One would find this a very extraordinary experience created by Jason de Caires Taylor: finding some sculptures under 5m clear water in the sea of Grenada, southern tip of the Windward Island in the Caribbean.
The sea of the Caribbean is crystal clear, and the sculptures could be viewed simply by swimmers doing snorkeling. There are several groups of sculptures, several communities, that Taylor has placed under the sea. Through the clear blue water, the sculptures look like some ancient ruins and the appreciation process becomes an interesting discovery process.
The sculptures at the beginning are the art creations of Taylor, but after those have been placed under the sea, the nature takes it on board to shed lives to the sculptures. The sculptures have evolved under the sea through time and eventually become part of the coral reef and habitats under the sea. The project demonstrates and experiments on the relationships between man and environment, art and nature, transformation and immortality.
Quote: Taylor focuses his work on the connection between the object and the environment in which it is placed reflects his own experience: “I encountered change from an early age as my family moved from one cultural environment to another. This was the beginning of my fascination with how objects and relationships change as landscapes and contexts alter.”
One of the underwater communities created by Taylor is the Vissitudes: a circle of figures, all linked through holding hands. These are life-size casts taken from a group of children of diverse ethnic background, evoking ideas of unity and continuum.
Here are some other underwater communities created by Taylor, they are now in the sea of Grenada, transforming and waiting to be discovered. (The Lost Correspondant, 2007)
(Sienna, 2007)
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Jason Taylor was born in 1974 to an English father and Guyanese mother. Educated in South East England, he graduated at Camberwell College of Art, London Institute with a B.A.Honours in Sculpture and Ceramics. He has exhibited sculptures in several public spaces, including Trafalgar Square, Regents Park, Waterloo and Camberwell. He is a fully qualified dive instructor with over 14 years of diving experience in a variety of countries worldwide.
If you find the lovely Hanasakemee quite interesting, here is some more for you.
The Hanasakemee, meaning “the flower fairy”, is a popular avatar character on the Yahoo! Japan. It is a design of the Polygons, a Japanese adv company. The character is popular for its cheerful colours, lovely apperance and rather relax and happy posture which would easily make one smile and release our stressful mind.
One could easily find the products of Hanasakemee in Japan, or you could find some on their on-line shop.
If you are thinking sending some e-cards to your beloved ones, just let the lovely Hanasakemee help you send your words and blessing!
Last but not least, let the lovely Hanasakemee wish you a good start of a new week! Work smart and be merry!
I was driving along the Western Corridor this evening when I saw the breath taking sun setting scene.
It was Peter KAM (金培達, a renouned Hong Kong film scoring musician, the award winner of the Silver Bear For Best Film Music kudos at the 56th Berlin International Film Festival by the Hong Kong film “Isabella” in 2006. ) who said: “there should be a moment in life, a piece of music, a photo, a song, etc., that touches us. Artist, is to pursuit, re-create and capture the very moments throughout ones life. ”
This is exactly what photography, art, literature and architecture meant to me. This is the very reason I wish to share all those breath taking moments with you.
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金培達 KAM, Peter
Peter KAM is a versatile musician. He was first admitted to the University of San Francisco State, and then Dick Grove School of Music to study music composition and arrangement. Upon returning to Hong Kong, he focused on song writing, music arranging, music producing and commercials and film scoring. He has written myriad works for a host of famous Hong Kong artists such as Aaron Kwok, Andy Lau, Gigi Leung, Jordan Chan, Hacken Lee, Karena Lam, Shawn Yue, etc.
Peter has won a number of awards including “Best Original Film Score”and “Best Original Film Song” (“Fly Me to Polaris”) in the 19th Hong Kong Film Award , “Best Original Film Score”(“Lost in Time”) in the 23th Hong Kong Film Award, and “Golden Horse Award for Best Original Score” ( “Purple Storm”).
(The Lost Correspondant, 2007) 
(Sienna, 2007)
