Unique underwater statues
There are many beautiful and unusual places in our world. Sights that are known to the whole world, sunken ships, lost cities and civilizations. But every day it is more and more difficult to surprise tourists, and therefore one very talented and extraordinary sculptor decided to create the first underwater sculpture park.
The idea of creating underwater parks
The idea of creating an underwater park came to Jason de Caires Taylor. This is a resident of Mexico City, who creates sculptures and immerses them in the depths of the sea. If you do not look closely, it seems that these are just the remains of sculptures from sunken ships, antique figurines, but in fact these are modern sculptures of people who are busy with their daily activities. Jason, in addition to architecture, is an underwater photographer and diving instructor. He is passionate about the idea of interaction between an object and its environment.
First creative steps
His first work was the opening of an underwater sculpture park in the depths of Molenye Bay, in the Caribbean Sea.
This park was opened in 2006, and there are more than 68 sculptures, at different depths from two to eight meters. The idea of this place is to reveal the trends of contemporary art, namely harmony with nature.
Some exhibits of this park can be seen through the water surface, but visitors will be able to find out what is even deeper only after they are fully equipped in a special suit.
Silent Evolution Project
The project is called Silent Evolution. This is the latest and most colorful project. The sculptor creates sculptures with the help of special materials, on which marine inhabitants settle down over time. In total, there are 200 exhibits in the park, there are children and old people, modern sculptures and copies of ancient monuments.
The park is being created near one of the favorite vacation spots for tourists, not far from Cancun. The idea of creating a park is aimed at attracting even more tourists. The government also wants to save the coral reefs, which are gradually dying out due to curious divers. And the last, not unimportant goal of the project is the preservation and revival of the ecosystem of the reservoir. After all, not everyone is used to only admiring the beauty, but also touching, taking a piece as a keepsake.
It was in this underwater park that Jason de Caires Taylor wanted to show how our world has changed, from the era of the mysterious Mayans to an ultra-modern society that can take off into space.
This is not the first idea of the architect, there are already five such underwater parks in the world, each of which has its own idea and purpose.
The most famous underwater statues
Such underwater parks are found not only in Mexico and nearby regions. For all the time of the existence of the world, the depths of the sea have taken with them many ships and “sunken civilizations”. Therefore, this beauty can be observed both in the waters of the Caribbean Sea and near Egypt, Italy and other parts. There is an unspoken list of the most beautiful sculptural compositions.
All the projects of this talented sculptor are aimed at the fact that after several decades there will be no trace of the park, but marine inhabitants, fish, crabs, mollusks will settle down well in this place, which these sculptures will transform into an artificial reef. Jason deCaires Taylor looks to the future with a “sober” look. Thus, through art, he tries to fight the negative impact of man on the environment. After all, according to the calculations of many scientists, in the next 40-50 years, we can lose most of what nature has given us.