From this generative condition, however, sometimes stems the mistrust that limits collaborations in art and science. It is in this context that, in art and science, the interface can be configured as a political site of negotiation through which we can envision alternative futures. This is one of the most important roles collaborations in art and science can play—to instill empathy and promote engagement in the conception of a world that’s more than a resource and that we can engage with beyond the baseline of functionalism.

This is the second installment of a project co-edited in collaboration with American artist and philosopher Jonathon Keats whose bold experiments have raised important questions and put into practice his conviction that the world needs more “curious amateurs” willing to explore publicly whatever intrigues them in defiance of a culture that increasingly forecloses on wonder and silos knowledge into narrowly defined areas of expertise.