British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor has made it his mission to use his talent to conserve our ecosystems by creating underwater museums. Over the years, the environmentalist has submerged over 850 massive artworks in numerous site-specific "sculpture parks" worldwide. On February 1, 2021, Taylor unveiled his latest endeavor The Underwater Museum of Cannes.
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Cannes s famous faces typically come from the resort town s annual international film festival, but this year there is a different type of face making the news in the French Riviera.
Six large stone faces, 9,000 kilograms and rooted to the seabed off the island of Sainte-Marguerite
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The Underwater Museum of Cannes has opened in France after being designed by British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor. The mask-style of the sculptures is a reference to the legend of the Man in the Iron Mask rather than the face masks of the global pandemic. Courtesy Jason deCaires Taylor
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he underwater exhibit was nearly four years in the making. Each of the works was inspired by the face of a local resident, with designs then supersized as the sculptures measure more than two metres in height.
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