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"Bodies" Underwater
墨西哥海底雕塑
A snorkeler swims over life-size statues near Cancún, Mexico, in a picture released in January.
2011年1月，在墨西哥坎昆附近拍攝的這張照片展現了一名潛泳者從真人大小的雕塑上方游過的景象。
Created by Mexico-based British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor, the Caribbean installation is intended to eventually cover more than 4,520 square feet (420 square meters), which would make it "one of the largest and most ambitious underwater attractions in the world," according to a museum statement. In doing so, Taylor hopes Mexico's natural reefs, which are already stressed by marine pollution, warming waters, and overfishing, can catch a break from the approximately 750,000 tourists who visit the area each year.
這些真人大小的雕塑出自英國雕塑家詹森·德卡萊斯·泰勒之手，被安放在加勒比海海底，占地面積超過4520平方英尺(約合420平方米)。博物館在一份聲明中表示：“這是世界上規模最大同時最壯觀的水下景觀之一。”由于海洋污染，海水溫度上升以及過度捕撈，墨西哥的珊瑚礁面臨威脅。泰勒希望水下雕塑能夠轉移游客的視線，讓他們將興趣從珊瑚礁移到這些雕塑身上。據統計，每年有近75萬游客游覽當地的珊瑚礁。
