May 6 - You Are Invited into the World of Sandcastle Matt

Posted on May 6, 2019

It's impossible, right?


It defies gravity!
On this date in 2014, an article was published about the seemingly-impossible sand sculptures built by Matthew Kaliner, who is both a Harvard University sociology lecturer AND a sandcastle artist. 


Unlike many artists who actually pay the bills via selling art, Kaliner sees his sand sculptures as just playing. On a day when he has time to do one of his "drip sand castle" sculptures, Kaliner looks around on the beach for stuff he can use for a new creation. Not having a plan ahead of time, not bringing materials and people he needs to execute a plan, frees him up for joyful exploration and creativity.

Of course, like all sand castles, Kaliner's pieces are very temporary!

Here is a simple demonstration of the basic drip sand castle technique. This short video has some verbal description. This longer video is a fun time-lapse on drip castles!

Here are a few Kaliner sculptures I particularly like:




And here is a drip sand castle (made by somebody else) that looks more like...a castle!

 

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