Sand Movies

Rahmat travels to a host of islands in a vast salt pan in order to collect the inhabitant's tears for an unknown purpose. He is joined on his...

Ambar is a young mother who is forced to work in a sand mine after her husband mysteriously vanishes. But what she faces is not just the harshness of...

Life Is Precious! is one of Simonova's earliest sand pieces. An anti-abortion work, it is built around the image of a fetus during an abortion and...

A crew on a remote construction site are plagued by a series of bizarre mishaps. As the incidents turn more and more savage, it becomes clear that...

The massive exploitation and extraction of sand throughout the world is leading to an alarming conclusion: all beaches will have disappeared by the...

What appears at first glance to be a patterned floor of traditional Islamic tiles is in fact an intricate installation of hand dyed sand. In a...

Based on an original concept by John Cameron Mitchell, this stunning sand animation merges haute couture with the magic of ephemeral art. Through the...

It is cold and dark. In between surreal waves and the morning haze, we catch a glimpse of the emerging glows. The sea breeze wiggles and writhes,...

Simonova began experimenting with sand animation in late 2008, initially as something quite experimental and almost accidental. Circus is her first...

Ruiz’s short about Pieter Wiersma, a Dutch sculptor who makes intricate sandcastles.

You Are Always Nearby is the defining work and the cornerstone of Simonova's entire career. The story follows a young couple during World War II: the...

At Eurovision 2011, Ukrainian sand artist Kseniya Simonova joined singer Mika Newton on stage for the performance of the song "Angel." During the...

A sand animation piece dedicated to children born with congenital heart disease in Ukraine's Donetsk region. Created in connection with a pediatric...

This sand animation film is devoted to the holy memory of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II and his Family. On 17 (4, Old Style) July the Russian...

This sand film is devoted to the memory of the tragedy of 11th September which was a great shock for the famous sand artist from Ukraine Kseniya...

The Lady of the Sand is presenting her second sand film devoted to help a Russian child suffering with cancer. A month earlier Kseniya has created a...

A haunting sand animation tribute to the victims of the Chernobyl disaster. Through shifting images of innocence, suffering, and loss, Kseniya...

On December 25, 2009, Simonova performed this sand story in Valletta, Malta, during the televised charity marathon L'Istrina, at the invitation of...

On 13th December, which is known as the Google Day, Kseniya Simonova presented a brand new work of hers which was shown live during the on-line...

Fifth part of the cycle “Thou Art BENEDICTUS”. Reflections on the sand - taken literally and metaphorically.