Lawrence Lek’s interdisciplinary art blending AI, gaming, and architecture is explored in the latest conversation for Sursuma: ”In architecture, I felt close to the conceptual ideas that were not grounded in theory but more drawn from lived experience. I found the stories of how buildings or cities got made much more compelling than the theories. It made much more sense when I understood how a civilization was founded or why people moved from point A to B.”

Evolution of Korean arts scene through the eyes of a curator: ”A biennial such as Seoul Mediacity Biennale, created and run by a museum, has a very stable position, but it is also driven in connection with its institution's identity. The biennial enables SeMA to work outside its physical space by activating the whole city in a new light and extending the museum's presence via different venues.”

A new vision for architecture biennials through the eyes of Carlo Ratti: ”In all of the Biennales and expositions I have curated, I have aimed to turn the occasion of the event into an opening for experimentation. We have opportunities to try new things and get feedback from a diverse audience that does not make itself available every day. It's not just about building something big or exciting enough to put the city on the map; it's about activating the people of the town itself.”

Matthew Kirsch, Curator and Director of Research at The Noguchi Museum takes us on the journey of Noguchi’s artistic and design development and his travels: ”Noguchi was receptive to the gospel that Brancusi taught - the respect for materials and tools, allowing the forms he made to be dictated by the nature of the material itself, dedicating himself to the task at hand, never considering any work to be practice for something yet to come - this is the cumulative influence Brancusi had on Noguchi. ”