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Gidon Kremer awakens our Syrian conscience with stones

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norman lebrecht

June 30, 2017

Syrian sculptor Nizar Ali Badr has been capturing the story of refugees from his country, using pebbles from his local beach. His art has become the inspiration for a unique film — the concept of Latvian violinist Gidon Kremer, who asked Georgian animator Sandro Kancheli to bring the stone figures to life along with his music. (RFE/RL’s Georgian Service; producers Eka Kevanishvili and Toma Begiashvili)

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Jonathan Grieves-Smith says:

July 1, 2017 at 2:45 am

Please could you send a link?

Max Grimm says:

July 1, 2017 at 4:04 am

https://www.facebook.com/pg/thesyrianart/photos/?tab=album&album_id=607351912735839

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Max Grimm says:

July 1, 2017 at 4:07 am

And the link to the film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geVnTPkgzqw

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- John Borstlap says:
  
  July 1, 2017 at 12:37 pm
  
  Ingenious and moving (because the subject is moving), but with art it has nothing to do.
  
  Too many people in the Middle East (male, age 15 – 30) have nothing better to do than killing each other and innocent bystanders, under the banner of nonsense slogans.
  
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- Jonathan Grieves-Smith says:
  
  July 2, 2017 at 1:06 am
  
  Thanks, Max
  
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