"Bodies" Fill Underwater Sculpture Park

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-6-30 17:03:29

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Bottom Dwellers

Photograph from Barcroft Media/Fame Pictures

"Silent Evolution" sculptures (pictured in October) sit in just 30 feet (9 meters) of water, which allows visitors in glass-bottomed boats to also observe the artwork, according to a museum statement.

Boatbound visitors can also see big schools of fish above the statues, Taylor said.

"If there're any sorts of predators or any danger, [the fish] sort of drop below and then hide out in the [statues'] feet area."

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-6-30 17:03:45

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Caribbean Cancún

Photograph courtesy Jason deCaires Taylor

Placing the statues (bottom) off the shores of Cancún (above) was a strategic move, according to a museum statement.

"Well renowned for its endless facilities and lively atmosphere, as a relatively new city, Cancún is not known for its cultural activities or environmental

awareness," the statement read.

The builders of "The Silent Evolution" hope to usher in a new age of responsible tourism in the area, according to the museum.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-6-30 17:03:57

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Heavenly Plea

Photograph by Jorge Silva, Reuters

"Kelly," modeled from a U.K. social housing officer (pictured in December 2010), was rendered looking up, with his hands open to symbolize questioning or prayer, according to Taylor.

MUSA, the underwater museum, plans to add sculptures as funding becomes available. But "The Silent Evolution" won't ever really be finished, since marine life will continue adding its own touches for centuries.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-6-30 17:04:11

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Visitor From Above

Photograph courtesy Jason deCaires Taylor

A snorkeler swims over life-size statues near Cancún, Mexico, in a late 2010 picture.

More than 400 of the permanent sculptures have been installed in recent months in the National Marine Park of Cancún, Isla Mujeres, and Punta Nizuc (map of the region) as part of a major artwork called "The Silent Evolution." The installation is the first endeavor of a new underwater museum called MUSA, or Museo Subacuático de Arte.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-6-30 17:04:27

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"Lucky" Statue

Photograph courtesy Jason deCaires Taylor

The people in "The Silent Evolution" were created from live casts of a wide sample of people, most of them locals—including Lucky, a Mexican carpenter (center), according to Taylor.

The characters range in age from a 3-year-old boy, Santiago, to an 85-year-old nun, Rosario (both not pictured), and include an accountant, yoga instructor, and acrobat, among others.

The tight gathering of people is meant to illustrate "how we are all facing serious questions concerning our environment and our impact on the natural world," according to a museum statement.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-6-30 17:04:42

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School of Rock

Photograph by Jorge Silva, Reuters

The sculptures (pictured in December) are made of a special kind of marine cement that attracts the growth of corals, according to creator Taylor. That in turn encourages fish and other marine life to colonize the reef, he said.

"Already, I think there're a thousand different fish living on them. There're lobsters, there're big schools of angelfish. And there's a big coating of algae, which is one of the [first] things to settle."

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