Seals'kin
Artist
Hanna Tuulikki
(Sussex, England)
Date2022
Object NameMoving Image
Mediumdigital file (.mov)
ClassificationsTime-Based Media
DimensionsDuration: 19 min, 15 sec
AcquisitionPresented by the Contemporary Art Society, 2023
Copyright© the artist
LocationView by Appointment only - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095761
About MeAt the mouth of the river Ythan, where the freshwater meets the North Sea, hundreds of grey and common seals haul out on the estuary banks. Here, Tuulikki explores with her body what it might mean to become-with-seal, drawing on myths of human-seal hybridity and folkloric musical practices to offer alternative forms of mourning through sensuous identification with more-than-human kin.
Late 19th - early 20th century
Gillian Reeley
