“First of all I would like to thank the director of my laboratory, Ishikawa Masatoshi, for allowing me to spend part of my “serious” research time on the final phases of this project – which, strictly speaking, is far from being a purely scientific occupation. This is possible because he sees a deep interconnection between Art, Science (and Technology), as these are parts of a large, noble (and perhaps better left undefined) human endeavor. I think it is no longer necessary today to prove that the most interesting results and discoveries in any of the above cited fields come from a cross-disciplinary approach – or at least with a true open frame of mind. Had these noble arguments not be sufficient to justify this escapade… well, let's not forget about the fun of putting it all together and enjoying exciting discussions with people from very different fields.”
–-Alvaro Cassinelli
