Oct 28, 2013 9:30 AM

Gallery: Deep Sea Creatures? Floating Trash? Nope, Just Fantastic Underwater Sculptures

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Hortense Le Calvez and Mathieu Goussin make underwater sculptures. *Image: Forelane 6 Studio*
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Though each is unique, the duo says they’re always going for the same “post-catastrophic” aesthetic, “imagining the future of objects wandering in the sea, trapped in the plastic soup.” *Image: Forelane 6 Studio*

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Sometimes that means arresting tableaus, like these disco balls each illuminated by their own flashlight. *Image: Forelane 6 Studio*
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Other times it means something more ambiguous. This piece, part of a series called "Blow Dry," combines colorful wigs with strange machinery. *Image: Forelane 6 Studio*

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Finding that strange space between reality and fantasy is very much part of the work, says Le Calvez. *Image: Forelane 6 Studio*
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“We want to have ambiguous image that maybe doesn’t read as underwater at first glance. We do find a lot of inspiration in existing sea creatures, from the bioluminescent plankton to the small fish mastering the art of camouflage,” she explains. *Image: Forelane 6 Studio*

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For a project called "Sea View," they created a frame of sorts for ordinary objects. *Image: Forelane 6 Studio*
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For their most recent series, "Parasol," they anchored their boat off an uninhabited island and scavenged an abandoned restaurant for supplies. *Image: Forelane 6 Studio*

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"Take Off" is one of the stranger projects, involving trees with branches of boots and shower heads. *Image: Forelane 6 Studio*
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In every case, though, the endeavor lets them do something they love: spend time in the water. *Image: Forelane 6 Studio*

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“When diving I feel like a true stranger,” says Le Calvez. “I can feel that I am not fitting in, not made to be in such a place." *Image: Forelane 6 Studio*
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"However it also feels like the perfect place to be a stranger. It is a soothing place. So the feelings can be contradictory.” In other words: a perfect place to make some art. *Image: Forelane 6 Studio*

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