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An 8-metre sculpture based on American artist Victor Spinelli’s iconic “Diver UP” was modelled after a picture that Ibiza resident Spinelli took on Cala Xarraca beach in 2005.

A metaphor for the oppression forced upon Mother Earth by industrialism and capitalism, it depicts a naked woman trying to lift a heavy iron diving helmet off her shoulders. The symbolism of the photograph highlights the contrast between man-made and natural, the Goddess trying to free herself of the controlling form that has been imposed upon her – a metaphor for society, history and mankind.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2022 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).