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"Arenicola, or lugworms, make some of the most beautiful structures on the
beach. Little piles of wet sand are cast in a swirl from their rear end as part
of their feeding cycle.
They are but one of an untold number of other participants in the constant
evolution of forms at our water’s edge. Co-contributors include the wind,
birds, rain, foliage, foot traffic and detritus, all shaping sand and
associated debris into mini peaks and troughs, lines, blobs and tracks.
The forming of grains into what we commonly call a sandcastle on the other
hand, speaks to a particularly human intentionality. Centred around the
activity of building, these edifices rise and fall through a wild negotiation
of the intent of a person and the intent of the materials they work with.
This dynamic and fickle nature of the granular shells, quartz, coral, glass and
rock is perhaps its greatest appeal. Accrued since childhood, our knowledge of
sand’s properties sits deep within our personal sculptural memory."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
