Kseniya Simonova – Sand Animation, making its rounds in the innertubes (I found it via Amanda Palmer’s blog). Apparently there is a Ukraine’s Got Talent show (Kseniya won). Not only is it amazing how quickly and clearly she creates the scenes (and it’s so cool to watch them develop), but tackling such a subject matter:
Here, she recounts Germany conquering Ukraine in the second world war. She brings calm, then conflict. A couple on a bench become a woman’s face; a peaceful walkway becomes a conflagration; a weeping widow morphs into an obelisk for an unknown soldier. Simonova looks like some vengeful Old Testament deity as she destroys then recreates her scenes – with deft strokes, sprinkles and sweeps she keeps the narrative going. She moves the judges to tears as she subtitles the final scene “you are always near”.
- The Guardian
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