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Launch
Launch Date:
19 February 2022
Launch Mission:
Launch Operator:
Northrop Grumman
Rocket:
Antares 230+
Launch Vehicle:
Cygnus SS Piers Sellers
Launch Location:
Wallops Island, VA, USA
2022-015B
COSPAR id:
In Space
Host:
International Space Station
Type:
Space Station
Operator:
Multinational
Location:
Low Earth Orbit, Non-Polar Inclined
COSPAR id:
1998-067A
Return
Return Date:
11 January 2023
Return Mission:
CRS-26
Return Vehicle:
Cargo Dragon
Landing Location:
Gulf of Mexico
COSPAR id:
2022-159A
Updated:
8/7/24
status:
Returned
Mission Profile
Partners:



Mineral sculpture inspired by the processes of rock-water interactions, and our
perception of reality behind the naming of things.
Mineral sculpture inspired by the processes of rock-water interactions, and our
perception of reality behind the naming of things. Selenite, literally the stone of the
moon – selēnē, got its name due to its shine, translucency and prismatic, multifaceted
structure. Soft stone, that can be easily scratched with a ngernail, also quickly
dissolves and deconstructs in contact with water.
As a child, I remembered a saying of my grandmother: when the moon lays like a cup that spills water, it will probably rain. This little connection embraces the complexities behind the names and meanings preserved in languages and stories: memorization of the seasons and weather, and naming of materials after visual metaphors.
Still, a cup for water made of the moon-stone is impossible.
Playing with the idea of this interaction, I exposed selenite pieces to small drops of liquid, that over time formed a cup-looking deepening. A little ode to the formations of matter, and shared views of the world, inseparable from our imagination.
Dimensions:
1 x 1 x 1 cm
Medium:
Selenite
Genre:
Formations of the cup and the rock
Elina Alekseeva
Russia, Netherlands
2022
2022
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