Ocean Atlas


After that last post, here’s a little palate cleanser: Ocean Atlas, an underwater sculpture of a Bahamian girl supporting the weight of the ocean, by Jason deCaires Taylor.

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One of the loveliest things about it is that it’s going to get more attractive over time: it’s made of a pH-neutral cement that makes a good home for reef organisms, so it’s going to get gradually encrusted with life. See the link above for more examples of his work.

Comments

  1. says

    Brilliant, beautiful, creative, enticing… I could go all the way to Z with adjectives but the art speaks for itself. It makes me wish I could swim or dive (terrified of water that isn’t far enough away to look at while dry).

    such a pretty smile
    correlation diving point
    at the starting line

  2. moarscienceplz says

    That is very cool, although I would have chiseled off the mold seam marks if I were the sculptor.

  3. says

    Beautiful!

    Al Dente @ 2:

    In a few years Ocean Atlas will be a reef. Cool!

    Did you click the link? He has hundreds of sculptures underwater, with a lot of images of reef formation happening.

  4. Crimson Clupeidae says

    I was trying to find a location, I would love to make my next SCUBA destination where these are. The best I could find was one photo suggesting it was in Cancun. I don’t know if they are all there or not.

    Beautiful work!

  5. Al Dente says

    Iyeska @5

    I looked at the sculptures in the link. They’re all becoming reefs. Still cool!

  6. birgerjohansson says

    Nobody else? Do I have to say it? -What if the statue reads Ayn Rand? The ocean could collapse!

  7. Crimson Clupeidae says

    Martin@9: Cheers for that. A couple of those places are already on my SCUBA bucket list. Have to add a few more now. :)