The Keys Archipelago in Florida (United States) is home to a curious underwater exhibition. Photographer and diving enthusiast Andreas Franke is currently exhibiting a dozen pictures underwater. Protected by plexiglass and framed in stainless steel and silicone, the photos are hung on the wreck of a boat. The Vanderberg is a former US Navy ship from the Second World War, which was voluntarily sunk in 2009 to become the second largest artificial reef in the world. Now it lies 27 metres deep, 30 miles off the Keys. The exhibition will last 4 months.
Andreas Franke at a photo shoot on the Vandenberg in 2010
This series of shots - which requires bottles and diving equipment - belongs to the Sinking World collection presented in 2010 and represents scenes of daily life: dancers demonstrating on deck, children running on deck among fish waving a butterfly net... A way to plunge viewers into a world of illusions as the photographer explains.
Mrs. Smith
Sarah
Mrs. Pawlowana
Sporty Susan
Rendevouz With Esther
Credits: Andreas Franke
