Fluke Sculptures
Arpeggio Mini
Acrylic on poplar wood
24” x 12” x 3/4”
2026
Division of labor between social hunters is orchestrated around individual skill and social hierarchy. Killer whales are known to shuffle tasks between individuals when targeting prey, and it has long been postulated that humpbacks curate their bubbling sieges on a similar social tier.
Arpeggio is proclaimed by observers to lead hunting packs, but this anecdotal evidence is not validated by underwater surveillance. I myself have seen him in voracious groups of 12-13 predators, and can only attest that he is as sociable as he is peckish.
IN THE COLLECTION OF KYLE MCCONNELL