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Song of the humpback whale
Rami Chahine
Humpback whales are organized in eleven great clans spread across the 7 oceans. Each clan sings its own song. Every whale can add an idea to this song, and if the other whales like it , they adopt it, simultaneously throughout the whole clan even if thousands of kilometers apart. The clan’s song accompanies each whale in its solitude. I use this as metaphor of collective consciousness, a metaphor for the need of each individual to put his thoughts out there
Date: | 2016 |
Location: | Baysour |
Medium: | Installation |
Material: | N/A |
Section: | Contemporary |
Duration: | Temporary |
Tags: | Public sculpture |
Authorizations: | N/A |
Commissioner: | Artist-led initiative |