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Whale of an evolutionary time

Patricia Piccinini’s Sky Whale, created by Cameron Balloons in Bristol, was inspired by the artist’s reflections on evolution

Published on
May 16, 2013
Last updated
May 27, 2015
Matthew Reisz

Although their ancestors had left the seas, mammals later “returned” to become whales; what, she wondered, if they had also taken to the air?

The balloon was unveiled on 11 May during an Australian National University sculpture conference in Canberra, part of the city’s centenary events.

matthew.reisz@tsleducation.com

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