The Sand Animation of Kseniya Simonova

Posted by John Farrier in Arts & Crafts, Video Clips on August 19, 2009 at 8:25 pm


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Kseniya Simonova is a Ukrainian artist who creates sand drawings in front of audiences. Here she is performing on Ukraine’s Got Talent:

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”.

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450 Powerful Pictures from Chernobyl

Posted by Queuebot in Pictures, Travel & Places on July 16, 2009 at 8:09 pm


Swiss decay photographer Timm Suess just published a travel journal through the Chernobyl zone of exclusion. The whole collection includes 450 powerful HDR images, all Creative Commons-licensed. Videos and sounds too.

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World's Largest Crossword Puzzle

Posted by Queuebot in Architecture, World Records on March 10, 2009 at 1:49 am

The city of Lvov in the Ukraine is home to the world’s largest crossword puzzle.

Clues to the crossword are scattered around the city’s major landmarks and attractions including parks, fountains, and theatres.

Although the crossword – which is 19 squares across and 34 squares high – is far too big to be filled in by hand, the artists responsible have come up with an intriguing way of displaying the answers.

When night falls, fluorescent letters placed inside every square are turned on, revealing the complete solution in a light glow

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