Pictures cannot carry out all operations language is generally able to. In this respect pictures only seem to be a limited suitable method to pass on future visions. The central thesis of this article is that at least four forms (special picture topics, negation, visualization of consequences, visual instruction manual) not only show time in a fixed-image but also develop future visually.
Scholz, Martin: Versprechen. Bilder, die Zukunft zeigen. In: IMAGE. Zeitschrift für interdisziplinäre Bildwissenschaft, Jg. 6 (2010), Nr. 2, S. 105-112.http://dx.doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/16598
