Monday, January 25, 2010

An amazing artist


Reader David sent me the link to this video. The YouTube description is as follows:

Kseniya Simonova is a Ukrainian artist who just won Ukraine's version of "America's Got Talent." She uses a giant light box, dramatic music, imagination and "sand painting" skills to interpret Germany's invasion and occupation of Ukraine during WWII.


It's a pretty amazing video, particularly to anyone who remembers or who has studied the appalling tragedy of the Eastern Front in World War II. Watch, and learn.





That's amazing! I'd love to see her performance live. Thanks, David, for sending me the link.

Peter

6 comments:

Agnothiest said...

I was very moved when I saw that clip a while back. A friend at a forum in a Ukrainian immigrant (20+ years ago), and has some more info on it here:
http://www.globalaffairs.org/forum/entertainment-forum/70977-sand-art.html

Noons said...

Outstanding!

Dirk said...

Yeah, I saw it a while ago, too. Amazing how she does it, and very powerful imagery, indeed.

Starik Igolkin said...

Thanks for posting this, Peter. I kept getting something in my eyes through most of the video. Seemed to happen to quite a few people in the audience as well. Must be the sand ...

Old NFO said...

WOW! Very evocative...

Anonymous said...

Made these sad old eyes leak a bit. Thanks