Accompany Scottish artist Michael Visocchi during his creative process to make inspiration reality , a monumental artwork called Commensalis: The Spirit Tables of South Georgia. Designed to commemorate the loss and celebrate the recovery of whales at South Georgia in the South Atlantic and sited in the abandoned whaling station of Grytviken, it will be a beacon of hope for everyone who cares about nature and supporting vital research to protect the future of whales in the Southern Ocean.

Introduced by: Alison Neil MBE, Chief Executive of the South Georgia Trust.
Music: "Farewell to Tarwathie" performed by Michael Visocchi and Stewart Garden in the Norwegian Church, Grytviken, South Georgia.

Whale Songs – A Sculptor's Journey to South Georgia. Series 1

In this episode artist Michael Visocchi reflects on the creative process of making his inspiration a reality – to build a monumental artwork called Commensalis: The Spirit Tables of South Georgia within the abandoned whaling station of Grytviken.

Michael reflects on the project

In this episode we join Michael as he explores the work store at Grytviken and finds the rivets that will be such a key element of his Commensalis sculpture.

In the Work Store

In this episode we join the artist Michael Visocchi as he explores the Norwegian church in Grytviken on the island of South Georgia and gives a unique performance.

Michael explores the Norwegian Church

In this episode Michael takes a tour of Grytviken and meets some of the inhabitants, accompanied by marine biologist Jamie Colman. Michael finds out why South Georgia is known as the Serengeti of the Southern Ocean, with the densest concentration of marine mammals and birds on the planet

Michael and Jamie Colman meet the inhabitants of Grytviken

In this episode we join Michael as he begins to explore Grytviken, the abandoned whaling station on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia.

Exploring Grytviken and meeting the wildlife

In this episode we join Michael 800 miles east of the Falkland Islands, on board the fisheries protection vessel Pharos as Michael arrives at South Georgia and sees the island for the first time…

Michael reflects on the project

SGHT