Chess Story
2011-03-24 · 13 min · Not rated
Commissioned for the 2011 Monte-Carlo Amber Chess Championship, this spellbinding live sand animation turns the game of chess into an epic, fluid battlefield. Under Kseniya Simonova's precise touch, ordinary grains of sand morph into kings, knights, and castles, weaving a beautiful and dynamic tale of strategy, power, and transformation.
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- Kseniya Simonova, Igor Paskar
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- Simonova.TV
- Countries
- Monaco, Ukraine
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- Released
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