Workshop | (Possible) Interspecies Dialogues with Invasive Species, with Yi Zhang

Visit Workshop | (Possible) Interspecies Dialogues with Invasive Species, with Yi Zhang on Friday, 9 October 2026 at 15:00 at Baltan Laboratories, Strijp-S.

What does it mean to listen to a species we've been taught to reject?

The categorization system that labels species as native, non-native, or invasive also defines what belongs here and what does not, what is desirable and what is unwelcome. How has this system shaped our feelings toward certain kinds of life, and how does it govern our relationships with other beings and the environment?

These questions open onto others: how might we imagine interspecies dialogue differently? What could serve as a tangible tool for such encounters? And is dialogue itself necessary, or does this desire risk reproducing existing hierarchies and power dynamics?