Granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles, sand particles range in diameter from 0.063 to 2 mm (per ISO 14688)

concept

A naked man lying submerged in sand on a beach; representing an advertisement for safe sex by the Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Colour lithograph, 199-, after Michael Rock, 1986.

The torso and groin of a naked man covered in sand on a beach; representing an advertisement for safe sex by the Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Colour lithograph by Michael Taubenheim and Wolfgang Mudra, 199-.

Single grain of sand, SEM

Diatoms hidden inside a grain of sand, SEM

Geography: sand-storms in North Africa. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.

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Sand

Images about Sand

Works

Single grain of sand, SEM

The torso and groin of a naked man covered in sand on a beach; representing an advertisement for safe sex by the Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Colour lithograph by Michael Taubenheim and Wolfgang Mudra, 199-.

Diatoms hidden inside a grain of sand, SEM

Geography: sand-storms in North Africa. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.

A naked man lying submerged in sand on a beach; representing an advertisement for safe sex by the Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Colour lithograph, 199-, after Michael Rock, 1986.