“Why do I care that the universe is expanding? Does life exist only on our planet? The benefit of a scientist working with an artist is that they see people who are also obsessed with questions they don’t have answers to.”
– Spanish curator and newly-appointed
Platform Dalí Director
Mónica Bello, on the shared taste for mystery that makes art-science collaborations work. “Scientists often feel overwhelmed by carrying the pressure of social responsibility. I want artists to be an ally for them to think about science and its implications differently,” the former Head of
Arts at CERN says about the platform’s mandate.
