of the paleofuture, can help us to tie the threads with the past in order to draw lessons and understand how the exponential growth of some enabling technologies may in some cases be directed towards contexts not entirely predictable. In particular, we will focus on the work of Arthur Radebaugh, an American illustrator who around 1950 told, in the form of cartoons, some of the scientific advances of the time, prefiguring possible scenarios of everyday life.
Per poter sperimentare nuovi scenari progettuali e nuove strategie comunicative del patrimonio enogastronomico, attraverso l’impiego di tecnologie innovative, è necessario rivolgersi al passato e osservare, con la giusta distanza critica, quali sono state le visioni del futuro nel campo della produ- zione e consumo del cibo. L’articolo pertanto intende porre le basi per una esaustiva attività di analisi di alcuni scenari applicativi prefigurati nel passato nel campo della produzione e consumo di cibo. Per tale motivo sarebbe forse più opportuno parlare di paleofuturo ossia il futuro situato cronologi- camente nei tempi che ora noi stiamo vivendo e immaginato in un tempo lontano. In tale cornice, lo studio del paleofuturo, può aiutarci a riannodare i fili con il passato al fine di trarne degli insegnamenti e di comprendere come la crescita esponenziale di alcune tecnologie abilitanti possa in qualche caso essere indirizzata verso contesti non del tutto prevedibili. In particolare, ci si focalizzerà sull’opera di Arthur Radebaugh, un illustratore americano che intorno al 1950 ha raccontato, in forma di vignetta, alcuni dei progressi scientifici del tempo, prefigurando possibili scenari di vita quotidiana.
Closer Than We Think: visioni del futuro dell’alimentazione nelle illustrazioni di Arthur Radebaugh
daniele rossi
2021-01-01
Abstract
In order to experiment new design scenarios and new communication strategies of the enoga- stronomical heritage, through the use of innovative technologies, it is necessary to look back to the past and observe, with the right critical distance, what have been the visions of the future in the field of food production and consumption.The article therefore intends to lay the foundations for a comprehensive analysis of some application scenarios foreshadowed in the past in the field of food production and consumption. For this reason, it would be more appropriate to speak of paleofuture, that is the future located chronologically in the times that we are now living and imagined in a distant time. In this framework, the study of the paleofuture, can help us to tie the threads with the past in order to draw lessons and understand how the exponential growth of some enabling technologies may in some cases be directed towards contexts not entirely predictable. In particular, we will focus on the work of Arthur Radebaugh, an American illustrator who around 1950 told, in the form of cartoons, some of the scientific advances of the time, prefiguring possible scenarios of everyday life.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.