You may have seen NBC’s America’s Got Talent on TV over the past few years but have you ever heard of Ukraine’s Got Talent? Kseniya Simonova is a contestant from the show, above is her video performance of Sand Animation (Click here to view more videos of Kseniya Simonova). She gently pushes and pulls sand with her fingertips across a light board. With a swift hand she creates amazing artistic scenes, syncing her movements up with the music playing in the background.
What I really love about this artist is her contrasting soft and hardness. How she moves gently yet intensely. I am flabbergasted by the emotion and personality she instills in the drawings of her people. Some people couldn’t draw this well on paper and yet she produces it with sand! And only in a matter of moments! However, what I am most curious about is how she discovered this ability to draw in the sand the way she does…