"The vantage point from the Cliff House is typically pretty banal, showing endless volleyball nets and some fog. But the vibe last Saturday was crop circle. A mass of people congregated on the beach with rakes in hand, creating some of the best and most organized sand art I've ever seen. It looked like TikTok-famous 2024 aliens had ditched the cornfields in 2025 to gentrify Ocean Beach - upgrading the coarse, unkempt sand with sprawling geometric patterns."
"As I walked down to the beach I was greeted by a 10-year-old with the presence of an established 40-somethings man - a level of maturity that I have yet to see in the tech bro culture that runs this city. "Can I help you, are you here for the event?" asked KaviAmador. I told the young usher that I was looking for the person in charge and he pointed to his father, Andrés Amador."
A mass of people gathered at Ocean Beach to create highly organized, temporary sand art featuring sprawling geometric patterns such as spirals, peace signs, and sunrays anchored by a central "Be Kind" message. Participants used rakes to weave large designs across coarse beach sand, and beachgoers navigated through the works carefully despite inevitable disruption. A young volunteer, Kavi Amador, greeted visitors and directed inquiries to his father, Andrés Amador, who shrugged off concerns about impermanence. Amador's background includes environmental science, a Peace Corps stint in Ecuador, time in IT, and deep involvement with Burning Man and geometric land art.
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