Fathoms: The World in the Whale

The book by Australian writer Rebecca Giggs merges natural science, philosophy, and other scientific disciplines into a single literary work. It provides a vivid portrayal of the natural world and deeply examines the challenges humans face in empathizing with other living creatures and understanding their place on Earth. The cover shows a several thousand-year-old motif of whale and man from Sydney’s Balls Head Reserve, created by the Cammeraygal people. A gradual vertical color gradient from white to blue throughout the book evokes the sensation of diving into the ocean’s depths.