{"id":12896,"date":"2020-09-21T19:05:58","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T17:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dam.org\/wp\/?post_type=artists_ui&#038;p=12896"},"modified":"2026-08-22T15:47:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T13:47:33","slug":"sand-installation-1997-2020","status":"publish","type":"artists_ui","link":"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/artists_ui\/artists\/hebert-jean-pierre\/sand-installation-1997-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Sand installation 1997-2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"dam-custom-grid dam-custom-grid--cols-4\" style=\"--dam-grid-gap:16px;\"><figure class=\"dam-custom-grid__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Herbert-Ulysse-detail2.jpeg\" class=\"dam-custom-grid__link\" data-lightbox=\"dam-custom-grid\" title=\"Jean-Pierre H\u00e9bert, Ulysse ephemeral. Sand trace, video still. 2002\" data-title=\"Jean-Pierre H\u00e9bert, Ulysse ephemeral. Sand trace, video still. 2002\" data-caption=\"Jean-Pierre H\u00e9bert, Ulysse ephemeral. Sand trace, video still. 2002\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Herbert-Ulysse-detail2-1024x574.jpeg\" class=\"dam-custom-grid__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Herbert-Ulysse-detail2-1024x574.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Herbert-Ulysse-detail2-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Herbert-Ulysse-detail2-768x431.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Herbert-Ulysse-detail2-1536x861.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Herbert-Ulysse-detail2-2048x1148.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Herbert-Ulysse-detail2-1017x570.jpeg 1017w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Herbert-Ulysse-detail2-500x280.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Herbert-Ulysse-detail2-550x308.jpeg 550w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Herbert-Ulysse-detail2-400x224.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Herbert-Ulysse-detail2-2000x1121.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figure class=\"dam-custom-grid__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-wheel.jpeg\" class=\"dam-custom-grid__link\" data-lightbox=\"dam-custom-grid\" title=\"Jean-Pierre H\u00e9bert, Ulysse ephemeral: wheel. Sand trace, video still. 2002\" data-title=\"Jean-Pierre H\u00e9bert, Ulysse ephemeral: wheel. Sand trace, video still. 2002\" data-caption=\"Jean-Pierre H\u00e9bert, Ulysse ephemeral: wheel. Sand trace, video still. 2002\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-wheel-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"dam-custom-grid__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-wheel-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-wheel-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-wheel-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-wheel-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-wheel-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-wheel-1014x570.jpeg 1014w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-wheel-500x281.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-wheel-550x309.jpeg 550w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-wheel-400x225.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-wheel-2000x1125.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figure class=\"dam-custom-grid__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-Gavotte-IX.jpeg\" class=\"dam-custom-grid__link\" data-lightbox=\"dam-custom-grid\" title=\"Jean-Pierre H\u00e9bert, Ulysse ephemeral, Gavotte IX. Sand trace, video still. 2007\" data-title=\"Jean-Pierre H\u00e9bert, Ulysse ephemeral, Gavotte IX. Sand trace, video still. 2007\" data-caption=\"Jean-Pierre H\u00e9bert, Ulysse ephemeral, Gavotte IX. Sand trace, video still. 2007\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-Gavotte-IX-1024x573.jpeg\" class=\"dam-custom-grid__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-Gavotte-IX-1024x573.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-Gavotte-IX-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-Gavotte-IX-768x430.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-Gavotte-IX-1536x860.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-Gavotte-IX-2048x1147.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-Gavotte-IX-1018x570.jpeg 1018w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-Gavotte-IX-500x280.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-Gavotte-IX-550x308.jpeg 550w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-Gavotte-IX-400x224.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-Gavotte-IX-2000x1120.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figure class=\"dam-custom-grid__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-ephemeral-pentagonal.jpeg\" class=\"dam-custom-grid__link\" data-lightbox=\"dam-custom-grid\" title=\"Jean-Pierre H\u00e9bert, Ulysse ephemeral - Pentagonal Trace. Sand trace, video still. 2002.\" data-title=\"Jean-Pierre H\u00e9bert, Ulysse ephemeral - Pentagonal Trace. Sand trace, video still. 2002.\" data-caption=\"Jean-Pierre H\u00e9bert, Ulysse ephemeral - Pentagonal Trace. Sand trace, video still. 2002.\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-ephemeral-pentagonal-1024x575.jpeg\" class=\"dam-custom-grid__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-ephemeral-pentagonal-1024x575.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-ephemeral-pentagonal-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-ephemeral-pentagonal-768x431.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-ephemeral-pentagonal-1536x862.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-ephemeral-pentagonal-2048x1149.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-ephemeral-pentagonal-1016x570.jpeg 1016w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-ephemeral-pentagonal-500x281.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-ephemeral-pentagonal-550x309.jpeg 550w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-ephemeral-pentagonal-400x224.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-ephemeral-pentagonal-2000x1122.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figure class=\"dam-custom-grid__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-ephemeral-96.jpeg\" class=\"dam-custom-grid__link\" data-lightbox=\"dam-custom-grid\" title=\"Jean-Pierre H\u00e9bert, Ulysse ephemeral #96. Sand trace, video still. 2002\" data-title=\"Jean-Pierre H\u00e9bert, Ulysse ephemeral #96. Sand trace, video still. 2002\" data-caption=\"Jean-Pierre H\u00e9bert, Ulysse ephemeral #96. Sand trace, video still. 2002\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-ephemeral-96-1024x575.jpeg\" class=\"dam-custom-grid__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-ephemeral-96-1024x575.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-ephemeral-96-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-ephemeral-96-768x431.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-ephemeral-96-1536x862.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-ephemeral-96-2048x1149.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-ephemeral-96-1016x570.jpeg 1016w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-ephemeral-96-500x281.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-ephemeral-96-550x309.jpeg 550w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-ephemeral-96-400x224.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-ephemeral-96-2000x1122.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figure class=\"dam-custom-grid__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-detail.jpeg\" class=\"dam-custom-grid__link\" data-lightbox=\"dam-custom-grid\" title=\"Jean-Pierre H\u00e9bert, Ulysse ephemeral. Sand trace, video still. 2002-2003.\" data-title=\"Jean-Pierre H\u00e9bert, Ulysse ephemeral. Sand trace, video still. 2002-2003.\" data-caption=\"Jean-Pierre H\u00e9bert, Ulysse ephemeral. Sand trace, video still. 2002-2003.\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-detail-1024x575.jpeg\" class=\"dam-custom-grid__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-detail-1024x575.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-detail-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-detail-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-detail-1536x863.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-detail-2048x1151.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-detail-1014x570.jpeg 1014w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-detail-500x281.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-detail-550x309.jpeg 550w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-detail-400x225.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hebert-Ulysse-detail-2000x1124.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>[vc_gutenberg css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/JPHebert-Sand-Video-1998-2012_com.mp4\" loop=\"loop\" controls=\"controls\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"><\/video><\/figure>\r\n<p>[\/vc_gutenberg][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Sand Installation 1997-2020&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; font_size=&#8221;16&#8243; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;700&#8243;][vc_column_text]A sand installation \/ sculpture \/ medium concept created by Jean-Pierre H\u00e9bert. A ball etches the sand, pulled invisibly by concealed means. This quiet, interactive installation can create beautiful sand etchings for the beholder&#8217;s enjoyment and for spiritually inclined meditations. H\u00e9bert conceived this unique and original idea of adapting his very personal algorithmic process to draw in sand in 1997. He was inspired by Japanese Zen gardens and by a the book <em>Designing the Earth: The Human Impulse to Shape Nature<\/em> by David Bourdon. He built several sand installations, in collaboration with David Bothman. Among them, <em>Ulysses<\/em> was exhibited at Siggraph in 1999, and in 2005 with an interactive audio (in collaboration with Iannis Zannos). \u00a0 [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>More works<\/strong> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/artists_ui\/artists\/hebert-jean-pierre\/drawings-2000s\/\">Drawings from the 2000s<\/a> <br \/>Sand Installation 1997-2020 <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/artists_ui\/artists\/jean-pierre-hebert\/works-jean-pierre-hebert\/drawings-1990s\/\">Drawings from the 1990s<\/a> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/artists_ui\/artists\/jean-pierre-hebert\/works-jean-pierre-hebert\/drawings-1980s\/\">Drawings from the 1980s<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_gutenberg css=&#8221;&#8221;] [\/vc_gutenberg][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Sand Installation 1997-2020&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; font_size=&#8221;16&#8243; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;700&#8243;][vc_column_text]A sand installation \/ sculpture \/ medium concept created by Jean-Pierre H\u00e9bert. A ball etches the sand, pulled invisibly by concealed means. This quiet, interactive installation can create beautiful sand etchings for the beholder&#8217;s enjoyment and for spiritually inclined meditations. H\u00e9bert conceived this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"kayo-button-simple wvc-button wvc-button-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/artists_ui\/artists\/hebert-jean-pierre\/sand-installation-1997-2020\/\"><span>Continue reading<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14599,"parent":12884,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[],"class_list":["post-12896","artists_ui","type-artists_ui","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry","clearfix","entry-grid","entry-columns-default","entry-artists_ui-module-layout-standard","thumbnail-color-tone-dark","metro-landscape","is-mp4","has-video","entry-artists_ui","entry-artists_ui-grid"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artists_ui\/12896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artists_ui"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/artists_ui"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artists_ui\/12884"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}