16 nov 2014

Weight of the ocean on her shoulders! 18ft Atlas sculpture dropped off coast of the Bahamas to form incredible underwater art garden

  • Artist Jason deCaires Taylor's 'Ocean Atlas' part of the Sir Nicholas Nuttall Coral Reef Sculpture Garden
  • Site situated off the coast of New Providence, Bahamas
  • Taylor describes the project as his 'hardest ever commission'
  • Has 500 of his sculptures in an another underwater site off the coast of Cancun, Mexico
It looks like an underground world that would work well as a movie location.
But the 18-foot-tall female Atlas sculpture kneeling on the ocean floor off the coast of the Bahamas is not the work of fiction. 
Part of The Sir Nicholas Nuttall Coral Reef Sculpture Garden, the artwork was created by Jason deCaires Taylor, who previously put 500 life-sized sculptures in the waters surrounding Cancun, Isla Mujeres and Punta Nizuc. 
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Female Atlas
Female Atlas
The female Atlas sculpture has been described by creator Jason deCaires Taylor as his 'hardest ever commission' 
It's a delicate operation as the Atlas sculpture, which was constructed underwater, is lowered back in
It's a delicate operation as the Atlas sculpture, which was constructed underwater, is lowered back in
The female Atlas is out of her comfort zone as she is surveyed on dry land
The female Atlas is out of her comfort zone as she is surveyed on dry land

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