The traveler — Sand on Beach by Arnaud Quercy
Sand on Beach, 120.0×150.0×10.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2022 — Spain
A face shaped from sand, gazing seaward until the waves took it home.
Display Information: Base/pedestal not included. Available on request.
- ✓ Original artwork, handcrafted by Arnaud Quercy
- ✓ Certificate of authenticity included
Arnaud Quercy is a Parisian artist working across painting, music, and sculpture. His practice is grounded in Ideamorphism — the principle that a work of art does not carry meaning, but triggers it. Each piece is engineered to diffract differently through each person who encounters it.
He creates and exhibits at Art Quam Anima, his gallery-atelier at 28 rue du Dragon, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris.
Series: Ephemeral Sand Sculptures
Part of Mediterranean Echoes · 5 works in this series
Ephemeral Sand Sculptures
About This Artwork
This ephemeral sand sculpture explores themes of journey and introspection through site-specific creation on the Mediterranean coast. Part of the Mediterranean Echoes collection, the work transforms natural beach sand into a contemplative portrait that existed briefly before the tide reclaimed it. Created during Quercy's August 2022 residency at Salou Beach, Spain, the piece belongs to a series honoring both jazz legends and poetic figures of travel.
The bas-relief presents a stylized face in profile, its geometric features emerging from the sand with sculptural clarity. A prominent eye, angular nose, and softly curved lips create a figure gazing outward toward an unseen horizon. Warm earth tones dominate the composition—deep browns and sandy ochres that read as natural extensions of the beach itself. At 120 × 150 cm, the monumental scale allows the portrait to command attention while remaining integrated with its coastal environment.
The work embodies impermanent art as both method and meaning. Shaped entirely by hand without lasting materials, each sculpture in the series survived only hours before seawater, wind, or footsteps erased it. This deliberate ephemerality transforms the creative act into performance, with the tide serving as final collaborator. The piece is documented through certificate of authenticity #20221231-0047 and photographic records that preserve what the ocean could not.
Details & Provenance
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Sand on Beach
- Dimensions: 120.0×150.0×10.0cm
- Weight: 0.1 kg
- Created: 2022, Spain
- Certificate: 20221231-0047
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0377 / 2022
Gallery Label
The traveler Sand on Beach, 120.0×150.0×10.0cm Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0377 / 2022
Materials & Technique
This ephemeral sand sculpture is created directly on the beach using natural sand and water. The work exists in harmony with its environment and is designed to be experienced in situ before returning to nature.
Documentation is provided through professional photography. Each sand artwork is documented and includes a certificate of authenticity with unique registration number.
Collection Notice
This work is part of the artist's permanent collection and is not available for acquisition.
