DoryJM Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 This is so worth the 8 minutes it takes to watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=vOhf3OvRXKg The story: This video shows the winner of "Ukraine’s Got Talent", Kseniya Simonova, 24, drawing a series of pictures on an illuminated sand table showing how ordinary people were affected by the German invasion during World War II. Her talent, which admittedly is a strange one, is mesmeric to watch. The images, projected onto a large screen, moved many in the audience to tears and she won the top prize of about £75,000. She begins by creating a scene showing a couple sitting holding hands on a bench under a starry sky, but then warplanes appear and the happy scene is obliterated. It is replaced by a woman’s face crying, but then a baby arrives and the woman smiles again. Once again war returns and Miss Simonova throws the sand into chaos from which a young woman’s face appears. She quickly becomes an old widow, her face wrinkled and sad, before the image turns into a monument to an Unknown Soldier. This outdoor scene becomes framed by a window as if the viewer is looking out on the monument from within a house. In the final scene, a mother and child appear inside and a man standing outside, with his hands pressed against the glass, saying goodbye. The Great Patriotic War, as it is called in Ukraine, resulted in one in four of the population being killed with eight to 11 million deaths out of a population of 42 million. Kseniya Simonova says: "I find it difficult enough to create art using paper and pencils or paintbrushes, but using sand and fingers is beyond me. The art, especially when the war is used as the subject matter, even brings some audience members to tears. And there’s surely no bigger compliment." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltingjoyful51 Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 That was beautiful. Still have tears in my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasewsit Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 I've seen this before! Amazing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeAnn Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Wow, that is so cool. And more meaningful, I'm sure, to those who lived through it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mswings Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Thanks for posting this link. Wow what talent. Incredible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhend Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 That is amazing. Thanks for the explaination of what was happening too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Beautiful! She is truly a talented artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 I agree a truly talented person....with a huge message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWBowser Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 She is amazing. Charlotte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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