We created an underwater world of sand at the boot Düsseldorf in 2020. For this purpose, 60 tons of finest sculpture sand were delivered to the Düsseldorf fairground.

In the first step, we filled the sand into wooden casings and compacted it into a solid block of sand using vibration rammers. As this was of course not done silently, we completed this part of our work the day before the fair began.

All further steps from the sand block to the finished sand sculpture could be followed live by the visitors during the nine-day run of the world’s largest water sports exhibition.

The photos show the development from the design to the finished sand sculpture with its numerous details.

Live Act at the boot Düsseldorf

As always, we removed the top boarding first, and the artists began to work out the sculpture here. First of all, the rough shapes were blocked out. Then we used increasingly finer tools to create the actual sculpture with all its details.

Already on the first day of the fair, our sandcity team had carved the logo of the “boot” from the sand true to the original, much admired by water sports fans.

After we finished this area, we gradually removed the other wooden moulds to create the next parts of the sand sculpture. So we worked as usual “from top to bottom” until we had transformed the whole area into a fascinating underwater world of sand. Every detail was commented and photographed with great enthusiasm. “The shark is the hammer,” the kids said. But also the helmet diver and the treasure chest guarded by an octopus were popular motifs and were found in numerous posts on all social media channels.

Interaction with the trade fair visitors

Other examples of how our sand sculptures become an eye-catcher at every trade fair are shown here.

And you can find more on the subject of marine worlds in our gallery.