Vsto y no visto

"El proceso de transplante facial lleva alrededor de dos horas, dependiendo de la profundidad de la escisión. Se puede remover no sólo la piel, los músculos y la grasa subcutanea sino también parte de la estructura ósea y cartílagos del donante."
El transplante facial es una especie de ultima frontera. A esta altura de la historia me pregunto : ¿adónde estará el "yo"? . A partir de acá todo es posible: habrá cuerpos, rostros, ojos, manos, corazones artificiales, máquinas incorporadas, maneras de ser y de vivir que irán circulando. Y en mediio de este desierto, como naufragos, rostros, nombres propios, palabras que dirán "yo" sin saber lo que están diciendo.




He would see faces in movies, on T.V., in magazines, and in books....
He thought that some of these faces might be right for him...
.And through the years, by keeping an ideal facial structure fixed in his mind....
Or somewhere in the back of his mind....
That he might, by force of will, cause his face to approach those of his ideal....
The change would be very subtle....It might take ten years or so....
Gradually his face would change its' shape....
A more hooked nose...
Wider, thinner lips....Beady eyes....A larger forehead.

He imagined that this was an ability he shared with most other people....
They had also molded their faces according to some ideal....
Maybe they imagined that their new face would better suit their personality....
Or maybe they imagined that their personality would be forced to change to fit the new appearance....
This is why first impressions are often correct...

Although some people might have made mistakes....
They may have arrived at an appearance that bears no relationship to them....
They may have picked an ideal appearance based on some childish whish, or momentary impulse....
Some may have gotten half-way there, and then changed their minds.

He wonders if he too might have made a similar mistake."

--"Seen and Not Seen" del album "Remain in Light" -Talking Heads