When I found that dead whale on the beach, I was stunned by the beauty and the aesthetic force of the textures and colours of its decomposing skin. Almost like abstract paintings (Serge Lemoyne style), it made me think of some Haida legends. The Haida spirit world is inhabited by many creatures from the sea, known as Tsagan xaaydagaay, or the underwater people. Many stories tell of Haida ancestors putting on skins of whales to enter the realm of the spirit world, where whale people and humans visit, communicate and feast together.
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