A retrospective involves looking into the past.
The etymology of the retrospective concept refers us to the Latin language and its word retrospicĕre , which refers to “looking back” . Retrospective, therefore, is that which takes into account a development or work that was carried out in the past .
Specifically, we can say that it is the sum of three components of the aforementioned language, such as the following:
-The prefix “retro-”, which can be translated as “backwards”.
-The verb “specere”, which is synonymous with “look”.
-The suffix “-tive”, which is used to indicate a passive or active relationship.
Retrospective concept
In this way, a retrospective is known as an exhibition or exhibition that is developed with the aim of showing, in the most exhaustive way possible, the career of an artist. The retrospective includes works from all periods of the exhibition's protagonist, generally arranged chronologically.
The idea is that whoever attends a retrospective can review or take a tour of the artist's career, making contact with his works from different periods. A painter's retrospective, to cite one possibility, can be a walk that begins with the paintings he painted in the 1960s , continues with his works created between 1970 and 1990 and reaches his most current works. The visitor, in this way, can appreciate how the artist went through different styles and modified the characteristics of his creations.
At film festivals around the world, it is common for their programs to include a retrospective of the director, screenwriter, composer or actor who receives a special tribute that year for the contribution he has made to the seventh art or for the years he has been working. in it.
Hindsight can help you take stock.
Development of a balance sheet
The expression “looking back” or “seeing in retrospect” , on the other hand, is linked to taking stock of the things done throughout one's life or during a certain extended period of time.
An 80-year-old man , for example, can look back on his actions of the last few decades and draw certain conclusions regarding his way of acting, his attitudes, etc.
Retrospective in computing
We cannot ignore that within the field of computing and technology the term retrospective is also used, but with another meaning. In this case, we have to explain that it is a word that is used to refer to the meeting that is called after having carried out a project or when it is about to be completed in order to analyze how the process has gone.
Specifically, what is presented in that meeting are the favorable aspects of the project, the errors or problems that have had to be faced, the lessons or learning that have been obtained during the process, what should be changed in order to projects that will be carried out in the future, what will be the next steps to be developed or even what possibilities of success are believed that the work obtained can achieve.