Spiral Jetty, Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA
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Spiral Jetty is an earthwork sculpture constructed in April 1970 that is considered to be the central work of American sculptor Robert Smithson
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Built of mud, salt crystals, basalt, and dirt, the Spiral Jetty is 1500 feet long and extends far out into the Great Salt Lake.
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However no one saw this work for over 30 years. Built during a drought by Robert Smithson, once the water levels returned to normal the spiral was then submerged for three decades, reemerging during a drought in 2004.
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The black basalt rocks are now covered with white salt encrustations, and the water has a pink hue to it. The jetty disappears if the lake level is higher than 4,197 feet, and currently the jetty is again in danger of disappearing once again.
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There is a plan to restore the jetty, but not everyone agrees with the plan. The sculptor, who died in a plane crash only three years after completing the jetty, expressed a love of entropy and the eroding powers of nature. His project is part of a late 60s sculptural movement known as “Land Art.”
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It is likely Smithson would have been very happy with the jetty’s disappearing act and changing appearance.
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