Merpeople

May 1, 2011

Sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor crafted his underwater installation The Silent Evolution off the coast of Cancún, Mexico.

Photo by Jason deCaires Taylor

"Then God said, 'Let us make man in our image, and let them rule over the fish of the sea.'"
—Genesis 1:26

Sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor crafted his underwater installation The Silent Evolution off the coast of Cancún, Mexico, to divert divers from the overvisited coral reefs nearby. Its 400 life-size statues are meant to turn into a thriving marine habitat.