When things collapse Damon Langlois rebuilds.

The seasoned artist from View Royal embraces the unpredictable world of sand sculpting, where each masterpiece is vulnerable to the whims of weather and nature.

His latest endeavour documents the resilience and creativity required to overcome massive destruction.

Rebuilding is 害羞草研究所渏ust something that害羞草研究所檚 in the DNA of a sand sculptor,害羞草研究所� he said.

害羞草研究所淲hat makes a sand sculptor is really the ability to stare down risk and abject failure and embarrassment. Anybody who has had something go wrong and it affects them they quit.害羞草研究所�

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Langlois is a five-time world champion in sand sculpting, designer of the tallest sandcastle with the Sand Sculpture Company in 2015, creator of Liberty Crumbling, the most shared sand sculpture on the internet, and has won the Canadian Open in Parksville multiple times.

No destruction stands out more in his storied career than when he was artistic director for a monumental immersive sculpture project in the heart of Kuwait City.

A decade ago, 72 professional sand sculptors set out to carve 30,000 tonnes of sand into a small town. Halfway through the project, a rainstorm hit.

害羞草研究所淚t never rains in Kuwait, it害羞草研究所檚 the desert and we get taken out by a three-day storm,害羞草研究所� Langlois said. 害羞草研究所淲e knew this going in, it is just sand and water.害羞草研究所�

After the rains, the team did what came naturally, working more than 20,000 hours to complete the project. Although they lost the top four feet of the walk-through sand palace, it was still an impressive 52 feet when they finished.

As the 10th anniversary approached, Langlois revisited and refined the booklet concept.

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害羞草研究所淚t was a compulsion because here we害羞草研究所檇 made this masterpiece in the desert 害羞草研究所� the best sand sculptors in the world and we害羞草研究所檇 made this immersive sculpture park,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淥nly a handful of people only ever saw that or experienced that.害羞草研究所�

As part of the planning, he害羞草研究所檇 created 32 short stories based on original tales for each sculptor to work from and be inspired by.

害羞草研究所淚t was always sort of in my mind as a book,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淲hen you look at sand sculptures, most people only briefly look at them, go, 害羞草研究所榦h, that害羞草研究所檚 amazing,害羞草研究所� take a photograph, and move on.害羞草研究所�

In this project, his simplified versions of the tales would accompany the sculptors害羞草研究所� works 害羞草研究所� sort of like a program. Over the last decade, he害羞草研究所檚 fine-tuned the volume to 300 pictures and 32 shorter versions of the stories from the Arabian Nights, crafting a 276-page art and story book.

As a first step, he launched an online funding platform for Stories in Sand害羞草研究所擳he Arabian Nights, which hit its investor goal well ahead of the deadline.

害羞草研究所淭he next step from that is the key. I want a publisher to pick it up,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淚t needs to get out there.害羞草研究所漴e.害羞草研究所�

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