Gin Stone

Created from almost 6,000 feet of reclaimed/used lobster line and rope, this sculpture represents the connection between fishing, whale entanglement and death. Using a coiling technique employed in pottery and basketry, Stone built the ‘ribs’ true to scale of North Atlantic right whales, the most at-risk whale for this type of entanglement. Stretching up to 55 feet long and weighing up to 70 tons, the North Atlantic right whale is one of the world’s largest animals. With fewer than 400 individuals left, they are on the brink of extinction.

Historically, whaling made the fortunes of many. Today’s oceanic commerce runs the gamut from food harvest to shipping and trade, travel and leisure to waste disposal. How have our industries–past and present–affected the marine mammals that live just below the waves?

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