OK, so maybe that title is a bit substandard compared to the art involved but the YouTube video of Kseniya Simonova and her performance art brings to mind finger painting.
But, trust me, you have never seen such beautiful or powerfully moving finger painting before. Simonova was the winner of Ukraine’s Got Talent back in August. Her art, created live on stage, turns grains of sand into a moving storyboard of Ukrainian history during World War II when Germany conquered Ukraine. Using a large light box and sand, Simonova brings many in the audience to tears with her moving depiction of life during some of the darkest days of European history.
Do watch the video and the second one as well. Be prepared to be mesmerized and be prepared to shed a few tears as this beautiful young woman and her artwork will astound you. And, in case you’re not fluent, the parting words she draws translates to -”you are always near”.
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