MILAN – “The sea is like music: it contains and arouses all the dreams of the soul” said Carl Jung. The oceans are home to incredible creatures, pieces of history and priceless treasures. In this regard, from Spain to the Caribbean, you can admire in full harmony with the beauty of the seabed, some complexes of contemporary works of art that give rise to real underwater museums . READ ALSO: The sea arrives in Milan, the initiative for the protection of the oceans Immersion in art
“The sea is an immense desert where man is never alone, because he feels the life shivering at his side”. Jules Verne describes the ocean in this way and if we think that some live in itthousand billion creatures , 250,000 / 274,000 are just the species described so far, he couldn’t be more right than that. But the “great blue waters” are not only populated by colorful fish and bright corals; they also hide treasures, pieces of history, works of art and, strange but true, even contemporary art museums , like this one on Gili Meno island in Indonesia.
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This underwater sculpture gallery has become so popular over the past months, hundreds of people visit it every day, snorkeling away from natural reefs and giving them time to regenerate and grow in peace. Freediving with @elliotgrafton at “The Nest” in Gili Islands
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This suggestive idea of placing sculptures at the bottom of the sea does nothing else than to exalt even morethe beauty and preciousness of art and at the same time of the nature that surrounds it: the sculptures can therefore become both a sort of “inhabitants of the ocean”, and part of nature itself, as well as artificial houses for fish and plants that they populate the sea, thus merging with the marine flora and fauna . The initiative to establish underwater museums also aims to protect the sea ; the museums protect the marine areas, thus contributing to the safeguarding of the species that inhabit the coral reefs and the seabed where the sculptures are located. READ ALSO: What to do to save the world of plastic Cancun, Mexico
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Breakfast is ready!
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Leaving the Bel Paese we can find the ” Musa, subacuatic museum of art ” in Mexico off the coast of Cancun , between Isla Mujeres and Punta Nizuc. It houses the beauty of 500 works of art , all made with special materials that promote the survival of corals . There are many international sculptors who have chosen to dedicate their works of art to the ocean and one of them is Jason deCaires Taylor , the British eco-sculptor who in an attempt to repair some of the damage suffered by the coral reef, has created an artificial habitat to exhibit their works in total harmony with the underwater world. These works, visible through diving, snorkeling and transparent boats, have now become the home of many fish and algae. READ ALSO: Slow looking, the Tate’s guide on how to calmly look at a work of art
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The largest installation to date, #musamexico. Over 450 life size works designed to form a large scale reef in 2009. It is now home to thousands of hard and soft corals and a vast array of marine species. #jason_decaires_taylor #islamujeres #cancunmexico #underwatermuseum #climatechange #mexico #Musa #sculpture #underwaterart #underwatersculpture #coralplanting #artificialreef #sculpturestudio #conservation #saveouroceans #esculturasheworld #artcanc
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Always Taylor and the protagonist of another underwater museum, namely the ” Museo Atlantico ” of the Spanish island of Lanzarote , in the whole of the Canary Islands . This time Taylor here embraces a cause that in this period is seeing thousands of victims as protagonists, namely the journey of migrants : at a depth of 12 meters there are the sculptures ” The Raft of Lampedusa ” and ” The Rubicon ” that denounce and celebrate the tragedy of migrants, who lost their lives in it on their way to Europe via the sea.LEGGI ANCHE: La piramide del Louvre sprofonda negli abissi, l’opera d’arte di JR
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A curious triggerfish inspects “The Raft of Lampedusa” This sculpture depicts 13 refugees on a raft, drifting towards an uncertain future. Quite similar to the world’s coral reefs facing uncertainty in their survival. #saveouroceans
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Jason deCaires Taylor has also created numerous works for the Underwater Sculpture Park in Grenada , Caribbean . The Park is an underwater gallery located at different depths in the protected marine area of Molinere Beausejour in Grenada and perfectly integrated into the marine environment. There are 65 sculptures that populate these wonderful tropical waters. But among all these works, the one entitled ” Vicissitudes ” stands out in particular, depicting a group of life-sized children.in a circle while holding hands and, over time, reshaped by the water , algae and corals that cover it. READ ALSO: The practical guide to eliminate plastic from your life
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“Vicissitudes”
Grenada, this was the world’s first underwater sculpture museum. Why it’s called a museum
Because it’s a place of education, conservation and preservation, a place where we keep things of great value. Our oceans are sacred. • • • #jasondecairestaylor #grenanda #coralreef #vicissitudes #coraladdict #marineconservation #artificialreef #reefbuilders #coralreefconservation #reefconservation #oceanlovers #discoverocean #oceanlover #underwater_world #artistsoninstagram #art_spotlight #artofinstagram #artoftheday #reefsofinstagram #artificialreefs #escultura #artoftheworld #artedelmundo #underwaterphotography #underwaterpic #underwatersculpture #underwatermuseum #scubagram
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Protetta da una gola naturale nella barriera corallina, “The Lost Correspondent”And the other sculpture that captures the attention of sub-visitors; it represents a man working at his desk , covered with newspaper clippings documenting historical events between Grenada and Cuba . To complete this “immersion in art” you need to see ” Tamcc Faces “, a project that involved college students from the local community and which represents a series of life-sized faces of different ethnicities and facial expressions, inserted in a large coral boulder to symbolize the peaceful coexistence of different peoples , even in a place as large as the ocean where they could safely live hopefully.
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One of my first yet favorite works #grenada
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