There is no fun or adventure in seeing sculptures inside a covered place. But it certainly turns out to be a adventure and thrilling experience when you have to dive in about 10- 20 feet to witness beautiful and amazing marine life with sculptures placed beneath.
Yes, we are talking about underwater museum. This is one of its first kind built in 2009 in shallow waters of Cancun National Park, Cancun, Mexico. This place was once destroyed by Hurricane storm. The British artist- Jason Decaires Taylor's known for his unique work has taken up this task to put sculptures in place beneath the water with the sol intention of conservation. So all the sculptures were made from ph neutral clay thus to help the growth of coral reef and marine life.
The total area occupied will be 420 sq meters. This Marine Park is also the most visited with more than 750,000 visitors per year, thereby placing a lot pressure on it's resources. Therefore the placing of sculptures will also relieve pressure on natural reefs by drawing visitors away.
Some Facts :
1. In 2009 - beneath the waters around Cancun, Isla Mujeres and Punta Nizuc- initial steps for a sculptural museum were taken.
2. The founders of the project were : Jaime Gonzalez Cano of The National Marine Park, Roberto Diaz of The Cancun Nautical Association and Jason deCaries Taylor.
3. The underwater museum now consists of more than 400 permanent sculptures. Each figure has it's own meaning.
As per the reports on : underwatersculpture.com -
The Museum will demonstrate the interaction between art and environment science. It will show how art can form a complex reef structure for marine life to colonize and grow on there own.
Image source : Google
Yes, we are talking about underwater museum. This is one of its first kind built in 2009 in shallow waters of Cancun National Park, Cancun, Mexico. This place was once destroyed by Hurricane storm. The British artist- Jason Decaires Taylor's known for his unique work has taken up this task to put sculptures in place beneath the water with the sol intention of conservation. So all the sculptures were made from ph neutral clay thus to help the growth of coral reef and marine life.
The total area occupied will be 420 sq meters. This Marine Park is also the most visited with more than 750,000 visitors per year, thereby placing a lot pressure on it's resources. Therefore the placing of sculptures will also relieve pressure on natural reefs by drawing visitors away.
Some Facts :
1. In 2009 - beneath the waters around Cancun, Isla Mujeres and Punta Nizuc- initial steps for a sculptural museum were taken.
2. The founders of the project were : Jaime Gonzalez Cano of The National Marine Park, Roberto Diaz of The Cancun Nautical Association and Jason deCaries Taylor.
3. The underwater museum now consists of more than 400 permanent sculptures. Each figure has it's own meaning.
As per the reports on : underwatersculpture.com -
The Museum will demonstrate the interaction between art and environment science. It will show how art can form a complex reef structure for marine life to colonize and grow on there own.
Image source : Google
