Heaven Rises

During the summer of 1957 a man called Juan de Dios goes through a convalescence in a country hotel Following the prescriptions of the doctor he must take complete rest not a single movement not a single thught Stretched on a hammock Juan de Dios must resign to sinking himself in the boredom just like a castaway at sea But suddenly he realizes that immobility is something impossible Juan de Dios sees himself overwhelmed by a myriad of physical sound optical and olfactory sensationswhich awaken his spirit After three hours of this contemplation he announces his departure in the next day Back in Barcelona Juan de Dios gives himself over to the sensationsof the city