New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has opened a new exhibition ‘Talk To Me: Design and Communication Between People and Objects’ that showcases innovative and intelligent design using new media and interactive technology. The exhibition explores the shift from traditional concepts of design, the form and function of objects, to the focus on communication and dialogue. Its senior curator Paola Antonelli describes this evolution as a response to ‘pancommunication - everything and everybody conveying content and meaning in all possible combinations.’ With devices on display that respond to Twitter activity and QR code scanning, this is a truly interactive experience that encourages audience participation and creates a dialogue between art and the viewer by embracing technological and scientific advances. Designs on display include the SMSlingshot that acts as a giant wooden catapult and launches messages typed by users onto digital screens (see video above), the Rubik’s Cube designed for blind people, and the Ink Calendar designed by Oscar Diaz, a guest speaker we had at Protein Forum #3, that updates itself by absorbing ink gradually over a period of a month (both pictured below). There are nearly 200 projects featured in the show, which can also be explored on MoMA’s website. This exhibition highlights the importance of non-linear communication in today’s society and how people want to create a dialogue with objects.