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A map of how man's relationship to whales has changed over time through the way he says the word "whale." The inflections in his voice evolve from a tone of bravado and fear of a monstrous leviathan to that of adoration for an almost celestial creature. Man's attitude towards whales began to change around the mid-1960's upon the discovery that whales sing making them seem more human and relatable (thus worthy of being "saved") and so the choice of sound as the medium for this map seemed eloquently appropriate. The words were sampled from a variety of sources including: documentaries, films, audio recordings, music, taped readings in all forms from vhs, dvd, cassettes, cd's and even vinyl records.

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