Jordan Basin Buoy
Reed, data, wood, plastic, plaster
2’x2’x5’, 2008

Searching for Right Whales in the Gulf of Maine

In late summer, Right Whales are often found in large numbers at the mouth of the Bay of Fundy. In this piece, I am translating various ocean and air data to help me understand what ecological conditions exists to entice these whales to congregate in such large numbers in this particular area. Each sculpture translates ocean and air data specific to the topographical location of the buoy in the Gulf of Maine. All buoys for this project are of the Gulf of Maine Observation System (GOMOOS). Local buoy data is also compared to larger, historical climate/weather data sets.