ニューヨーク・タイムズのインスタグラム(nytimes) - 4月11日 10時16分

Every year, a group of sand sculpture artists gather in Tottori, a remote outpost on the west coast of Japan, to mount an exhibit at the world’s only indoor sand museum, photographed here by Ko Sasaki. Working 9-hour days, 19 artists from across the world went through about 3,000 tons of sand to build Mount Rushmore, the New York skyline, oversize busts of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, and the signing of the Declaration of Independence, among other things. They didn't use adhesives or shellac to keep the sand in place. Just water. “It has been difficult for these sand sculptures to be regarded as art,” said Jon Woodworth, a sculptor from Leander, Texas. “People think of it as an activity that kids do on the beach or as a hobby.” With Japan’s population declining, Tottori officials are mounting a campaign to attract more foreign tourists to the region, and the sand museum is central to the effort. For artists, the facility, the fine-grained sand and the opportunity to collaborate with top international sand sculptors makes Tottori one of the most coveted spots on the sand-sculpting circuit. Visit the link in our profile to read more.

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