The Japanese practice of drawing patterns in sand, known as “karesansui” or “dry landscape” gardening, is often associated with Zen Buddhism. These gardens are designed to embody a sense of ...

The Sandsara is a tabletop kinetic sculpture that creates infinite art patterns in the sand. To the naked eye, it’s simply a hypnotic, eye-catching piece — the sculpture’s tiny ball moves across the ...

Simon Beck works alone, using a compass and a pair of snowshoes to create intricate patterns as large as three soccer fields.

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India has a rich history of using sand art to celebrate culture. Whether it’s making rangoli at home to symbolise positivity, auspiciousness, and prosperity, or creating sand sculptures on beaches, ...

[Mark]’s sand table wisely has a glass top. Most of us have probably seen a video of a sand drawing table at work, in which a steel ball — magnetically-coupled to a gantry under a layer of sand — ...

Chladni figures are patterns that appear on surfaces when they are made to vibrate at certain resonances. It sounds dry, but throw in some sand and just the right frequencies and it becomes an amazing ...

In an ever-busy world, where the humdrum of our daily lives may often leave us feeling overwhelmed, we are constantly seeking ways to find balance and tranquility. Imagine a tool designed to reduce ...

As you land in Odisha’s capital city of Bhubaneswar, you are greeted by an elegant piece of sand sculpture at the airport’s arrival hall. This installation, put up by Odisha Tourism, indicates the ...

HAMPTON – Some people talk to their pastor, some to counselors, but when Sebastian Privitera seeks solace, he heads to Hampton Beach to create masterpieces on its glistening sand. “It’s my therapy,” ...