
© The Artist
ROZEL POINT, GREAT SALT LAKE, UTAH (1997) 1999
Tacita Dean (1965 – )
Details
- Dimension
- VARIABLE
- Media
- 35MM SLIDE, UPRIGHT SLIDE PROJECTOR
- Accession number
- P7186
Summary
It was rumoured that Robert Smithson’s long submerged earthwork, the Spiral Jetty, had resurfaced. Dean journeyed to the shores of the Great Salt Lake in Utah in the hope of being able to witness this legendary intrusion into the landscape. The sound work Trying to find the Spiral Jetty is based on recordings made during the car journey, made with a friend, following detailed instructions, supplemented with later embellishments. The aural experience of their quest is therefore a fusion of fact and fiction, befitting the elusive nature of their goal. Another work refers to the mosquitoes that plagued them on this pilgrimage, represented by the magnetic film tape. Whether the set of instructions were followed correctly or not is unclear, but the projection Rozel Point, Great Salt Lake, Utahrecords the site at the end of the journey and shows no trace of the jetty.
Landscape, The British Council 2000
Glossary
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Film
A transparent, flexible plastic material, usually of cellulose acetate or polyester, on which light-sensitive emulsion is coated, or on which an image can be formed by various transfer processes.