I arrived at Rozel Point with my son, the evening of August 7th 2005 and walked the jetty at sunset; then ran the vortex the following morning after sunrise. The water was a bit higher than in this video. The stones were mostly white and the water by the shore a pink crimson in the early light.
The night sky was without moonlight until early morning so was quite magnificent with many
I was there about 11 months ago with Nancy Holt and the Dia Foundation caretaker. They both encouraged me to walk on the Jetty. We even discussed the possibility of clearing some of the larger rocks from the road to make it more accessible. I saw no sign. The video associated with the creation of the work would also seem to support this view. In it Smithson runs the length of the Jetty and a Helicopter films in a dizzying spin. Clearly the "vortex" was meant to be experienced, not just viewed.
Smithson really wasn't interested in conservation, his writinngs on entropy and the work's gradual return to the base materials it's made of are perhaps the most radical aspects of his practice, anyone who has seen the film Smithson and Nancy Holt made of the work would not dispute the fact you're meant to walk on it.
Wonder why someone has posted a "do not walk on the art" sign? There isn't another spiral landform anywhere else in the world. Anyone who has read Smithson's writings would know that he'd probably disapprove of such a restriction.
I'm almost certain that he would; in almost all of his sites (aside from those that were clearly temporary and meant for secondary representation, like the Yucatan mirror pieces) one's physical interaction with the surface and the extension of the work is a central part of the experience. In that way I think there is a certain similarity to Carl Andre's floor pieces, which are meant to slowly disintegrate as they're touched and walked on.
Interesting vid, but would have liked it more if you perhaps had done some set shots as opposed to the herky-jerky walk-on/walk-off strategy. I visited the Jetty around '93, '94? Can't remember exact date. It was all underwater then. Smithson's ideas and work have always been compelling and intriguing.
I was just wondering how it would look like in full colour. You could as well given a bit more of information: when did you make the film (date & daytime), what is the music,and so on
horrible music and very inappropriate
tim60s321 4 months ago
I agree that the voice was miscast. Also the soundtrack. Silence is golden - especially at this site.
laurafeeleus 11 months ago
I arrived at Rozel Point with my son, the evening of August 7th 2005 and walked the jetty at sunset; then ran the vortex the following morning after sunrise. The water was a bit higher than in this video. The stones were mostly white and the water by the shore a pink crimson in the early light.
The night sky was without moonlight until early morning so was quite magnificent with many
'shooting stars" (meteoroids).
yangyin09u 2 years ago
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It is from the algae, the pink crimson color. Thank you for your tribute/story concerning this work of art. I hope to see this some day.
frankkylou 1 year ago
looks awesome
rochelimit55555 3 years ago
I was there about 11 months ago with Nancy Holt and the Dia Foundation caretaker. They both encouraged me to walk on the Jetty. We even discussed the possibility of clearing some of the larger rocks from the road to make it more accessible. I saw no sign. The video associated with the creation of the work would also seem to support this view. In it Smithson runs the length of the Jetty and a Helicopter films in a dizzying spin. Clearly the "vortex" was meant to be experienced, not just viewed.
mtallichet 3 years ago
That voice! Earnest, chirpy, girlish, art-studentish -- ludicrously miscast.
Otherwise, nice.
Tonymostrom 4 years ago
The video was nice, but... when we went, we chose to *not* walk on the art. It's a conservation thing....
scafativ 4 years ago
BS, Smithson would want you to walk on it.
BurritoFueled 4 years ago
Smithson really wasn't interested in conservation, his writinngs on entropy and the work's gradual return to the base materials it's made of are perhaps the most radical aspects of his practice, anyone who has seen the film Smithson and Nancy Holt made of the work would not dispute the fact you're meant to walk on it.
Rausch64 4 years ago
Wonder why someone has posted a "do not walk on the art" sign? There isn't another spiral landform anywhere else in the world. Anyone who has read Smithson's writings would know that he'd probably disapprove of such a restriction.
bapyou 5 years ago
I'm almost certain that he would; in almost all of his sites (aside from those that were clearly temporary and meant for secondary representation, like the Yucatan mirror pieces) one's physical interaction with the surface and the extension of the work is a central part of the experience. In that way I think there is a certain similarity to Carl Andre's floor pieces, which are meant to slowly disintegrate as they're touched and walked on.
moutoncadet 4 years ago
Interesting vid, but would have liked it more if you perhaps had done some set shots as opposed to the herky-jerky walk-on/walk-off strategy. I visited the Jetty around '93, '94? Can't remember exact date. It was all underwater then. Smithson's ideas and work have always been compelling and intriguing.
bapyou 5 years ago
I was just wondering how it would look like in full colour. You could as well given a bit more of information: when did you make the film (date & daytime), what is the music,and so on
Capitel 5 years ago
Very cool!
Truckbeard 5 years ago