Bromoils by Elise LaJeunesse
Spiral Jetty
Robert Smithson's monumental earthwork Spiral Jetty is located on the Great Salt Lake at Rozel Point in Utah. This iconic earthwork was built in April 1970. Using black basalt rocks and earth from the site, the artist created a coil 1,500 feet long and 15 feet wide that stretches out counter-clockwise into the translucent red water. The unique relationship of the Jetty to its location features the effects on the work of both the lake’s continually changing water levels and the lake’s abundance of red algae, which gives the water its color.
Spiral Jetty
Robert Smithson's monumental earthwork Spiral Jetty is located on the Great Salt Lake at Rozel Point in Utah. This iconic earthwork was built in April 1970. Using black basalt rocks and earth from the site, the artist created a coil 1,500 feet long and 15 feet wide that stretches out counter-clockwise into the translucent red water. The unique relationship of the Jetty to its location features the effects on the work of both the lake’s continually changing water levels and the lake’s abundance of red algae, which gives the water its color.