An Inflatable Whale Made Out of Garbage Bags

Bertrand: Air Whale.

Bertrand, an inflatable whale made out of garbage bags.

We breathed life into Bertrand, but sadly, he didn’t take flight. He tragically insisted upon beaching himself, and we ended up putting him out of his misery.

photo by Matt Jones

Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Bluesky and sharing photos on Instagram.