For Chus Martínez, a Spanish curator and art historian, intelligence stems from the natural world and existed way before technology came into being. And it’s certainly not a trait reserved only for humans. While seeking inspiration for an exhibition that would subvert traditional norms, Martínez turned to what she calls “animal wisdom.” She decided to explore the way art brings forth new concepts of reasoning, and to that end created an ecosystem of works that draws from three forms: the velvet ant, which represents radical transformation due to its light-absorbing exoskeleton; the flower, for the renewable energy of photosynthesis; and the bird, which symbolizes collective intelligence. At the Potter Museum of Art, the exhibition will feature works from artists such as Salvador Dalí, Ingela Ihrman, and Derek Tumala. At a time when high tech and A.I. dominate modern culture, this show returns to a world of organic knowledge. —Maggie Turner