An operator retrieves a load of Ultrafine Sand with a skidsteer bucket. Two people use shovels to unload the bucket of a skidsteer into a form for a sand sculpture. An artist named Jamie Louks uses a plate compactor to compact sand inside a form. An iridescent purple glass building and a sky blue building can be seen in the background. A plate compactor vibrates over the surface of sand. a closeup of an artist's hand holding a palette knife and carving stars into a sand sculpture an artist blows into a metal straw to blow sand away from details on a sand carving an artist uses an air duster to blow loose sand off of a tall sand sculpture an artist uses a palette knife to carve details into a sand sculpture A woman stands next to a sand sculpture that is nearly double her height. The sculpture features a giant whale tail balancing a soccer ball, surrounded by

Seattle Center Sculpture

Date: 2026
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Description

Seattle Center celebrated the world soccer games through art installations like Jamie Louk's sand sculpture.

Materials

10 tons of Ultrafine Sand

Highlights

Jamie built a towering four-layer structure using only sand and water. The composition of the Ultrafine Sand compacted so densely that Jamie was able to carve intricate details into the sand.

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