"This piece is based on a Nordic folktale which tells us about the origins of snow. It talks of an ancient whale who left the ocean to die on land. The legend suggests that it was the same whale who originally abandoned dry ground in favor of the salty water as its new habitat and has now returned to its cradle to rest in peace.
As air and wind withered away his flesh and bones, all that was left, eventually, amidst the landscape was a colossal heart. It wasn’t too long before it too gave away. When it burst open millions of white particles escaped and fell all over the ground. Thus was the legacy of the very first whale."