Man on Fire, by Jason de Caires Taylor
I love the thinking behind Man on Fire, one of the first three submarine sculptures installed off the coast of Cancun, Mexico. Made out of marine cement and fibreglass by artist Jason de Caires Taylor, the figure weighs more than a tonne and is implanted with live corals, so that it blooms in fiery red and yellow–and, adding to the effect, the figure’s coating of corals will sting. Ouch, but makes me wish I was a diver.
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