Beth Walker 09.03.2016 A series of underwater sculptures will be transformed into a permanent habitat for coral polyps and fish Photos by Jason deCaires Taylor/ CACT Lanzarote Submerging an 80-tonne sculpture using a crane in the middle of the ocean is no mean feat. But the results “always blow my mind”, says British artist Jason deCaires Taylor. On the seabed off the coast of Lanzarote, a small Spanish Island,Taylor has created an extraordinary series of underwater artworks. Concrete figures and mundane objects from the earthly world are transformed as they become slowly colonised by coral, fish and crustaceans. The sculptures are cast in pH-neutral marine cement and textured to encourage coral to grow creating a vast, artificial reef that pulses with life. “When we see the ocean we don’t see the havoc we’re wreaking,” Taylor says. “Yet every day we pollute, dredge and destroy our oceans”. He hopes his work will spread the message that
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