WHALE FALL

Currently I am working on the third chapter of the Whale Fall Performance cycle which focuses on lineages of touch, entanglement and the ruse of romance. One of the greatest dangers to whales is entanglement in fishing gear or by-catch. Humans seem to misunderstand their relationship to how entangled we are with the romance and demise of these majestic sea mammals. Humans also fall prey to their own romantic notions of touch and sensation. I want to explore the ruse of romance in relation to other mammals (namely whales)—its dangers, its historical relation with black bodies and how to perhaps stage a romance rebellion that allows for inter-species care and relation beyond the human.

Stuff that might be found in a belly of a whale that came from or touched my body

Synthetic braids

Yoga mat

coffee cup

Glass jars

Toenails

Bowel movement

Stream of piss

Plastic water bottle

Kombucha bottle

Desk lamp

Ikea Bed frame

Leather couch

Ikea Mattress

Green nikes

Synthetic white slip

Couch

Kitchen chair

Pots and pans

Lighter

Candy wrapper

Tampon

Dress

Socks

Pants

Underwear

Hat

Coat

Plastic Hanger

Shampoo bottle

Toothbrush

Toilet Seat

Suitcase

Hair Ties.

12/13/2023. Beach 74, Far Rockaway NYC.

Pod Manifesto 

We will not let you survive your graveyards of excess

We will not be your fossil for fuel

We will not be your trash  receptacles 

We will not be your circus act

We will not be your Free Willy

We will not be your stuffed animal

Some of us are loved

Some of us are shy

Some of us are weapons

Some of us are wise

We will turn off your lights

We will put you to sleep

We will haunt your dreams

We will swallow you whole

We will break your windows

We will erase your memories

Some of us are loved

Some of us are shy

Some of us are weapons

Some of us are wise

We are leviathan

We are pod

We are many

We are one