MIAMI BEACH, FL. (WSVN) – There’s a wave of excitement on a South Florida beach ahead of Art Week thanks to dozens of elephant sculptures and an underwater sculpture park.

Art Week takes over Miami Beach by land with a life-size stampede of 100 elephants called “The Elephant Migration.”

“They are incredible. “I’ll show you,” said one child.

“Okay, let’s take a look,” said 7News reporter Jordan Kissane.

The Elephant Walk was inspired by real elephants that lived among the 150 indigenous artisans who created and crafted the project in India.

“We are now on our third stop in Miami Beach and it has never been wilder,” said Elephant Family Trustee Fiona Humphrey, co-founder of The Elephant Migration.

Humphrey said the installation was intended to promote coexistence and was inspired by the way the artists live next to the world’s largest land mammal.

“These are truly replicas of the elephants that live alongside this indigenous community in India. It’s really about bringing the message of them here with love,” Humphrey said. “Yes, we bring elephants to you, and yes, they are the backyard or neighbor of our indigenous community in India. But wherever you are in the States, you can truly live in harmony with the wildlife that surrounds you.”

Art Week also takes Miami Beach by sea with an underwater sculpture park called The ReefLine.

“It’s an underwater sculpture park, a snorkeling trail and mostly underwater art, so it’s a hybrid reef,” said Ximena Caminos, the founder of The ReefLine.

The underwater facility stretches over seven miles, enhancing not only your weekend adventures but also our valuable underwater ecosystem.

“Miami is ground zero for climate change. “If there is no water, there is no land,” Caminos said. “So let’s start at the beginning, with one of the biggest problems facing the region. The area we are based in is an area that has been declared an area where artificial reefs should be deployed because they are needed.”

Art week starts on Monday. “The Great Elephant Migration” and “The ReefLine” are on view near 36th Street Wednesday through Sunday, Dec. 8.

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