Whale Song 1

2024
Woodcut

Recently a sperm whale became stranded in a Shetland Bay, behaving as though it come in close in shore to die or had somehow been forced there by oppressive forces such as oil or military sonar operations. I started to think that if this whale was singing its last song what would it be and who would be and who would listen. Here the music of the whale becomes at one with the water, the air and the light creating a harmony and melody that transcends time and space.