Name/Title
DOLØN EMB 1 (Dolphin Embassy)Description
In 1975 the architecture and media collective Ant Farm proposed the construction of a “Dolphin Embassy,” a floating research station designed to facilitate collaboration and communication between humans and cetaceans (cetaceans include dolphins, whales, and porpoises). As drawn by Curtis Schreier, the Dolphin Embassy is composed of three wings, arranged into a triangular structure, and propelled by a gigantic plastic sail. Two of the corners are designated as human– dolphin spaces: Here you find a “land/water living room,” an ascending water-filled spiral that allows the sea creatures to reach the facility’s higher floors, and a shared navigation center. Ant Farm’s proposal came at a time when dolphins, with their supposed high intelligence, had become symbols of the natural wisdom that industrial development was thoughtlessly destroying, and the project goes beyond calls to merely protect this treasured species. Instead, it envisions a future when, via media-saturated architecture, these creatures will become the co-leaders of a new multispecies society.Made/Created
Artist
Ant Farm; Curtis SchreierDate made
1975Location
Shelf
Shelf ACabinet
Fireproof Cabinet 2Room
Collection LabBuilding
Tarble Arts CenterInstitution
Eastern Illinois UniversityCreated By
galvarez4@eiu.eduCreate Date
July 8, 2025
