Artist Jason deCaires Taylor makes artificial reefs from cement casts of real people
What are you trying to convey with your underwater statues?
My work highlights the critical time we’re living in, where we can influence the direction of our environment. I use sculpture to portray humans living in symbiosis with nature; to show how there is a sustainable future. But I’m also trying to show the negative impact we have, so some pieces highlight apathy and failure to act, or even to realise how bad the situation is.
Has your outlook changed?
I began with a very optimistic message:…
