Kseniya Simonova is a Ukrainian artist who creates sand drawings..in front of live audiences. You've gotta check out this video of her 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".
Incredible. I've never seen anything like it before. She is clearly a master.
I didn't notice at first that it was a TV (...) Has Talent type show. Can you imagine something like this ever being done on the American show? Especially at 8 minutes in length.