Most of what we know about whales starts with industrial whaling. The records kept and specimens collected from British colonial era whaling have a dark history, but provide ongoing knowledge to scientists and researchers around the world.
In 2023 I began working with the Natural History Museum London’s Principal Curator of Mammals, Richard Sabin, as a visiting artist/researcher. Together with Richard’s incredible knowledge, I’ve been able to study bones that have been in museum records since records began.
My focus? How whale oil is still present on the bones in the Cetacea research collection today.
The result is an upcoming comic, titled Legacy, is due to be published in Spring 2026.
Watch this space!
