Improvisation by Miriam Liske-Doorandish (cello) and Marie Comuzzo (viola) with recordings of mother and calf humpbacks off the coast of Mo’orea.
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This is my own attempt (Marie’s) to erosically attune to orca Tahlequah and speak about our shared concerns. You can find here an accessible text-base alternative for the video. To learn more about orca Tahlequah’s grief click here. The Eye of the Humpback Sweet Girl, at the end of the video is “Galaxies in Her Eyes,” photographed by Rachel Moore. Sweet Girls’ death inspired a whole movement of people rising to demand changes on boat speed regulations on Mo’orea to prevent collisions and deaths.