Floating Island to Travel Around Manhattan Island
New York, NY 1970/2005
from http://www.robertsmithson.com/introduction/introduction.htm:
"He utilized non-traditional art materials such as language, mirrors, maps, dump trucks, abandoned quarries, hotels, contractors, and earth to produce his radical sculptures, photographs, films, and earthworks.
On looking for sites he stated 'I began in a very primitive way;..started taking trips in 1965; certain sites would appeal to me more--sites that had been in some way disrupted...pulverized. I was really looking for a denaturalization rather than built up scenic beauty...when you take a trip you need precise data& I would often use quadrangle maps; mapping followed traveling'"
Site studies from Hotel Palenque work:
On-site piece using mirrors:
"Sixth Mirror Displacement, from Yucatan Mirror Displacements (1-9)," by Robert Smithson, 1969,
9 chromogenic-development slides (exhibition prints, 2000), 12 x 12 inches, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York,
Photo courtesy Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, © Robert Smithson Estate
Great job Alessandro, this looks terrific!
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