The Spiral Jetty (Robert Smithson)

The Spiral Jetty is an Earth artwork created by Robert Smithson in 1970, located on the Great Salt Lake in Utah. It consists of a spiraling coil of black basalt rocks and earth, extending into the lake’s salt flats. Designed as a large-scale, site-specific sculpture, it interacts with natural elements like water and salt, changing appearance over time. It explores themes of entropy, nature’s cycles, and human impact, inviting viewers to consider the landscape as both artwork and environment. The Spiral Jetty is a pioneering example of land art, emphasizing the relationship between art and the natural world.