a story created in sand

In 1970s Caroline Leaf used sand to make animated films. This technique was named as Sand Animation. Caroline Leaf - Canadian-American filmmaker and animator.

In 1970s Caroline Leaf used sand to make animated films. This technique was named as Sand Animation. Caroline Leaf - Canadian-American filmmaker and animator.

Sand Animation is also a style of a live performance art. Watching Sand Fantasy come to life in real time has an extraordinary effect on the audience. A video camera is positioned over the glass table with sand (salt, coffee, etc.). An artist creates images by drawing lines and figures in sand that are instantly projected onto a big screen. A music, enhancing the mood, accompanies the entire process. Drawing proficiency and figurative transitions make the performance powerful. Only a few artists in the world possess this technique.

Ladies and Gentlemen, what you shall see, is a Live Sand Animation Performance, created by Ilana Yahav, right here by her hands, to the rhythm of the music. On the stage and on the screen… Ilana Yahav and now…

Where are all those drawings created in sand? This is, probably, the most transitory type of art. Resembling ourselves - wanderers on this planet - coming and leaving, exceptional and unpredictable … Author Anna Kazakevitch Consultant Alan Wong Music Marty Stone The Coast of Ireland Elements album 5 Video Ilana Yahav Youve got a friend De Zandtovenaar The Sand Magician' Related Links Sand-Show Ksenia Simonova Joe Castillo Ferenc Cakó Ilana Yahav Sand Theater" Desert Roses" 2009