Singing humpback whale
CHF 1'090.00 – CHF 1'190.00
12 Limited Edition Photo
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Artist Proof by Patrick Samuël
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Year: 2015
Technique: Printed on Alu-Dibond or behind 3 mm acrylic glass
Orientation: Horizontal
Image size: 58 x 44 cm
Singing humpback whale
This singing whale is particularly memorable for Patrick Samuël:
»During the week of the expedition, whale songs could be heard almost constantly. They could even be heard at night on the ship. This mighty bull (only they sing) stood for hours motionless upside down under water and repeated his sounds in an endless loop. Its fluke reached about six to seven meters to the surface, his head was twenty meters deeper. Every twenty minutes, this 40-ton giant deliberately released his position, drifted to the surface to breathe and then returned to the same position, all without interrupting his song. With a great deal of effort, I managed to get down to a depth of about twenty meters and to remain there for a few seconds to witness this spectacle from a short distance. The intensity of the sounds is a physical borderline experience. Strong vibrations took hold of my body and the volume increased the closer I got to my head, to the point of pain in my ears.«
Scroll down to listen to the songs, he recorded in those days.
12 Limited Edition Photo by Patrick Samuël
Each size or print technique is limited to 12 Photos.
Some of the photos were taken with a pocket camera, giving the images a great degree of authenticity.
Photos are available on Alu-Dibond or behind 3 mm acrylic glass.
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About the »humpback whales« series
As a certified divemaster, Patrick Samuël regularly undertakes trips and expeditions into the underwater world of the oceans. Encounters with giant creatures are certainly among his most impressive experiences.
The underwater sight of a family of humpback whales makes one feel humble. The female helps the newborn calf to swim and breathe on the surface, while the male “sings” for hours.
The humpback whale is a species of baleen whale. Adults range in length from 14–20 meters and weigh up to 40 metric tons.
Males produce a complex song typically lasting 4 to 33 minutes. They can repeat them for hours and days. With up to 180 dB they are very loud. For comparison, a jet engine at take off is about 140 dB. At around 150 decibels humans eardrums will burst, and the threshold for death is estimated to be in the range of 180 to 200.
Listen to a humpback whale song and explore what it looks like as sheet music (© 2015 recorded by Patrick Samuël):
Like other large whales, the humpback was a target for the whaling industry. Humans once hunted the species to the brink of extinction; its population fell to around 5,000 by the 1960s. Numbers have partially recovered to some 135,000 animals worldwide, while entanglement in fishing gear, collisions with ships, and noise pollution continue to affect the species.
ABOUT Patrick Samuël
Patrick Samuël, born in 1964, is an adventurer and artist, well-educated, gentle in spirit but wild at heart. He is a French-Swiss dual citizen. He lived in several countries and grew up multilingual. The scent of the wide world is in his DNA.
Get in touch with the artist
Would you like to visit the studio or schedule a video call with Patrick Samuël to view his works?
You can reach him at contact (at) madaroma.art
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