Sandworm (installation)

[5] From a distance, the mounds of tree remnants suggest the form of a massive creature, emerging out of the ground.

Up close, visitors can investigate the textured surface of the structure, and they are invited to interact with the sculpture by walking through the interior.

[7] Building on Monet’s beliefs that it is only the surrounding atmosphere that gives subjects their true value, Casagrande works in harmony with the air and light in this architectural piece.

[8] Casagrande describes the work as “weak architecture” – a human-made structure that wishes to become part of nature through flexibility and organic presence.

The visitors are describing the Sandworm as a willow cathedral finely tuned to celebrate the site specific conditions of the Wenduine tidal beaches.