The newest additions to Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park pay tribute to Grenada’s history.
Her hair, although also made of stone, seems to dance and truly takes my breath away.
(Well … it would if I wasnt scuba diving.)
Unstill Life by sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor at the Molinière Underwater Sculpture Park in Grenada.Credit:Courtesy of Grenada Tourism Authority
The park also guides snorkelers and divers away from existing fragile reefs and thus earned a Marine Protected classification.
While praised internationally for this environmental sustainability, the sculpture parks cultural significance is often overlooked.
It documents a time before Grenadas 1979 revolution when the country became the only socialist state within the Commonwealth.
The Nutmeg Princess by sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor at the Molinière Underwater Sculpture Park in Grenada.Courtesy of Grenada Tourism Authority
They are beautiful and haunting.
Last year, 27 new pieces were added to the captivating collection.
These statues, titled The Coral Carnival, are a collaboration between Taylor and local artists.
Vicissitudes by sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor at the Molinière Underwater Sculpture Park in Grenada.Courtesy of Grenada Tourism Authority
Both characters wear wire mesh masks symbolizing the loss of identity through slavery.
They are all here, in the Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park, as a tribute to Grenadas complex heritage.
These new, Coral Carnival sculptures are the only painted pieces in the underwater park.
The Coral Carnival by sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor at the Molinière Underwater Sculpture Park in Grenada.Courtesy of Grenada Tourism Authority
