Brit sculptor adds Beetle to undersea park

Imaginative work of Brit sculptor on the seabed off Mexico

Author: Pat
2nd February 2012
 

A VW Beetle is the latest addition to an underwater sculpture park in Mexico by a British artist.

Jason deCaires Taylor watched as his 8-tonne concrete Volkswagen Beetle was lowered into the sea off Cancun.

The 36 year-old sculptor from Canterbury, Kent is a major contributor to The Museum of Underwater Modern Art in Mexico.

Built of pH neutral porous concrete, his VW sculpture was sunk in 10 metres of water for visiting divers.

But it was also built incorporating compartments for marine life to live in as an artificial reef.

Mr deCaires Taylor has sunk previous works at the site including a 350-strong crowd of people and a sculpture of a man watching television.

The real Volkswagen Beetle car was still produced in Mexico as recently as 2003, although the artist said it had the perfect shape to weather strong currents and tropical storms.

 
 
MORE News
Jascon-4 sinks

Incredible story of the diver and the cook

Harrison Okene survived for 60 hours trapped in an air pocket

Deep Trekker ROV GPS

Deep Trekker introduces ROV GPS navigation

System uses surface position corrections to keep the vehicle on track

Coral Triangle Cameos - cover

Celebrating tiny marine life of a coral reef

Forget sharks, rays and large pelagics ... meet the real inhabitants

Suunto Ocean dive computer

Suunto Ocean takes dive and fitness tracking mainstream

Dive computer and GPS sports watch in one designed for adventures below and above the surface

 
 
©2025 British Diver