Wreck of USS Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg turned into art gallery again - video

Resting in the waters of Key West approx. 7 miles off the coast of Florida, the wreck of the American ship USS Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg has once again become an underwater art gallery. Once again, Austrian diver and photographer Andreas Franke presented his extraordinary works in this unusual way. The author conducted the first project of this kind on the same wreck in 2011.

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A dozen 1m x 1.4m boards were installed on the wreck. Behind Plexiglas panes, in specially prepared steel frames, the latest works of the Austrian artist were displayed. The whole is a continuation of the cycle “Sinking World”, which was initiated 5 years earlier in the same place.

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The works on display are very characteristic, well-thought-out and intricately produced photomontages that will certainly not leave anyone indifferent. The starting point are various characters, presenting interesting costumes, positions and indulging in various activities (e.g. boxing, dancing or playing in previous editions), set thanks to a graphics programme on… the wreck of the USS Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg.

The leitmotif of this year’s exhibition is the elaborate and elegant costumes which were characteristic of the European aristocracy in past centuries. Among the historically significant scenes there is, for example, a group of upper-class ladies, who protect themselves from the sun with umbrellas and gossip during a picnic together.

The installation of all the works was carried out by a group of divers from Artificial Reefs International Preservation Trust and Salt Life.

Measuring nearly 160 metres, the wreck of the American ship USS Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, rests at a shallow depth (about 30 metres) in the waters of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, with its superstructure and giant plates starting at about 15 metres. It was deliberately sunk in the waters of Key West as an artificial reef and attraction for diving tourists on May 27, 2009. The entire project cost $8.6 million.

Source: miami.cbslocal.com