Presents a visual ode to sandcastles and those who build them. Explores a sandcastle-building competition and leads the imagination to a variety of thoughts about sandcastle symbolism. Some are simple, some complex - perhaps parallelling the nature of their builders.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
504326
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Sandcastles
Crafts & Visual Arts → Symbolism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Leisure
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Symbolism
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Creative ability
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Imagination
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Leisure
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Leisure
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sandcastles
Magic, Occult & Supernatural → Imagination
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)