British artist jason decaires taylor creates an underwater sculpture of 48 life size figures in the shallow waters of the indonesian island gili meno. The sculptures has created with neutral ph material by popular underwater sculptor jason decaires taylor. Swimming with sea turtles visit underwater sculpture park.
Discover the sealife of gili islands with our private boat snorkeling tours. For those of you who have seen. Amed permuteran nusa dua gili meno and lombok are just some of the locations where you can spot underwater sculptures while snorkelling or diving in bali.
Two concepts that thrill us to no end. The underwater sculptures around bali are sending a strong message about sustainable ocean exploration and ecotourism. Here the outline of the sculptures merges into the.
Nest which was designed by jason decaires taylor is located off the coast of gili meno the statues were installed in 2017 and ever since snorkelers and divers have been flocking to the islands to witness these incredible figures standing on the ocean floor. The gili island s underwater statues have become somewhat of an icon in indonesia. 4m the hauntingly beautiful sculpture comprises of a circle of 48 life size figures encircling.
Bask gili meno indonesia. Bask nest underwater sculpture by world renowned jason decaires taylor september 08 2019. The gili meno statues are located on the west side of the island in front of the bask resort.
Gili trawangan is the most popular island for backpackers but gili meno is only a 15 minute boat ride away making it easy to hop over even for a day trip. Gili meno is the middle island between gili trawangan to the west and gili air to the east. Jason decaires taylor is a sculptor environmentalist and professional underwater photographer.
Behind the design jason decaires taylor.
Gili islands underwater sculptures. The gili islands are three small islands off the coast of lombok indonesia. Just of the shore of the smallest island gili meno are 48 life size human sculptures formed in a circle. Put your goggles on get in the water and be amazed by what s happening in the underwater world around the gili islands. What are the underwater statues at the gili islands.
The underwater statues at the gili islands are focused around two main sites. The nest and the biorocks. The nest is an art installation by sculptor and underwater photographer jason decaires taylor as commissioned by gili meno s bask eco resort. His sculptures are found in places like the caribbean the canary islands and even in the thames in his home country of britain.
The man made reef has been placed in shallow water off a beach in indonesia and within swimming distance from a soon to be completed beach club at bask gili meno. It is fast becoming the number one must see attraction on the gili islands with local boat companies providing regular trips to the sculptures from the surrounding islands.
It is fast becoming the number one must see attraction on the gili islands with local boat companies providing regular trips to the sculptures from the surrounding islands. The man made reef has been placed in shallow water off a beach in indonesia and within swimming distance from a soon to be completed beach club at bask gili meno. His sculptures are found in places like the caribbean the canary islands and even in the thames in his home country of britain.
The nest is an art installation by sculptor and underwater photographer jason decaires taylor as commissioned by gili meno s bask eco resort. The nest and the biorocks. The underwater statues at the gili islands are focused around two main sites.
What are the underwater statues at the gili islands. Put your goggles on get in the water and be amazed by what s happening in the underwater world around the gili islands. Just of the shore of the smallest island gili meno are 48 life size human sculptures formed in a circle.
The gili islands are three small islands off the coast of lombok indonesia.
