Hromovyi Kamin’ (Ukrainian for ‘Thunderstone’)
 

is a project that investigates the scientific, social, and poetic histories of the Knyahinya meteorite, which fell on 9 June 1866 near the village of Knyahinya in present-day Zakarpattia, Ukraine. The main mass of this L5 ordinary chondrite (c. 300 kg) has long been displayed at the Natural History Museum Vienna, where it was for many years regarded as the largest known stony meteorite. The project examines space-heritage ownership, digital restitution, and historical speculation about the origins of life.

The project will result in a 360 dome documentary-performance and an AR (augmented reality) audiovisual play on the hiking trail towards the meteorite impact site in Knyahinya.

The team
Letta Shtohryn : concept, research, 3D, CGI, 360 dome, app dev. 
Bart Kuipers : screen writing
Daniela Brill-Estrada : art/science research
Andrew Pace : project management 

 

Created in collaboration with
Uzhanskyi National Nature Park (Velykyi Bereznyi) UA, the Transcarpathian Museum of Regional History (Uzhhorod) UA, and the Natural History Museum Vienna AT.

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The research phase was supported by Arts Council Malta