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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 29 SEPTEMBER 2019 5 THIS WEEK ART (APG) and Billy Klüver and Experiments in Art and Technology (EAT). At the Serpentine, this has been adopted as (N)EAT – new experiments in art and tech- nology – that seeks to recon- nect artists with innovations in science, engineering, tech- nology and industry, enable exchanges and encourage mutual influence and inspira- tion. From the translation of paintings by Zaha Hadid into Virtual Reality spaces and the interactive experiences of Ian Cheng's Artificial In- telligence BOB, Huyghe's exhibition has been followed since by experiments such as the Augmented Reality App developed by Hito Steyerl, Jakob Kudsk Steensen's AR walk through Kensington Gardens and Cao Fei's Mixed Reality experience (forth- coming in 2020). The accompanying art talks organised by MICAS and the Serpentine Galleries, to take place within the orbit of Exomind's journey to Malta, are another interesting strand of this whole experience. Could you tell us a little bit about what we can expect from them? The variety of research, knowledge and expertise represented by the panel of speakers, from philosophy to law to science, is representa- tive not only of Huyghe's wide-reaching approach to the development of his own projects, but also of the Ser- pentine's approach to pro- gramming. We, like MICAS, believe that arts organisations should be sites of communi- cation, bringing together di- verse ways of looking at the world, to spark interest, cu- riosity and debate. Huyghe's work Exomind (Deep Water) sparks so many questions – where does intelligence re- side? How can we rethink our relationship to our environ- ments? – and we wanted to take this opportunity to con- sider these questions in the company of experts in many different fields. Finally, how do you feel about your collaboration with MICAS, and what are your impressions of this ambitious venue-to-be? It has been a great pleas- ure to be able to work with Huyghe on more than one project, and to have the op- portunity to discuss his ideas in a public setting this Octo- ber. The Serpentine works with many different foundations and organisations interna- tionally, but it is particularly exciting to be able to watch another organisation grow from its inception to com- pletion. MICAS' aims, to provide a platform for inter- national contemporary art, and to raise public awareness of the significance of visual art in contemporary life, are aligned with the Serpentine's goals, so we look forward to being able to visit the MICAS building when it is complete, and to follow its programme as it develops in the future. Pierre Huyghe's Exomind (Deep Water) exhibition and the MICAS Art Talks form part of the MICAS Interna- tional Art Weekend (October 12 and 13). For more information, log on to: micas.art "Curators can no longer remain invisible, but rather have to become part of a community that cares for the sites and living entities that Huyghe brings together" Exomind, 2017. Concrete cast with wax hive, bee colony, orange tree (Daidai), plum tree (Tobiume descendant), plants, sand, stones, calico cat, ants, spider, butterfly, concrete pond with waterlilies (Giverny descendants), axolotl and insects. Photo credit: Ichikawa and Kei Maeda. Courtesy of the artist; Taro Nasu, Tokyo; The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; and the Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine Rebecca Lewin The Serpentine Galleries, London