WHALE

High tide 17

Sat 28 Oct 2017 – Sun 12 Nov 2017

10:00am – 5:00pm

WA Maritime Museum

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The great humpback whale’s migration route intersects with Gage Roads, the channel between Wadjemup (Rottnest) Island and Fremantle. This gentle giant will be portrayed at 1:1 scale by West Australian artist Ross Potter, who will realistically render the cetacean with graphite on a very long roll of paper. Witness 'Whale' being progressively revealed over the course of the sixteen days.

WHALE is featured in High Tide 17. High Tide is the first incarnation of the Fremantle Biennale, a unique event, hosting the best in site-responsive art. Situated in new and found sites around the west end of Fremantle, High Tide presents invited local and international artists who respond to and work with the rich landscape that is the tapestry of Fremantle.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding body and advisory body. Whale is supported by the State Government through the Department of Culture and the Arts. Whale is co-presented with the WA Maritime Museum.

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