{"id":15244,"date":"2018-07-20T09:30:01","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T01:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wtravelmagazine.com\/?p=15244"},"modified":"2020-05-21T16:18:27","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T08:18:27","slug":"maldives-first-semi-submerged-art-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wtravelmagazine.com\/maldives-first-semi-submerged-art-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Maldives\u2019 first semi submerged art gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Conservation efforts in the Maldives take on a sculptural art form<\/h2>\n

The world\u2019s first semi-submerged art gallery has been launched in the Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi. Created by renowned artist Jason deCaires Taylor, the Underwater Art Installation\u2014the first in Maldives\u2014doubles as a coral regeneration project while exhibiting a series of sculptural artworks on the surface. The installation, placed to be exactly in line with horizon, becomes a linear extension of the resort.
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Underwater Art Installation by Jason deCaires Taylor at Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi<\/p><\/div>\n

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He says, \u201cOver the years I have realised that the really humbling thing about what we do is that once we submerge the sculptures they\u2019re not ours anymore. As soon as we sink them, they belong to the sea and nature takes over\u201d.
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Underwater Art Installation by Jason deCaires Taylor at Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi<\/p><\/div>\n

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He adds that he hopes to \u201craise awareness for the protection of Maldivian coral reefs\u2026to see a better future for the ocean, for people to see it as a delicate place, worthy of our protection\u201d.<\/p>\n

The habitat space displays a fusion of terrestrial shapes interspersed with marine life. Jason specifically chose materials such as non-toxic, pH-neutral marine-grade compounds without any harmful pollutants, configurations and textures that encourage biomass to settle here and create in effect, an artificial reef.
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The underwater gallery will host ten hybrid organic forms and a series of terrestrial species like shells, bread-fruit shapes and leaf formations. Small group guided tours led by the resort\u2019s resident marine biologists are available several times a day.
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Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi<\/p><\/div>\n

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www.fairmont-maldives.com<\/em><\/a>&<\/em>www.underwatersculpture.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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