Using only a simple garden rake, Dubai-based artist Nathaniel Alapide draws enormous calligraphic strokes across beaches and deserts every morning -- and his large-scale sand art has won him a Guinness World Record.
People have been making marks in the sand throughout history. For some, it’s a meditative practice. For most, it’s a way to sign your name on a vacation beach. For Dubai-based Filipino artist Nathaniel Alapide, it’s how he became a Guinness World Record holder. Dubai’s 72 kilometers of sun-bleached coastline, and the vast Arabian desert, are his canvas.
” The UAE government even used Alapide’s work to turn the beach into a public service announcement to notify the public of Covid restrictions, with a giant slogan reading “#STAY HOME” visible from the sky. An ephemeral artform In 2022, Alapide set a new record for the world’s largest sand image. The drawing, measuring more than 23,000 square meters , was commissioned by Abu Dhabi Aviation Club and showed the rulers of the United Arab Emirates .
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