The children at Greenfields Children’s Centre in London have been immersed in the fascinating world of whales, reports Rosie Potter

This year, children at Greenfields Children’s Centre in Southall, West London, turned their curious gaze towards the oceans. The largest habitat in the world and the last true wilderness, the oceans are home to an array of creatures, some of which, even today, are not fully catalogued by science.

The greatest leviathans of this wilderness, the sperm whale and the blue whale, were the two species that particularly engaged the children’s interest, and in collaboration with fellow artist-in-residence Kirstie Reid – also from Wimbledon College of Art – we explored these gigantic beasts with the children in what has been designated The Year of the Whale.

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