[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]UNDERWATER ECOMUSEUM FLORA FAUNA - The consequences of climatic change and pollution strongly affect the sea. Life under the sea is no longer all puppies and rainbows as Flander used to sing in the Disney “The Little Mermaid” movie. Both in flora and fauna there are several endangered or already disappeared species. We can improve the situation through what little we can do, but somebody already tried to make a big difference. We are talking about the artist and his underwater museums.[/vc_column_text][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size="50" screen_normal_resolution="1024" screen_tablet_resolution="800" screen_mobile_resolution="480" tutorials=""][dfd_heading subtitle="" content_alignment="text-left" enable_delimiter="" tutorials="" undefined="" title_font_options="tag:h2" subtitle_font_options="tag:div"]
[/dfd_heading][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size="50" screen_normal_resolution="1024" screen_tablet_resolution="800" screen_mobile_resolution="480" tutorials=""][vc_column_text]Jason deCaires Taylor is an English sculptor, a great art, underwater photography and environment enthusiast. His genius lies in the comprehension of the art’s potential. He soon enough started to realize works of art meant to be placed in locations affected by natural disasters or with special needs. The sea and its seabed is precisely among them. In fact, he realized several works of art which are meant not only to be admired, but with a practical purpose too. They actually are the perfect device to recreate the natural environment of flora and fauna, damaged by now.
His first and largest artwork is the Cancún underwater museum, also known as MUSA, the first underwater ecomuseum in the world. It extends between the coast of Cancun and the west coast of Isla Mujeres, and includes more than 485 underwater sculptures and 30 art pieces on dry land.
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[/dfd_heading][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size="50" screen_normal_resolution="1024" screen_tablet_resolution="800" screen_mobile_resolution="480" tutorials=""][vc_column_text]Most of Taylor’s work focuses on the Mexican coast, but he also realized installations in the European seas. His last creation was precisely placed off the coast of Cannes, in front of the Sainte-Marguerite isle, at a depth of five meters under the sea. On the 28th of January 2021 six statues, two meters high and with a weight of about ten tons each, were plunged into the sea. These statues represent faces inspired by the “iron mask” myth that concerns the island in front of them.
The underwater ecomuseum is not far from the coast, with the intent of being easily reached by swimming. In fact, in proximity to the statues, the anchorage of boats will be forbidden, in order to protect the artwork and, above all, the flora and fauna that will create their own habitat on the sculptures.[/vc_column_text][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size="50" screen_normal_resolution="1024" screen_tablet_resolution="800" screen_mobile_resolution="480" tutorials=""][dfd_heading subtitle="" content_alignment="text-left" enable_delimiter="" tutorials="" undefined="" title_font_options="tag:h2" subtitle_font_options="tag:div"]
[/dfd_heading][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size="50" screen_normal_resolution="1024" screen_tablet_resolution="800" screen_mobile_resolution="480" tutorials=""][vc_column_text]David Lisnard, Mayor of Cannes, has stated what underwater ecomuseums represent.
“An encounter between nature, culture, art and an educational aspect has been realized”
This is just what Taylor’s sculptures are, a perfect combination of art, culture and Earth safeguarding. The works of art are realized with materials which are environmentally friendly with marine space. Their most important feature is that they ensure that the sculptures maintain a neutral surface ph, able to attract marine life. The marine flora and fauna will find right on these statues the ideal place where to create their own home.
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