THE WHALE SERIES
All known species of whales have endured massive hunting that has brought them nearly to extinction. Between 1930 and 1960, the invention of the exploding harpoon gun and the use of steam and diesel powered factory ships and catcher boats made it possible to kill 29,000 blue whales in one season.
Whales have resisted the collateral damage of fishing’s lethal techniques, and have been deprived of their food source because of over-fishing and pollution.
They have also been enduring extreme climate changes caused by human activity.
PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION
Whales are represented crossing the starry night; here its representation is not material, logical or tactile, but purely spiritual, dreamy and imaginary.
The starry night is interpreted as Heaven, the place where the souls go after terrestrial life. These whales are already there, after enduring a long journey that they’ve had on this Earth. From now on they will live in their own heaven, in our memory, and in our imagination.