Vinciane Despret
Vinciane Despret is a philosopher, psychologist and lecturer at the University of Liège.
After discovering the work of ethologists, she turned her research towards the philosophy of science. Examining and questioning our relationship with animals lies at the heart of her work. She has published numerous books, including When the Wolf Lives with the Lamb (2004), Thinking Like a Rat (2009), Le Chez-Soi des animaux (2017), Que diraient les animaux… si on leur posait les bonnes questions ? (2018) and Habiter en oiseau (2019).
Together with the architectural practice Bento, Vinciane Despret curated the Belgian Pavilion for the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale.