‘There is an enormous divorce between art, science, technology and society.’ Trained as a sculptor, lecturer at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, and expert in virtual reality, Roc Parés has always worked half way between art and science. He thinks that we live in a world that does not allow us to understand the knowledge of our times: ‘Physics that is taught today ...

He is a musician, artist, art curator and audiovisual producer, but he believes that trying to label oneself in our day and age is to take part in a 'false debate'. For him, referring to himself as a cultural producer, the real debate is elsewhere: how do we produce, how do we distribute and above all how do we consume culture? The popularization of digital supports and broadband is in itself a cu...

The physician Sergi Jordà (Madrid, 1961) has collaborated with La Fura dels Baus, the group Konic Thtr and the multifaceted Marcel·lí Antúnez. This lecturer and director of postgraduate courses in computer programming does not only think about atoms, he also composes electronic music for films, theatre and dance. The scientist Sergi Jordà has already released two...

Pedro Soler (Singapore, 1967) has been the director of Barcelona's arts production centre Hangar since December 2005. The centre's objective is to provide means and resources to visual artists. Hangar offers specialized editing suites, two film sets, equipment hire, production consultancy, workshops and grants for artists. The centre is financed with public money (The regional government of Catalo...