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背景知識(shí)：

墨西哥坎昆水下博物館(Cancun Underwater Museum，簡(jiǎn)稱MUSA)是全球最大的水下博物館之一，博物館緣起于墨西哥國(guó)家海洋公園的珊瑚礁保護(hù)計(jì)劃，在坎昆水晶一樣透徹的海底擁有500座真人大小的雕像群組分布于200平方米的海底里。400公斤硅和38000米玻璃纖維，塑造了477座人像雕塑，置于坎昆附近的曼瓊海底。這些群像又按照主題分成小區(qū)域，其中包括”寂靜的進(jìn)化"，"時(shí)光如梭"，"火人"，"圣者"等作品。從2009年到2013年為止，坎昆海底博物館共設(shè)置了三個(gè)展區(qū)，一共展出500座雕像。

雕像在履行自己的使命，用自己人形的身體為珊瑚提供一個(gè)繁育場(chǎng)所，再容納更多的海洋生物繁衍棲息，成為本地海洋生態(tài)系統(tǒng)的一部分。有趣的是，這些雕像的原型如今依然行走在那個(gè)小漁村里，依然要經(jīng)歷人生必然的生老病死。雕像們卻將承載更多的生命，并在生命的流變中繁茂，在海底永遠(yuǎn)活下去。這種奇妙的對(duì)比讓人唏噓不已。

視頻文本：

Some of the greatest works of art are just beneath the waves. Standing in just 25 feet of water off the coast of Cancun, Mexico, the Museo Subacuatico de Arte is both a monument to human creativity and the natural beauty of the Caribbean reef system. The museum was a vast collection of underwater galleries with over 500 sculptures. Many focused on themes of human interaction and impact on the environment. The Marine Park where the museum is located is one of the most visited stretches of water in the world. With nearly 800,000 visitors each year, immense pressure is placed on the native reef ecosystem. That’s why every sculpture is made form cement suitable for the growth of coral, seaweed, and algae. The many holes in the sculptures make perfect homes from marine wildlife to colonize and feed off the coral. The hope is that nature continues to colonize these statues, they will transform into massive reefs unrecognizable for what they once were. And it’s also attractive to humans, it has become one of the most popular dive locations in the area. Hopefully signaling a more prosperous relationship between man and nature.