Indian artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a sand sculpture of the legendary movie director Satyajit Ray and a 6-foot-high Taj Mahal on the Cannes beach, during the ongoing International Film Festival in France.
Pattnaik created the sculpture to pay tribute to Ray at Beach Zamenhof in Cannes yesterday during the 67th Cannes Film festival.
The artist from Odisha was invited by the Indian Embassy of France to create sand art during the festival. The event during which Pattnaik created the sculpture was inaugurated by the Indian ambassador in France.
Many eminent personalities including movie maker Ramesh Sippy and actor Kamal Hasan were present.
Pattnaik with the help of his student Bulu Mohantey created a long movie reel on the face of Satyajit Ray for which he used five tonnes of sand.
“I am very happy to come to Cannes for this festival. I have decided to give my tribute to legendary director Satyajit Ray,” Pattnaik said.
