Tag: Whale

Through the Eyes 02

My interpretation of a Barnacles’ Range of Movement:

They don’t

Okay, but internally:

It’s that tiny squiggle! (Movement of their legs to eat)


My barnacle sculpture leeching onto Nasya’s whale sculpture, in the true nature of the commensalism of our animals! (Although I feel more like a parasite)

The cone shape represents the rigid exterior of a barnacle, and the fringed paper represents the legs of the barnacle reaching out to get food. Unlike most animals, a barnacle doesn’t have much movement once it sticks itself onto a whale. Hence I decided to focus on the subtle movement of the legs for this exercise!

How to be a barnacle:
Step 1: Swim around & find a whale.
Step 2: Walk around and find a good spot! (Tip: stay nearer to the head & fins and you’ll get more food!)
Step 3: Do a headstand!
Step 4: Glue yourself to the whale for the rest of your life. (Ain’t too bad for a lazy person like me)
Step 5: Feeling hungry? Raise your legs to get food!
Step 6: Survive.


MY BARNACLE AND I !