“BUMP” An Arts &

Sciences Exhibit

What is “BUMP”?An interpretive art exhibit featuring the

disassembled bones of three whales - fin, minke and pilot whale - suspended in a dynamic and immersive display. Hung on monofilament line

and suspended from a cable grid, the bones move and spin as the viewer interacts with

them while walking inside the exhibit. Surrounding by net and the sounds of whales and boat traffic the patron examines into, and from within, the perspective of ‘the whale’ in

both a literal and figurative BUMP between our worlds.

Museum EtiquetteBefore your museum visit, prepare your children on the expectations when touring a museum

In an art museum and a natural history museum there is absolutely no touching of the artwork or exhibits, and obviously no running!

Always be sure to encourage dialogue and appreciate each other's’ opinions without judgment. After all, art is subjective!

Just like in the library we use quiet, indoor voices - “BUMP” has a very special soundtrack that includes whale song and the sounds of boats.

The exhibit “BUMP” coming to our school has a definite exception to the no touching rule. Part of this interesting kinetic sculpture is the shadows created on the flat surfaces when the bones are moved. It gives the viewer the feeling of being beneath the ocean as the pieces slowly spin. Children and adults are encouraged to gently touch and explore the bones in this interactive art exhibit.

What kind of whale Bones will be on exhibit in our building?

Pilot, Minke & Fin Whale Bones are included in the

interactive exhibit

The Length of a Pilot Whale compared to a human...

For short-finned pilot whales, adult females reach a body length of about 16.5 ft., while males reach 21.6 ft. and may weigh up to 3.5 tons or 7054.7 lbs.

The Length of a Minke Whale compared to a human...

The Minke Whales are the second smallest baleen whale; only the pygmy right whale is smaller.Reported maximum lengths vary from 30 to 35 ft. for females and 29 to 32 ft. for males. Both typically weigh 4–5 tons (8,000-10,000 lbs) at maturity, and the maximum weight may be as much as 10 tons (20,000 lbs).

The Length of a Fin Whale compared to a human...

The Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus), also called the finback whale, razorback, or common rorqual, is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. It is the second-largest animal after the blue whale, the largest growing to 89.6 ft. long and weighing nearly 74 tons (148,000 lbs).

Fin Whale Skeleton

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Minke Whale Videos

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Whale Videos: other Species

10 Biggest Whales in the World

Swimming with a mother Right Whale and her calf.

The Diver is Pictured with a 45 foot Right Whale

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Marine conservation : How can we help

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Happy Earth Day

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Before Visiting the Exhibit: Teacher Package

Whale Intro. Movie

Slides - What is BUMP?

Read Alouds- (sign up for getepic.com)

Suggestions:

K-1: “Whales” Cari Meister

2-3: “Whales: Oceans Alive” Ann Herriges

4-5: “Whales!” Irene Trimble

Science Incorporation- 5 senses -conservation

During your Visit:

During your Visit:

Observations: What do you see, hear, and feel?

How many children does it take to make the length of

each of the whales?

Visitation Class photo

I notice…. I wonder… T chart observation notes

Possible Science Connections

Possible Science Connections:

Living/ Non Living

Five senses

Conservation/ Earth Day- human impact on environment

Using the 5 Senses - possible explorations and experimentsTaste - Have you ever gone swimming in the ocean? Why does ocean water taste different than fresh water? Experiment in the identification of fresh vs. Salty water.

Touch - Touch the surface of the whale bones. How would you describe how they feel?

Smell - Smell the whale bones. Do some bones smell different than others?

Hearing - Listen to sound of the ocean, the mechanical marine boat traffic and the songs of the whales?

Sight - Check out the organic forms of the bones. The sight of the sizes compared to the children visiting the display.

Experiments...

How many children (head to toe) does it take to make the length of each of our whales?

The Minke Whale Skull weighs 140 lbs.

Estimate high or low how many children will it take to equal the weight of the Minke Skull.

Using a scale weigh several children.

Chart their weight.

And figure who it would take, and how many children are needed to be the same weight as the skull.

Follow-up Activities

What can we do to help protect these animals and the oceans?

Make a Whale Home

http://www.wdcs.org/wdcskids/en/story_details.php?select=1106

30,000 Dolphins for Brusselshttp://www.wdcs.org/wdcskids/en/story_details.php?select=815

Enchanted Learning - Whales and Dolphinshttp://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/activities/Classroomlinks.shtml

Make a Whale a Home

What does a safe home look like to you? Somewhere to be loved, cared for and protected perhaps? Somewhere clean, with plenty to eat and shared with friends and family?

How about a safe home for a whale or dolphin?

We’d love you to get creative and draw what you think this might look like. Not only can you show off your artistic skills but all the drawings we receive this spring and summer will help us create real safe homes for whales and dolphins in the wild.

Click the Link below for more information:

http://www.wdcs.org/wdcskids/en/story_details.php?select=1106

30,000 Dolphins For Brussels!

Whales and dolphins belong in the seas and oceans with their families and friends!With your help we're hoping to see an end to all dolphin captivity in Europe.This autumn we presented European politians in Brussels with over 30,000 origami whales and dolphins made by children who want dolphins to be wild and free!PLEASE ADD YOUR WHALE OR DOLPHIN TO THOUSANDS OF OTHERS.We're still collecting origami and will continue to put pressure on Europe to stop holding whales and dolphins in captivity.

Click the Link below for more information:

http://www.wdcs.org/wdcskids/en/story_details.php?select=815

Toothed vs. Baleen Whales

Toothed whales have rows of carved teeth which they use to grasp their food. Some large toothed species, like the killer, feed on other large mammals such as the porpoise while others- e.g. the sperm whale – eat smaller forms of marine life like octopuses and squids.

Anatomy of a Baleen Whale

Skeleton of a Baleen Whale

How do Baleen Whales Feed? The whales lunge into a cloud of krill and drop

open their jaws. Pleats under the lower jaw open up, engulfing huge amounts of water. The whale slows down because of the drag. It behaves, in other words, a lot like a parachute.

The scientists have found while feeding: in one lunge, a fin whale can momentarily double its weight.

A fin whale can get 20 pounds of krill in a single gulp, but it can gulp every 30 seconds. Because krill live in gigantic swarms, they can keep gulping and get enough food in four hours to fuel their bodies for an entire day.

http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2009/11/24/the-origin-of-big/http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2006/08/15/the-origin-of-the-ridiculous/

The ARt-Side of BUMP the kinetic Sculpture

Bump Art Lessons K-5What is Kinetic Sculpture?Make a Whale Themed Kinetic Mobile.Mixed Media Whale WatercolorsExploring Organic Form

- Georgia O’Keefe & Edward WestonHow Artists use a “View Frame”

iPad Photography - Photographic Safari to the BUMP exhibit in search of Organic Form

Whale-themed kinetic mobilesYou will learn about and create your own Whale-themed Kinetic Mobiles. Kinetic Sculpture is sculpture that has elements that move. A Mobile is an example of a Kinetic sculpture. 1. (Week 1) Trace a whale shape and other sea creatures - cut out and color using oil pastels 2. Trace and decorate a circle shape on the back create/ draw a spiral. On the other side embellish with ocean animals, patterns or texture plates.3.Cut the spiral line carefully.4. Tape/curling ribbon the whale to the end of the ribbon. Continue to tape curling ribbon to the back of each creature to create the mobile.

Sometimes babies have mobiles in their cribs

Kdg, 1st & 2nd

Whale Mixed Media Paintings1. Name and secret code on the back of your paper2. Use a pencil and the whale shape tracers (Pilot and fin whales as

many as you would like) on your paper. 3. Trace over your pencil line with a white oil pastel. 4. Add swirls of water in white, blue and purple oil pastels. 5. Add patterns and designs to the inside areas of the whale shapes. 6. Use watercolor paint washes to add the ocean.

Modified: instead of using watercolor paints use mr.Sketch markers to create blue and purple concentric lines around the whale shapes. Green can be added too. If you want to add hot color markers inside the whale (yellow, orange & red). Spray finished picture with water to cause colors to bleed and blend.

3rd, 4th & 5th

ART - Organics organic shapes are free-form, unpredictable and flowing in appearance. These shapes, as well as organic forms, visually suggest the natural world of animals, plants, sky, sea, etc...

4th & 5th

Artists who explore the organic forms in bones and nature: The Paintings of Georgia O’Keefe

Artists who explore the organic forms in nature The Photographs of Edward Weston

Conch: Organic Form By. M.R.Perna. 2016

Close up of an organic form…

What is this a Photograph of?

(Click the first three…still don’t know? Click some more…)

ART - iPad PhotographySafari Experiment

Explore the “BUMP” Display through the eyes of your *view frames.

Find interesting and contrasting forms in dark and light tones in, on, under and around the bones.

Working in teams of 2 or 3, take photographs using the ipads.

Decide on at least 3 printable photos of organic forms to submit to the teacher.

The photos will be converted to black and white to show greater contrast

The photos are of the bones and the backgrounds, please avoid taking “selfie” and groups style photos of your friends…(Your teachers will do that when they are visiting the exhibit)

*The View Frame is a tool designed to enable artists to measure perspective, proportion and find good compositions

Wild Nature - crawling tree roots - organic textures and natural surface pattern inspiration for design

Art - BUMP Portfolio

“Tears of the Sea”Ms. Perna

Watercolor 2016

Fernand 5th grade BW photography

2016

Tyler 3rd gradeConte Crayon 2016

Kaitlyn 4th grade BW photography

2016

Leslie 4th grade Color photography 2016

Unknown 5th grade Color photography

2016

Links to Resources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minke_whale

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fin_whale

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_whale

http://www.whalesandnails.com/Whales_%26_Nails/Home.html - Dan DenDanto’s Company

http://www.nordoluce.com/about.html - Frank DenDanto’s Company

https://marine-conservation.org/ - Site for Marine Conservation

https://globaloceanrefuge.org/ - Site for Marine Conservation

Dan DenDanto an alumni of the Middletown school district and MHS class of 87’ he is the Director of the Fin Whale Catalog and a Senior Scientist at Allied Whale, a Research Associate at College of the Atlantic, Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences, and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of CETOS Research Organization. The research Dan has been involved in includes the genetics, life history, population, phylogenetics and culture of whales in the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Dan is the creator of Whales and Nails. He has been cleaning, articulating and restoring whale skeletons professionally since 1993. He strives to create dynamic exhibits which convey more about the animals’ lives than their deaths. Dan’s knowledge of whale anatomy and extensive experience in the field contribute to his extraordinary ability to accurately display the remains of these magnificent creatures.

The Creators of “BUMP”

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Dan DenDanto’s Company

Frank DenDanto III

Former Middletown resident and Alumni of MHS class of 86’, Frank is a rigging and lighting design expert, who is also a sculptor and Artist. He and his brother Daniel DenDanto have created an amazing nationally touring display called “Bump.”

It is an community outreach program that is an effort to intrigue and inform the public and school children about our oceans and the precious endangered Mammals, whales that call the world’s oceans their home.

Frank DenDanto III draws on a broad background as project manager and designer. Frank’s front-and-center involvement with Performance Space 122 as resident

designer is emblematic of his interest in arts exploration, innovation, and artistic risk-taking. He has designed for

countless theater, dance, and performance artists, a range that includes Spaulding Gray, Baryshnikov Dance

Foundation’s White Oak Dance Project, and all of the controversial “NEA Four.”

Frank DenDanto’s Company

Teacher’s Guide to BUMP was created Collaboratively by

Kylie Mollicone & Michele “Missy” Perna

Pictured with Kylie and Missy is Frank DenDanto the Artist and creative force behind BUMP

Thank YouWe hope you enjoy the

Exhibit