For sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor, the ocean is more than a muse -- it's an exhibition space and museum. Taylor creates sculptures of human forms and mundane life on land and sinks them to the ocean floor, where they are subsumed by the sea and transformed from lifeless stone into vibrant habitats for corals, crustaceans and other creatures. The result: Enigmatic, haunting and colorful commentaries about our transient existence, the sacredness of the ocean and its breathtaking power of regeneration.

Jason deCaires Taylor: An underwater art museum, teeming with life

An underwater art museum, teeming with life

Transforming dead stone into vibrant habitats, an artist creates underwater sculptures that become teeming marine ecosystems.

Underwater museums not only showcase art but also foster marine life, turning areas of devastation into zones of ecological rebirth.

Submerged sculptures transform into vibrant marine habitats, spotlighting the regenerative power of art beneath the waves.

*The Underwater Museum: The Submerged Sculptures of Jason deCaires Taylor*

The sculpture gallery at the bottom of the sea

Mission Blue II

design

entertainment

nature

creativity

fish

water

Mission Blue

ecology

coral reefs

ocean

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