https://www.positive.news/environment/in-sight-gaia-beneath-the-waves/
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Ocean Gaia, unveiled late last year beneath the waters of Tokunoshima in
Japan, is both a sculpture and a sanctuary.
Resting five metres below the surface, the 40-tonne piece appears to sleep
within a vast limestone cradle, its folds echoing the sand circles created by
the white spotted pufferfish and the mountain ridges that line the island.
Although monumental at 5.5 metres wide, the work feels intimate, its stillness
amplified by drifting light and the quiet shift of currents. The pregnant
figure is Gaia, meaning Earth, the mother of life. She cradles her belly as she
sleeps. The sculpture is perforated around the edges so that fish and coral can
claim it over time.
Jason deCaires Taylor is the artist behind this work and many of the world’s
underwater museums. By using low-carbon, pH-neutral materials designed to be
colonised, the surrounding environment gradually transforms the artworks. The
sculpture acts as an artificial reef that provides new habitats for marine life
while drawing tourists away from natural, fragile areas."
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
