Whale Liberation Front, Untitled, or, They’ve been singing since the gulf was born

In a black room, a cobalt-blue oil drum stands on a low plinth, its open top holding water that trembles with sound. On the wall, the Gulf of Mexico is drawn in pale blue line, its coast written over with names; a small screen and a candle glow in the corner.
Title
Whale Liberation Front, Untitled, or, They’ve been singing since the gulf was born
Description
Imani Jacqueline Brown, Cory Diane, and Peter J. Bowling (Whale Liberation Front), Untitled, or, They’ve been singing since the gulf was born (2025), a sound and video installation built around an oil drum, water, and a hydrophone. Installation view, Weather and the Whale, Institute of the Arts and Sciences, UC Santa Cruz, 2025–26.
Creator
Imani Jacqueline Brown
Cory Diane
Peter J. Bowling
Rights
Rights held by artist or creator
Photo: Institute of the Arts and Sciences, UC Santa Cruz

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