War Sand Collector's Edition

The Collector's Edition of War Sand comes enclosed in a handmade, custom box and is limited to 25 signed and numbered copies. The box contains a copy of War Sand signed by Donald Weber; a signed and numbered limited edition archival print; a glass vial with a sand sample featured in the selected image. The box is silkscreened using an image of a shrapnel microsphereule.

Edition Specs

Box Dimensions: 36 x 27 x 7 cm
Print: Juno Beach, Nan Green. October 29, 2014, 9:22am. 13ºC, 93% RELH, Wind S, 3 Knots. VIS: Fair, Clear, 2014. 35 x 26 cm
Edition: 44 and 5 artist’s proofs

About the book

“Through the use of microscopic photography and with a kind of forensic inquisitiveness and existential wondering, Weber brings us close to these fragments, offering us, too, the longer view: the eerie hush of the beachhead and the expressionless features of the sea and sky, edged in grasses. The series invites a contemplation of the endless quiet that lies beyond the flare of bold historical events, offering a cautionary tale of the hubris of humankind.”

— Sarah Milroy, art critic

Book Specs

Publisher: Polygon, 2017
Paperback: 372 pp., fold-out map insert, 195 colour images
Dimensions: 7.6×11.4″ (195×290 mm)
Language: English, French and German

Photography by Donald Weber
Text by Larry Frolick, Kevin Robbie and Donald Weber
Design by Teun van der Heijden