New York-based sandcastle artist Calvin Seibert construct these perfectly angular, geometric sand structures.
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"Building "sandcastles" is a bit of a test. Nature will always be against you and time is always running out. Having to think fast and to bring it all together in the end is what I like about it."
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"I rarely start with a plan, just a vague notion of trying to do something different each time. Once I begin building and forms take shape I can start to see where things are going and either follow that road or attempt to contradict it with something unexpected."
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"In my mind they are always mash-ups of influences and ideas. I see a castle, a fishing village, a modernist sculpture, a stage set for the oscars all at once."
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsS5e8o2iSv9a4VnvO2_DH56pVK-IeohGNfFjlC6VR_RHCyHf-eMyVDM-QWI31Yqbwozg8Mfh2J7vcE-GJ1s2TZHauifZ9ekgUjoNhaSRJ-xHwI9UF5N32ALl5kvRv7T5cVLh-_Lnc24/s1600/01.jpg)
"When they are successful they don't feel contained or finished. They become organic machines that might grow and expand. I am always adding just one more bit and if time allowed I wouldn't stop."
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All images are © Copyright of Calvin Seibert
Check his website: http://www.flickr.com/photos/45648531@N00/sets/72157594166672630/#
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"Building "sandcastles" is a bit of a test. Nature will always be against you and time is always running out. Having to think fast and to bring it all together in the end is what I like about it."
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiKP0ZydggPH3v__pR7M6PEqlye0IIFD6xOTm3QLkCp7qcggPAEI32tTmvxqNx6XAoSKgoAwtw_6qmyKgbm_7AWrzLe9bOzhPcG8FbQfJZB07v4JiPnxgb_Q5TFt1Cb0b93EC0kex7bo/s1600/02.jpg)
"I rarely start with a plan, just a vague notion of trying to do something different each time. Once I begin building and forms take shape I can start to see where things are going and either follow that road or attempt to contradict it with something unexpected."
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpNeIljEYgTAEsQEu4bmk22SeSxrQ3hHIKsPo4yRcXdTBIUPBvxFKOwQJgypceNnWLbqNIJ_ivRqKEt1wIW2AVqbMGLbc8olLHRUKujLDpoECzScpS6cUp1zHWZbNpfEht3O2ea-1YTc/s1600/01.jpg)
"In my mind they are always mash-ups of influences and ideas. I see a castle, a fishing village, a modernist sculpture, a stage set for the oscars all at once."
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsS5e8o2iSv9a4VnvO2_DH56pVK-IeohGNfFjlC6VR_RHCyHf-eMyVDM-QWI31Yqbwozg8Mfh2J7vcE-GJ1s2TZHauifZ9ekgUjoNhaSRJ-xHwI9UF5N32ALl5kvRv7T5cVLh-_Lnc24/s1600/01.jpg)
"When they are successful they don't feel contained or finished. They become organic machines that might grow and expand. I am always adding just one more bit and if time allowed I wouldn't stop."
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_jvn8Oe9_9NMApXpzVArbH_fJlXtNp4cWFcsc72dO03l8SEron7-77Sh2vcuZ2d8Fl5RhvB7DjhOL_BNvFX6UPvuJY9Ha52ahHUpThy6mr3nlIBYrD2NZdAhX95KhQA3_vhc9uItZg4/s1600/05.jpg)
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All images are © Copyright of Calvin Seibert
Check his website: http://www.flickr.com/photos/45648531@N00/sets/72157594166672630/#
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