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It is not a museum like the ones we are used to, but rather a sculpture park.

Yes, monumental.

And also underwater.

The works have been submerged to a depth of

between three and five meters

.

It is an amazing place to explore with snorkel gear.

The artistic and environmental proposal is aimed at protecting the Mediterranean and attracting diving enthusiasts to this corner of the

Côte d'Azur.

The Underwater Museum in Cannes, the first of its kind in France and in the waters of the

Mare Nostrum

, is made up of six works by Jason deCaires Taylor, the British artist who also signs the Atlantic Museum of Tenerife.

On this occasion, DeCaires has sculpted six faces of nine tons each.

Far from being anonymous, the stone profiles are inspired by a group of residents of this glamorous and cinephile French city who in 2018 were invited to participate in the underwater installation.

The moment of immersion. @ Jasondecairestaylor

The artist made a mold of the faces of 45 volunteers and of these he chose six to turn into the huge effigies.

DeCaires wanted to immortalize many different locals, from a seven-year-old boy to a septuagenarian fisherman.

The statues are made of pH-neutral concrete, which means that, over time, they will help increase marine biomass and the

reproduction of marine species

.

According to experts, this corner of the Mediterranean has been without posidonia for about 30 years.

The new ecomuseum has the mission of raising public awareness about the need to protect the seabed.

The sculptor working on his work. @ Jasondecairestaylor

To visit it, the traveler must go by ferry to Santa Margarita Island, in the bay of Cannes.

There you will find the

Musée de la Mer

, which occupies part of the famous fortress prison where the

man in the iron mask

was imprisoned

between 1687 and 1698. The mysterious French character has, of course, been the great inspiration for DeCaires to create his gigantic

underwater

masks

.

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