Jonah and the Whale

Jonah and the Whale: Videos of Unfolding Artist Books

The story of Jonah and the whale is one of the most familiar Old Testament narratives.

It tells the tale of a disobedient Hebrew prophet who defies the word of God, gets swallowed by a great fish during a storm at sea, is spit out onto dry land and goes on to redeem the sinning heathens. Read more

Video of a recent “Jonah and the whale” captured off the coast of Chile.

Technical Notes:

The folding books are 4x6x1 inches in size and just 40 inches when spread out.

They contain torn mixed-media photographic collages and some original CPT-4 images.

This is the first time that I have used Artificial Intelligence-generated art in my artwork.

It is something new under the sun for me.

Prayers of the Bible: Jonah’s Prayer in Jonah 2:1-9

This passage from the Old Testament has always resonated with me:

1- From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.

2- He said:
In my distress I called to the Lord,
and he answered me.
From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help,
and you listened to my cry.

3- You hurled me into the depths,
into the very heart of the seas,
and the currents swirled about me;
all your waves and breakers
swept over me.

4- I said:
I have been banished
from your sight;
yet I will look again
toward your holy temple.

From the web page posted by Derek Charles Johnson