french artist sam dougados has completed a set of expansively intricate sand drawings inspired by arabic patterns. the drawings, made while travelling through morocco, are completed at low tide and, unfortunately, gone within a few hours. 

 

 

 

 

sam dougados’ large scale artworks cast a fragile and poetic perspective on the landscapes in which they are created. huge, beautiful and transitory, the labyrinthine inscriptions add a simple poignancy to their surroundings and compel onlookers to stop, reflect and appreciate the natural beauty of the landscape. 

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the artworks are created a low tide, and usually disappear within a few hours

 

 

dougados’ work takes a variety of forms, sometimes wildly abstract, sometimes profoundly literal. as well as imprinting beauty onto the landscape, the artworks have a preoccupation with and devotion to the landscapes themselves, highlighting the natural process that help to both create and destroy the pieces. 

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dougados’ work takes a variety of forms

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the collection is inspired by arabic patterns

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the works highlight the beauty — and fragility — of their surrounding environment 

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intricate patterns pay homage to the natural process that help to both create and destroy them 

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calligrapher moulid nidouissadan demonstrates the inspiration for the designs

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dougados’ designs can also be found in spain, morocco, the UK, jersey, bermuda, ireland, portugal, and france

sam-dougados-sand-art-designboom-10more of dogados’ work can be found on his facebook page