Research focus and projects of the FFUR in the scope of the research travel to Ekaterinburg in January and May 2009.

NCCA Ekaterinburg, crater field view from above

Impact - Public Meteorit Watching
public meteorit watching and happening, after the impact the crater was examined in the search for the fallen meteorits

Date: May 16th 2009, start at 9pm
expected impact time: 10:32pm
Location: National Center For Contemporary Art (NCCA) Ekaterinburg Branch, Russia

Impact, public Meteorit-Watching, May 16th 2009,
Museum Night, NCCA Ekaterinburg

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Meteorit Scanning
after the impact and recovery of the fallen meteorits, the cosmic stones have been examined by the FFUR and a public meteorit scanning session followed.

Date: May 16th 2009
Location: National Center For Contemporary Art (NCCA) Ekaterinburg Branch, Russia

Meteorit Scanning, public laboratory, NCCA Ekaterinburg

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The Golden Crater
a sculpture in public space and
impact memorial - again public meteorit scanning laboratory

Opening Date: May 27th 2009 at 7pm
Location: National Center For Contemporary Art (NCCA) Ekaterinburg Branch, Russia

Golden Crater sculpture detail - an impact memorial
in public space, NCCA Ekaterinburg

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Moon Walking on Earth - a workshop
How to get the moon down on earth?
Space travelling for beginners.

Date: May 24th 2009 at 4pm
Location / Meeting Point: Parc Mamina-Sibirjaka Street, Ekaterinburg
In cooperation with: Boom Dance and the National Center For Contemporary Art (NCCA) Ekaterinburg Branch, Russia

Moon Walking Workshop, NCCA Ekaterinburg

It might sound lunatic but we will discover "moony" (= contrast of sunny) Ekaterinburg
and moonwalking around the local craters of Ekaterinburg.

Additional info: The moonwalk or backslide is a dance technique that presents the illusion that the dancer is stepping forward whilst actually moving backward.

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Stone Stories :
a workshop in urban space in Ekaterinburg

Date: 30.Jan.- 31. Jan. 2009
Location: National Center For Contemporary Art (NCCA) Ekaterinburg Branch, Russia
In cooperation with: Ural Geological Museum (USMU) and the National Center For Contemporary Art (NCCA) Ekaterinburg Branch, Russia

Stone Stories, Workshop Ekaterinburg, January `09

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Crater Studies, Mamina-Sibirjaka Street,Ekaterinburg

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National Center for Contemporary Arts
NCCA Moscow >>> here
NCCA Jekaterinburg >>> here
Art On SIte Project >>> here

Article:"Wundersamer Meteoritenabsturz"
Author: Irina Kudjrawtsewa >>> here
Impact Booklet texts >>> here
Moon Walk Workshop Flyer >>> here

Ural Geological Museum (USMU) Ekaterinburg

Articles Impact Happening:
http://www.arch66.ru/news/1/292/
http://www.nakanune.ru/news/2009/05/18/2156623
http://ur-ra.ru/sc/pub_ve.php?pub_select=2807
http://ur-ra.ru/sc/pub_ve.php?pub_select=2828
http://apin.ru/photo.asp?pagenumb=1&article=50501