{"id":21073,"date":"2021-07-26T14:10:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T12:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iconicriviera.com\/?p=21073"},"modified":"2021-07-26T14:10:14","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T12:10:14","slug":"mus%c3%a9e-d%27art-sous-marin-de-cannes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iconicalps.com\/fr\/cannes-underwater-art-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Mus\u00e9e d'Art Sous-Marin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Off the coast of the island of Sainte-Marguerite<\/a>, you’ll find one of the world’s only underwater art installations <\/i><\/a> \u2014 l\u201c\u201d \u00c9comus\u00e9e \u00bb sous-marin, par le prim\u00e9 L'artiste britannique Jason deCaires Taylor<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The subjects of the sculptures are based on portraits of local community members covering a range of ages, including an 80-year-old fisherman named Maurice and a 9-year-old boy named Anouk. Each face is sectioned into two parts, with the project connecting the history of the island, best known as the location where the Man with the Iron Mask was imprisoned. The split mask is a metaphor for the ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to installing his sculptures, Taylor said the area had to be cleared of garbage, pipes, cables, and other rubbish that didn\u2019t belong on the ocean floor. \u201cI think we have a misconception that the underwater world is beautiful, filled with coral reefs, but that\u2019s often not the case,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The aim is to draw attention to the declining state of the world\u2019s oceans, as the Mediterranean, once ripe fishing grounds, is overflowed with pollution and suffers from over-fishing (not to mention over-tourism).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne side of the mask depicts strength and resilience, the other fragility and decay,\u201d the release states. \u201cFrom land, we see the surface, calm and serene, or powerful and majestic. This is the view of the mask of the sea. However, below the surface is a fragile, finely-balanced ecosystem, one which has been continuously degraded and polluted over the years by human activity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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