Here at the surface of the ocean, floats the heavy, deflated flesh of a marine mammal, upside down, half submerged, its fins: wide open, facing up. The body has the translucence of human skin and, at the bottom, where it touches water, a spreading bruise of purple shades. It is sometimes heard shuddering through death, breathing back to life, abruptly, but quietly. Soon it might just be floating waste, but for now, it looks at the cosmos, in the search for answers. The body seems to slowly elevate itself. Its soul is later heard circling around the space. Thank you @joseroca1962 and ALL TEAM @biennalesydney for making this beautiful and world-shifting biennale happen in such EPIC circumstances. So much care and so much ♥️. Marguerite Humeau, The Dead (A drifting, dying marine mammal), 2019. Presentation at the 23rd Biennale of Sydney was made possible with the generous support from Art Makers and from the UK/Australia Season Patrons Board, the British Council and the Australian Government as part of the UK/Australia Season and generous assistance from the Embassy of France in Australia and l’Institut français. Courtesy the artist and CLEARING. 23rd Biennale of Sydney, rīvus, 2022, Bay 43 at The Rocks. Photography: Document Photography 🌚