Artist Jason deCaires Taylor - You have to see this. An artificial reef of human sculpture has been started near Cancun to relieve eco pressure on the natural reef caused by tourism. The first link is to a gallery of stills. The second is a Youtube of the site.
Youtube of the underwater sculptures
What dedication and generosity! And what a good idea to create an attractive diving site that harbors sealife in order to relieve the natural area. I'm just blown away by the art, altruism, and ingenuity of this artist and foundation.
One statue has a bladder inside that divers can fill so she blows bubbles. Fish are hanging around and taking shelter and plant/animal life is already attaching to the sculpture. I'm sure there is more footage available upon search. I'm off to find it. I just had to write this first.
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