The Blue Majority: Lucas A. Perry on Diving and Ocean Stewardship

For Lucas A. Perry, diving at MUSA—the Museo Subacuático de Arte near Cancún and Isla Mujeres—turned an underwater museum into a direct lesson about the relationship between people and the sea.

Beneath the surface, sculpture, marine life, and changing currents share the same space. The experience made conservation tangible for Perry. Ocean stewardship is not an abstract campaign conducted at a distance; it is a responsibility shaped by what divers witness firsthand: beauty, fragility, adaptation, and the visible pressure of human activity.

MUSA’s submerged works also demonstrate how art can participate in an ecosystem rather than merely depict one. Over time, the installations become habitats and new surfaces for marine growth. For Perry, that transformation offered a powerful image of constructive intervention—human design accepting nature as collaborator rather than backdrop.

The dive sharpened his belief that access carries obligation. Those fortunate enough to explore marine environments also gain a duty to speak about their protection, support responsible tourism, and make choices that reduce harm.

Perry emerged from the water with more than photographs. He carried a renewed sense that the ocean, covering most of the planet, remains both vast and vulnerable—and that stewardship begins when wonder is translated into responsibility.