Explore this underwater art exhibition of the Vandenberg Underwater Art Gallery in Florida – the artwork has been installed for about four months, during which marine life settles on the exhibits and completes them with the final touch by the sea itself.
Created by Austrian art photographer Andreas Franke, the images are encased in plexiglass and mounted in stainless steel frames sealed with silicone. They are a continuation of the artist’s “Sinking World” series which Franke debuted on the Vandenberg in 2011, two years after the former Air Force missile tracking ship was sunk as an artificial reef.
According to Franke, the photographs depict a flamboyant era of European style and cultural history – among them are women gossiping over a picnic and other ladies engaged in a leisurely stroll twirling umbrellas.
Divers from the Artificial Reefs International Preservation Trust and Salt Life helped with the installation.
