: The imagery is set against the backdrop of 1980s Bolivia, where the "whale" also encompasses the rising influence of drug trafficking and economic instability that "swallows" the nation. Comparison with Traditional Jonah Imagery
: Historically, the creature is often a "sea monster" or "ketos" rather than a biological whale, representing the chaos of the abyss. Jonah and the Pink Whale image
: Artists like John B. Flannagan depict Jonah in a fetal position inside the whale, emphasizing the concept of life emerging from death. : The imagery is set against the backdrop
In Montes' work, the biblical "great fish" is reimagined through a lens of irony and social critique: Jonah and the Pink Whale image