Whale Dreams
Date and time
Location
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
2212 Main Mall University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 CanadaDescription
About the Exhibition
Whale Dreams
October 1, 2015 - February 14, 2016
Marvel at McLaughlin Barlow’s luminescent whale bones, cast in lead crystal glass – each piece full of strength yet uniquely delicate. Admire her passion as you follow her series ‘Drawing My Way Through a Whale’ where every single bone of a dwarf sperm whale is catalogued and drawn. McLaughlin Barlow plays homage to these bones using multiple techniques: bold acrylics, electric chalks, delicate sumi-e inspired brushwork, texture-adding sea salt, and ink mixed with muddy water applied using a stick from the beach all work together to take the viewer on a magnificent journey of discovery.
Parking
The nearest parking is in Health Sciences Parkade, one block south of the museum across East Mall. For more information on how to get to the museum, please click here.
Organized by
Fall in love with the diversity of life as you explore 20,000 square feet of exhibits, visit our teaching lab, and stare through the jaws of the largest creature ever to live on Earth—the blue whale.The museum puts UBC's natural history collections, with more than two million specimens, on public view for the first time. Among our treasures are a 26-metre-long blue whale skeleton suspended in the Djavad Mowafaghian Atrium, the third-largest fish collection in the nation, and myriad fossils, shells, insects, fungi, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and plants from around British Columbia and the world.Through a combination of exhibits, hands-on activities, educators’ resources, public presentations, and community and cultural engagement, we are working to increase understanding of the interconnectedness of all life on Earth. Just as important, we connect the world-renowned scientists at the adjacent Biodiversity Research Centre with the public. This unique combination of world-class, university-based research and beautiful, compelling exhibits makes the research conducted by UBC scientists more accessible and more relevant to the public.