A Collaboration with Nature: The Singular World of Hubert Duprat Hubert Duprat, born in 1957 in Périgueux, France, occupies a unique and fascinating space within the contemporary art world. He isn’t simply an artist *creating* objects; he is facilitating a collaboration—a delicate partnership between human intention and the instinctive building practices of caddisfly larvae. This unconventional approach has garnered him international recognition, challenging conventional notions of authorship, material, and process in sculpture and biological art. Duprat's journey began not with a grand arti…