Celebrating human ties to the blue whale through art and the female form

February 6, 2013

Conservation artist Patricio Robles Gil finds solace in nature and uses his work to celebrate “the last wild places.” As marine migration corridors of the blue whale become threatened by human activity, Gil hopes to raise awareness about the value and beauty of these exquisite giants. As part of his series Los Rituales del Reencuentro – “in which he uses human bodies as canvases and sculptures to represent the most endangered and emblematic animals on Earth” – Gil asked 59 women to form the silhouette of a 93-foot long female blue whale called The Human Blue Whale.

He says:

On October 15, 2011, 59 women spoke loud and clear through their bodies on behalf of the largest living animal this planet has ever seen… in the rich waters of the Gulf of California Mexico, where these animals come every year to reproduce and feed. Like an ancient ritual, this act had a purpose: to give back to nature and commit to protecting the marine corridors of the Blue Whale.

For more on The Human Blue Whale, visit www.humanbluewhale.com.

by Courtney Mattison