{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Graffiti, Marker \u0026 Spray Cans"],"cover":{"alt":"Sand Graffiti: DAIM on the Beach","height":1508,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-3d-sand-graffiti.jpg","width":2480},"credit":"","date":"2012-07-03T09:11:48Z","description":"DAIM built his own 3D sand graffiti installation on a beach somewhere in Germany! 6 hours of work, destroyed within 30 minutes by the sea!","html":"\u003cp\u003eFamous German 3D graffiti artist Mirko Reisser aka \u003cstrong\u003eDAIM\u003c/strong\u003e, who is well-known also \u003ca href=\"/daim-loomit-opel-corsa/\"\u003efrom posters and TV\u003c/a\u003e, just spent a day at a beach. Probably because the sun was long in coming, DAIM started to build his version of a proper drip castle - a sand graffiti showing his name in his well-known three-dimensional style\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn his own admission, it took him 6 hours to build this great, but still somehow unsteady letter sculpture. Whereas it just took 30 minutes for the sea to destroy it again. For that reason, you maybe could call this result of a graffiti maestro playing at the beach a temporary sand graffiti installation or just an urban sandcastle!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want to know more about DAIM himself, check out the \u003ca href=\"http://ilovegraffiti.de/eng/2010/05/22/interview-with-daim/\"\u003einterview\u003c/a\u003e, ilovegraffiti did with him two years ago. Here are some of the photos, DAIM published \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151067495235873.476944.94372265872\u0026amp;type=1\"\u003eon Facebook\u003c/a\u003e:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1228\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1228\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1228\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-sandcastle_hu_2d38d6f41f3742b0.avif 480w, /sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-sandcastle_hu_ad93b5b8425b8e8e.avif 960w, /sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-sandcastle_hu_87bf6586c132278a.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-sandcastle_hu_3bb0b0a638baa85e.webp 480w, /sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-sandcastle_hu_e9015c86beb6230f.webp 960w, /sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-sandcastle_hu_9f7c687caa764877.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-sandcastle_hu_4d1d842c8f6c94cf.jpg\" srcset=\"/sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-sandcastle_hu_4de55bb2ff4adea.jpg 480w, /sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-sandcastle_hu_5cc09e316de41799.jpg 960w, /sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-sandcastle_hu_4d1d842c8f6c94cf.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"daim sandcastle\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003edaim sandcastle\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1228\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1228\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1228\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-vs-sea_hu_bbf7de316daf34ff.avif 480w, /sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-vs-sea_hu_5de0c08030066d58.avif 960w, /sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-vs-sea_hu_6269235b1ebca745.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-vs-sea_hu_bf04530341b5f32c.webp 480w, /sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-vs-sea_hu_8523fca7ab4852de.webp 960w, /sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-vs-sea_hu_9a885367ae03a142.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-vs-sea_hu_f823e494ebaafe53.jpg\" srcset=\"/sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-vs-sea_hu_336f726e6c158af1.jpg 480w, /sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-vs-sea_hu_68d522c773e1c20d.jpg 960w, /sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-vs-sea_hu_f823e494ebaafe53.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"daim vs sea\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003edaim vs sea\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1228\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1228\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1228\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-sea-installation_hu_940f85062f4b1583.avif 480w, /sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-sea-installation_hu_c49d2634e650bdbb.avif 960w, /sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-sea-installation_hu_d5d055db64f13214.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-sea-installation_hu_d1152828709bc143.webp 480w, /sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-sea-installation_hu_b3927211074b5c7c.webp 960w, /sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-sea-installation_hu_353ea6dd897c7cd5.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-sea-installation_hu_25e57ec63e2abd39.jpg\" srcset=\"/sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-sea-installation_hu_96db25f207372623.jpg 480w, /sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-sea-installation_hu_b33c5a75c77c340d.jpg 960w, /sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-sea-installation_hu_25e57ec63e2abd39.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"daim sea installation\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003edaim sea installation\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n\n\nFamous German 3D graffiti artist Mirko Reisser aka **DAIM**, who is well-known also [from posters and TV](/daim-loomit-opel-corsa/), just spent a day at a beach. Probably because the sun was long in coming, DAIM started to build his version of a proper drip castle - a sand graffiti showing his name in his well-known three-dimensional style...\n\nOn his own admission, it took him 6 hours to build this great, but still somehow unsteady letter sculpture. Whereas it just took 30 minutes for the sea to destroy it again. For that reason, you maybe could call this result of a graffiti maestro playing at the beach a temporary sand graffiti installation or just an urban sandcastle!\n\nIf you want to know more about DAIM himself, check out the [interview](http://ilovegraffiti.de/eng/2010/05/22/interview-with-daim/), ilovegraffiti did with him two years ago. Here are some of the photos, DAIM published [on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151067495235873.476944.94372265872\u0026type=1):\n\n![daim sandcastle](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-sandcastle.jpg\u003e)\n\ndaim sandcastle ![daim vs sea](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-vs-sea.jpg\u003e)\n\ndaim vs sea ![daim sea installation](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/daim-sea-installation.jpg\u003e)\n\ndaim sea installation ","tags":["3d Art","Art Installation","Daim","Sculpture","Graffiti Germany"],"title":"Sand Graffiti: DAIM on the Beach","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/sand-graffiti-daim-on-the-beach/"}