Going to Cancun this spring break? Then you need to check out MUSA (Museo Subacuatico de Arte), the world’s first underwater museum, featuring over 500 sculptures by artist Jason deCaires Taylor. Taylor casts his sculptures in a special kind of cement that sinks them to the bottom of the ocean and attracts multitudes of fish, coral, and algae to their surfaces. Over time, these traditional forms become beautiful, living reefs that not only sustain our interest, but sustain mini ecosystems as well. Below we’ve picked out some of the best exhibits from MUSA, as well as his exhibits in other parts of Mexico and Guyana. We guarantee you’ve never seen anything like this:
1. “The Lost Correspondent”
2. “Night”
3. “Vicissitudes”
4. “Man on Fire”
5. “Inertia”
6. “Urban Reef”
7. “Anthropocene”
8. “Holy Man”
9. “Silent Evolution”
10. “Un-Still Life”
11. “The Dream Collector”
For more of Taylor’s amazing work and to learn more about the underwater museum, check out his website here.
