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Jean-Pierre HÉBERT    
 

Sand As Medium 1997-2002
Part One

A sand installation / sculpture / medium concept created by Jean-Pierre H�bert. A ball etches the sand, pulled invisibly by concealed means. This quiet, interactive installation can create beautiful sand etchings for the beholder's enjoyment and for spiritually inclined meditations.

The first image on this page (3 rocks) shows a recent sand etching by "Sisyphus"; it is about four square feet in size.

 

   
3 rocks s1 s2
3 rocks   s1   s2
 
 
s3   s4   s5
s3   s4   s5
 
 
s6   s7   s8
s6   s7   s8
 
Sand Etching Images s1-s3 illustrate the concept, while s4-s8 illustrate how sand accumulations create improvised perturbations.
 
 
Simplicity   Subtle Profundity   Naturalness
Simplicity   Subtle Profundity   Naturalness
 
 
Tranquillity   Freedom from Attachment   Austere Sublimity or ...
Tranquillity   Freedom from Attachment   Austere Sublimity or ...
 
 
... Lofty Dryness   Asymmetry    
... Lofty Dryness   Asymmetry    
 
Eastern Gallery Sand As Medium preserves the seven characteristics of Zen aesthetics according to Shin'Ichi Hisimatsu.