João Laia (Portugal) is a curator and writer with a background in social sciences, film theory, and contemporary art. His recent exhibitions include Transmissions from the Etherspace at La Casa Encendida, Madrid (2017); H Y P E R C O N N E C T E D, MMOMA – Moscow Museum of Modern Art /V International Biennial of Young Art (2016); and Hybridize or Disappear, MNAC – National Museum of Contemporary Art of Lisbon (2015). He has exhibited other work at Videoex, Zurich; Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro; Modern Museet, Stockholm; and DRAF – David Roberts Art Foundation, Delfina Foundation, South London Gallery, and Whitechapel Gallery, all in London. He contributes regularly to Mousse magazine and has written for publications such as frieze, Spike Art Quarterly, and Flash Art.