国家地理:2011年度十佳新闻图片(1)

"Bodies" Underwater

墨西哥海底雕塑

A snorkeler swims over life-size statues near Cancún, Mexico, in a picture released in January.

2011年1月，在墨西哥坎昆附近拍摄的这张照片展现了一名潜泳者从真人大小的雕塑上方游过的景象。

Created by Mexico-based British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor, the Caribbean installation is intended to eventually cover more than 4,520 square feet (420 square meters), which would make it "one of the largest and most ambitious underwater attractions in the world," according to a museum statement. In doing so, Taylor hopes Mexico's natural reefs, which are already stressed by marine pollution, warming waters, and overfishing, can catch a break from the approximately 750,000 tourists who visit the area each year.

这些真人大小的雕塑出自英国雕塑家詹森·德卡莱斯·泰勒之手，被安放在加勒比海海底，占地面积超过4520平方英尺(约合420平方米)。博物馆在一份声明中表示：“这是世界上规模最大同时最壮观的水下景观之一。”由于海洋污染，海水温度上升以及过度捕捞，墨西哥的珊瑚礁面临威胁。泰勒希望水下雕塑能够转移游客的视线，让他们将兴趣从珊瑚礁移到这些雕塑身上。据统计，每年有近75万游客游览当地的珊瑚礁。

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