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sand animation,kseniya simonova,ukrainian,talent,ww2,ukraine,1945 Sand Drawing Taken to Level Way Beyond Next

Sand Drawing Taken to Level Way Beyond Next

posted by EDD 4 months 1 week ago • 14118 views
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We've all seen (and tried) sand-drawing, but this is beyond insane. This Ukrainian Talent contestant has absurd drawing and storytelling skills. While Western audiences might not fully grasp the '1945' context that she manages to encapsulate in this mind-blowing performance, rest assured the tears in the Ukrainian audience members' eyes and the standing ovation were there for a reason.

Ксения Симонова - Реквием из песка (Requiem of Sand)

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written by burdturgler  | 4 months 1 week ago | CH
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Promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Friday, June 26th, 2009 4:24pm PDT - promote requested by burdturgler.


written by siftbot  | 4 months 1 week ago | CH
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Apocalyptica! Yeah!


written by HaricotVert  | 4 months 1 week ago | CH
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So... was that a baroque Nothing Else Matters at the end, or did Metallica steal some Ukrainian melody?


written by Payback  | 4 months 1 week ago | CH
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>> ^HaricotVert:
Apocalyptica! Yeah!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqUXDdJ3C-c

Drat, not allowed to embed. Cool version...


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Now that it's queued here's another *promote


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written by siftbot  | 4 months 1 week ago | CH
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Beautiful. Thank you.

Some uninformed information from a and for westerners:

source -> "Polish soldiers murdered Ukrainian civilians in the eastern village of Pawlokoma in March 1945 in revenge for the killing by Ukrainians of about 10 Poles."


written by curiousity  | 4 months 1 week ago | CH
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Sand art set to Metallica = win!


written by furrycloud  | 4 months 1 week ago | CH
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How 'bout some *music, and what's with the *wtf?


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*nochannel *art *obscure *femme *bravo *art *music *dark *history


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written by siftbot  | 4 months 1 week ago | CH
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Ahhh that's like a William Kentridge animation!


written by Lann  | 4 months 1 week ago | CH
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Beautiful. This is obviously a new artform, and this example is obviously the most impactful to date.


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>> ^Payback:
So... was that a baroque Nothing Else Matters at the end, or did Metallica steal some Ukrainian melody?


no, she stole Apotaliptica's version of Metallica's nothing else matters.
i wonder how many people in the audience knew the context of this song..more than just a pretty melody.


written by mxxcon  | 4 months 1 week ago | CH
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>> ^mxxcon:
>> ^Payback:
So... was that a baroque Nothing Else Matters at the end, or did Metallica steal some Ukrainian melody?


no, she stole Apotaliptica's version of Metallica's nothing else matters.
i wonder how many people in the audience knew the context of this song..more than just a pretty melody.


Wtf?


Beautiful video! Beats that Susan Boyle crap any day.


written by ajkido  | 4 months 1 week ago | CH
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For those who don't know, this is from a Ukrainian show called "So You Think You Can Sand Draw"


written by rottenseed  | 4 months 1 week ago | CH
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what a beautiful talent. at some points, it embodies the simplicity of sand drawing in its purest form, at others it's almost like a painting, and at still others, it's almost animation.

@rottenseed: i laughed in spite of myself.


written by Dignant_Pink  | 4 months 1 week ago | CH
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A lot like Cako, very cool:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Animated-Sand-to-Vivaldis-Four-Seasons-spring


written by Pushkill  | 4 months 1 week ago | CH
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Just brilliant. I loved it. Thank you for submitting.


written by FlowersInHisHair  | 4 months 1 week ago | CH
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Brilliant, I submitted this myself only to discover it was a dupe. Just glad to see so many votes for it. Entrancing.


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