Spiral Jetty (Photo: Greg Lindquist)
Greg Lindquist, a Brooklyn based artist, made a winter’s pilgrimage to the Spiral Jetty on January 2, Robert Smithson’s birthday. His photos and “trip report” can be read on Hyperallergic.
As readers of this blog already know, this is a frequent pilgrimage spot for me. Lindquist’s photos of the Jetty in the snow, with the angled winter light on that extreme and remote landscape, offer up a different face to that iconic earthwork.
A few earlier posts about the Jetty on Slow Muse:
Remote Futures, Remote Pasts
Jars in Tennessee, Jetties in Utah
Erin Hogan: Melding Gravitas with Whimsy
Schooled by Sand
Getting to Into
Keep Those Cards and Letters Coming
Preservation Update
Spiral Jetty Site at Risk
Sanctuary
[…] the Spiral Jetty in yesterday’s post has me thinking about land marking, especially during a snow storm as extensive as the one that […]
I hope one day to see this in person.
This is spectacular! How hard was it to get too? I hear the last few miles are the worst. I’ve been close–Salt Lake–but lost my nerve. Advice? Did you need 4 wheel drive?
Miriam, Feel free to email me if you are thinking of going. I can give you very specific and useful advice about making the trip. My email is dbarlow@gmail.com