Jason deCaires Taylor (born 12 August 1974 in Dover)[1] is a British sculptor and creator of the world's first underwater sculpture park – the Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park[2] – and underwater museum.[3] He is best known for installing site-specific underwater sculptures which develop into artificial coral reefs[4] integrating his skills as a sculptor, marine conservationist,[5] underwater photographer[6] and scuba diving instructor.[7] His works in Grenada have been listed among the Top 25 Wonders of the World by National Geographic.[2] His most ambitious projects to date are the creation of the world's largest underwater sculpture museum, the Cancún Underwater Museum, situated off the coast between Cancún and Isla Mujeres, Mexico,[8] and Ocean Atlas (2014), a 5-metre tall, 60-ton sculpture off the Bahamas.[9] Taylor is currently based on the island of Lanzarote, Spain, working on a major new underwater museum for the Atlantic Ocean.[10]
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[hide]- 1Early life
- 2Career
- 3Conservation
- 4Recognition
- 5Major works
- 6See also
- 7References
- 8External links
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