Today, we are able to use many products such as smartphones that could be considered the result of the integration of art and science.

But in the 1960s, when engineer-turned-artist Tsai Wen-ying (1928-2013) presented his first cybernetic artwork, such interdisciplinary work was still new.

The pioneer's magical sculptures will be on display at a retrospective set to open at London's Tate Modern in May 2016, when the museum completes its new building, an additional south wing to the current gallery.