My project explores the life of three Arctic marine species: Walrus, Bowhead, and Beluga. Beluga whales are endangered, while Walruses and Bowheads are not – but for how long?

Using the data of Happywhale.com I created data portraits of three marine species that represent their movements in the Arctic Ocean. Each dot represents the location where the animal was spotted. I want to promote the idea that by interacting with animals not as strangers but as acquaintances, we can make them our friends. By knowing, recognizing, and caring for particular beings, which together create a community, we can promote awareness, togetherness, and ecosystem restoration.

While I could provide more actual data, maps, and numbers, I chose abstract data art as a form of communication because those species, living near us every day, are barely known to us as individuals.