The Future is Not What It Used to Be. Francesc Torres

Through new works created for The Future Is Not What It Used to Be, Francesc Torres offers a compelling reflection on the unfulfilled promises of modernity, the erosion of political narratives, and the fragility of the certainties that have shaped the contemporary world. Through paintings, photographs, objects, and installations, the artist interweaves personal memory and collective history to address issues such as democracy, power, violence, identity, and the mechanisms through which meaning is constructed.

With the critical humour, irony, and lucidity that characterize his career, Torres examines the contradictions of our time from a perspective that connects historical events, biographical experiences, and current conflicts. The exhibition brings together works that function as warnings, questions, and commentaries on a present marked by uncertainty and the accelerating pace of change.

Far from any sense of nostalgia, The Future Is Not What It Used to Be proposes a critical view of the past in order to question the future, inviting viewers to reconsider the narratives that have shaped our understanding of the world.