• A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival 'Disney Sand Magic' in Ostend, Belgium. Yves Herman / Reuters
    A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival 'Disney Sand Magic' in Ostend, Belgium. Yves Herman / Reuters
  • A sand sculpture from 'The Jungle Book' is seen during the Sand Sculpture Festival. Yves Herman / Reuters
    A sand sculpture from 'The Jungle Book' is seen during the Sand Sculpture Festival. Yves Herman / Reuters
  • A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival. Yves Herman / Reuters
    A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival. Yves Herman / Reuters
  • A sand carver works on an Incredible Hulk sand sculpture. Yves Herman / Reuters
    A sand carver works on an Incredible Hulk sand sculpture. Yves Herman / Reuters
  • A sand carver works on a castle sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival. Yves Herman / Reuters
    A sand carver works on a castle sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival. Yves Herman / Reuters
  • A sand carver works on a sculpture from the Disney film 'Up' during the Sand Sculpture Festival. Yves Herman / Reuters
    A sand carver works on a sculpture from the Disney film 'Up' during the Sand Sculpture Festival. Yves Herman / Reuters
  • A sand carver works on a Winnie the Pooh sculpture. Yves Herman / Reuters
    A sand carver works on a Winnie the Pooh sculpture. Yves Herman / Reuters
  • A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival. Yves Herman / Reuters
    A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival. Yves Herman / Reuters
  • A sand carver works on a Ducktales sculpture. Yves Herman / Reuters
    A sand carver works on a Ducktales sculpture. Yves Herman / Reuters
  • A sand carver works on a Captain America sculpture. Yves Herman / Reuters
    A sand carver works on a Captain America sculpture. Yves Herman / Reuters
  • A sand carver works on a 'Finding Nemo' sculpture. Yves Herman / Reuters
    A sand carver works on a 'Finding Nemo' sculpture. Yves Herman / Reuters
  • The characters from Disney's 'Up' get worked on by a sand carver. Yves Herman / Reuters
    The characters from Disney's 'Up' get worked on by a sand carver. Yves Herman / Reuters
  • A sand carver works on a Yoda sculpture. Yves Herman / Reuters
    A sand carver works on a Yoda sculpture. Yves Herman / Reuters
  • A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival. Yves Herman / Reuters
    A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival. Yves Herman / Reuters
  • A sand carver works on a sculpture from 'Finding Nemo' during the Sand Sculpture Festival. Yves Herman / Reuters
    A sand carver works on a sculpture from 'Finding Nemo' during the Sand Sculpture Festival. Yves Herman / Reuters

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Belgium beach plays host to impressive Hollywood sand sculptures - in pictures

There are more than 150 sand sculptures relating to Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars films

Reuters

June 23, 2018

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On a Belgium beach, an artist adds the final touches to an imposing sand sculpture of the Incredible Hulk and his bristling muscles before the opening of the world's biggest festival of its kind.

There are more than 150 sand sculptures relating to Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars films on the beach in Ostend for the Sand Magic festival which opens on Saturday and runs until September — providing the artworks survive the weather.

Recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the world's biggest sand sculpture festival, 34 international artists have spent four weeks creating the pieces using around 6,000 tonnes of sand.

Some of the sculptures are several metres high. Among the depictions are works featuring Daffy Duck, Yoda and Bruce, the grinning great white shark from Finding Nemo.

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