If you've ever seen a Tibetan Buddhist sand mandala you'll appreciate the potential for this under-appreciated art material - at least away from the beach.
Marcus Winter aka The Sandman is as much magician as he is artist in the way he uses grains of sand to create images.
Marcus is collaborating with two other Maori creatives on an immersive show for the 2022 Kōanga Festival at Auckland's Basement Theatre. And he tells Lynn Freeman the aim is to build our connection to the tohu of the natural world through storytelling, taonga pūoro and sand.
Marcus Winter aka The Sandman is appearing in Ngā Tohu o Te Taiao, It opens at the Basement Theatre on Tuesday as part of the Kōanga Festival.
