Bahamas Underwater Sculpture
Then i wanted to go see the world s largest underwater sculpture.
Bahamas underwater sculpture. Ocean atlas is an underwater sculpture by jason decaires taylor that stands 5 metres off the seafloor and weighs more than 60 tons. Started in 2014 breef bahamas reef environmental education foundation commissioned three artists to create sculptures that could live beneath the waves. Just off the coast of new providence jason decaires taylor s ocean atlas is a 60 ton 18 foot tall statue of a young.
The bahamas is now home to the world s largest underwater sculpture. Started in 2014 breef bahamas reef environmental education foundation commissioned three artists to create sculptures that could live beneath the waves. Artist jason de caires taylor partnered up with the bahamas reef environment educational foundation breef to submerge his 60 ton concrete sculpture ocean atlas off the shallow coast of the bahamas earlier this year.
The ocean atlas underwater sculpture an 18 foot 5 4 meters 60 ton statue was recently deployed off the coast of nassau in the bahamas. Entitled ocean atlas the installation. There is also a large arawak mask sculpture as well as 50 reef balls.
Once underwater ocean atlas the world s largest underwater sculpture comes firmly into view. For more underwater photography visit scuba diving magazine online. Off the western coast of new providence island that holds the capital nassau.
Cnn there are 700 islands in the bahamas 2 000 beaches 32 national parks and one underwater art installation. Cnn there are 700 islands in the bahamas 2 000 beaches 32 national parks and one underwater art installation. Artist photographer naturalist and diver jason decaires taylor introduced his record breaking public sculpture to the crystal bahamian waters in 2014.
Unfortunately too few have seen it yet. Cnn there are 700 islands in the bahamas 2 000 beaches 32 national parks and one underwater art installation. Now i realize these are not very lofty goals for the capital and largest city in the bahamas.
Finding the site is as simple as taking a boat usually from stuart cove s and taking the plunge. It is the country s first underwater art museum.
