Absolutely Amazing: Sand Animation
Say what you want about reality TV but after watching these videos of Kseniya Simonova on Ukraine’s Got Talent, I just became a whole lot less cynical about it.
A 24-year-old contestant on the show, Simonova tells a story through a series of portraits she paints on sand canvases with her fingers. And the pieces are just incredible. But what’s maybe most fascinating is how they’re created while we watch, brought to life then destroyed with every turn of Simonova’s hand, something new and equally stunning forming from what’s left of the scene before it. These aren’t finished products hanging on a wall, but interactive ones, changing and growing as we watch, organic and living.
I gotta give credit to RowThree.com for posting these videos. Incredible stuff. Really. And the keen observer might notice a certain METALLICA tune transposed through violins scoring part of the show. Because when people think emotional performance art, isn’t METALLICA always the first that comes to mind? Sand and metal – more like peas and carrots, am I right?
Anyway, on that note, enjoy the shoreline.
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