This fake dead whale gave us the real sads

GDIF 2013Ground! I wonder if it will be friends with me?

The artists who made this 17-foot-long whale didn’t give him a name, so we’ll call him Moby. He’s not dead, because he was never alive. But would you know that, when, from afar, you saw the giant carcass of a beached whale on the beach? No. You would be sad. We’re sad just looking at this picture.

And that’s exactly what those jerks intended:

The psychological archetype of the dead big fish leaves no one untouched. It stirs and mobilizes a local community. During our beachings, we see an intensive interaction among the crowd. People address each other, speculate and wonder. They offer help and ask for information.

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Also, they lie to newcomers about whether it’s real or not. NOT COOL, guys. Lies aren’t jokes. Dead whales aren’t jokes. DOWN WITH ART.