The fatal killing of sea mammals around the world, which stands at about three million since the beginning of the 20th century, has resulted in massive depletion of their populations and brought them to the brink of extinction. In 1904, the first hunting station was established near Antarctica in the South Georgia Islands, a significant habitat for whales. In 1913, about 11,000 whales were hunted. In 1931 the hunt reached 31,000. In 1946, an international convention was signed to regulate whale hunting, but the station remained open until 1966.

The artwork represents the transition of a whale pod from the slaughterhouses towards the open sea, back to their natural Habitat; a reflection of their transition from extinction to recovery.
The artwork is accompanied by the sound of whale song powered by a volume sensor. Whales are part of the mammalian family, and are family and community oriented, with high intelligence and communication ability. Echoing their voice evokes the sense of complex communication similar to humans, and is proof of their high intelligence as mammals.

The artwork represents eco-centric approach, which sees the world as a system being composed of living organisms and inanimate objects, while operating together and maintaining a dynamic balance that depends on all its components. According to this approach, humans are part of a tissue, while all its components of equal importance, without the right to control and exploit the other. This approach reflects the thought of the researcher and one of the most significant and influential scholars of ecological thinking, Alexander von Humboldt, who believed that nature is our partner with whom interdependence exists.

The artwork evokes pain of past injustices, and simultaneously draws a picture of a better future, in which the inhabitants return to their natural rightful habitat. The artwork presents the colossal and cruel scale of whale slaughter that has led to the extinction of entire populations of different species. On the other hand, it seeks to convey a message that adopting sustainable approach enables the return of the natural habitat of marine mammals and the opportunity of their future recovery. Humbleness, awareness and understanding of our place on Earth may re-establish the ecological balance and restore the ecosystems needed for our future.

Material: Composite concrete with color pigments. A sound system powered by volume sensors.
Dimensions: 50x20x3 m