Art is a universal language. Music is a universal language. Love is a universal language. Now, it's the turn of sand to be mentioned in such terms. In her work, sand artist Kseniya Simonova mixes art, music and love to create her own medium which can be understood and appreciated by everyone.
According to Simonova, she fell in love with sand art "absolutely accidentally." Her husband, a theatre director, advised her to give it a try. "I never thought I could perform; I was always a classical artist," reveals Simonova. "I just started it as a hobby and I never thought it would turn out to be what it is now." In 2009, Simonova won the "Ukraine's Got Talent" TV contest. Since then her fame has skyrocketed, and she has become a real sensation（引起轰动的人）.
The art Simonova creates is magical; however, the medium she uses is quite common. "It is ordinary river sand. There was a time when I did use the volcanic one, but actually it makes no difference," says Simonova. "In sand art it is an idea and its visualisation that matters. What I do is create a theatre in my mind. The sand is a very convenient medium that is very flexible and responds to speed well. It can show what is going on in my head."
The images created by the artist live only for a few seconds. However, Simonova is not in any way alarmed by the momentary aspect of sand art. "I know that my creations exist only for a while, but I believe that to be absolutely normal because art mirrors life. We live every moment of our life, but it's not possible to repeat those. The same is the case with what I do," Simonova concludes.
Sand art helps the artist to see the world in a new way, painting ever-changing life in every grain of sand.
