Minke Whales Surface Through Ice

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This video is part of ‘From a Whale’s Back’, Solo Exhibition (2020), a multi-channel sound and video installation. Pedal harp: Yolande Harris.

What might it mean to be oceanic? To act in the world from a place of oceanic consciousness? From a Whale’s Back is an installation that explores the visual and sonic underwater world inhabited by whales of different species - orcas, humpbacks and minke whales - from Antarctica to the northeastern Pacific. It uses video taken from tags used by scientists to monitor whales. This video is of minke whales in Antarctica.

Thanks to marine biologist Dr Ari Friedlaender , who collected the video data from the whale tags during his recent scientific research projects. Videos are collected under NMFS permit, using lightweight tags, skillfully placed and humanely attached with suction cups that release within twenty four hours.

Video, sound and pedal harp edited, composed and performed by Yolande Harris.