Dive into an underwater eco-museum in Lérins
A deep breath, a few strokes of the fins, and giant faces resting on the sandy bottom soon appear behind our diving mask.
Six monumental works by the English sculptor Jason de Caires Taylor are submerged a few meters deep, between the Lérins Islands, off Cannes.
Engaged in the protection of underwater environments, the artist has already engulfed statues in several seas and oceans of the planet.
Here, the faces of six inhabitants of the Côte d'Azur city inspired him to make his statues in an ecological material with a neutral PH.
Seaweed and seashells have begun to blur their outlines, adding to the poetry of an underwater encounter.
The works also evoke masks and resonate with the
Underwater Ecomuseum. Free access with flippers, mask and snorkel from the south shore of Île Sainte-Marguerite, directly above…
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