Payne pieces together algae-derived leather to form a sail and uses carbon powder, fish oil, and shrimp oil mixed with oil paint to depict the entangled moment of a whale devouring squid, octopus, and krill. Once again, the work brings the focus back to the whale—while referencing it as a source of trade commodities such as energy and fragrance, the Atrium’s orifice-like passageway prompts us to consider how the whale functions as a natural “biological pump” in carbon circulation through its vertical migration. Today, carbon trading and other capital-driven mechanisms attempt to create “eco-financial derivatives” of the whale, transforming environmental value into speculative opportunities, such as the commodification of corporate carbon emission quotas. The capsizing sail in the work appears to signal a pessimistic vision of the future shaped by ecological financialization.

佩恩恩将藻类衍生品皮革拼接为船帆，并用炭粉、鱼油、虾油调和油画颜料绘制鲸鱼吞噬鱿鱼、章鱼、鳞虾的纠缠瞬间。作品再次将焦点转向鲸鱼，在指涉它作为能源、香料等贸易商品来源的同时，圆形剧场的孔状通道空间提示我们关注鲸鱼通过垂直迁徙，作为天然的“生物泵”促进碳循环的现象。当下的碳交易等资本机制试图创造出鲸鱼的“生态金融衍生品”，以环境价值制造投机机遇，例如企业碳排放权益的交易。作品中倾倒的船帆似乎正暗示了对生态金融化所导向未来的悲观想象。