ROBERT SMITHSON 
SPIRAL JETTY

This peice by Robert Smithson constructed in the 1970's, is famous for being one of the most iconic peices of Land art. Built entirely of mud, salt crystals, basalt rocks, earth, and water on the northeastern shore of the Great Salt Lake, it forms a 1,500-foot-long (460 m), 15-foot-wide (4.6 m) counterclockwise coil jutting from the shore of the lake which is only visible when the level of the Great Salt Lake falls below a certain level.

Due to natural elements, the colour and shape of the sculptural work has altered causing controvery over wether or not the structure should be restored to its upmost splender. Smithson however expressed an admiration for entropy in that he intended his works to mimic earthly attributes in that they remain in a state of arrested disruption and not be kept from destruction.