M A Y 2 0 2 0 BOWERBIRD SPIRAL JETTY FAMILY GUIDE B O W E R B I R D A R T A N D C U L T U R E T O U R S

WHAT'S INSIDE?

WHAT IS THE SPIRAL JETTY? 2

DIY FAMILY EARTHWORK KIT 3

SPIRAL JETTY PACKING LIST 4

MORE INFO & RESOURCES 5

WHAT IS THE SPIRAL JETTY?

Robert Smithson created one of the most well known earthworks in the world!

A construction crew moved over 6,000 tons of basalt rock and sand to create The Spiral Jetty in ’s .

Robert Smithson, like many land artists, created many of his pieces with materials he found nearby.

These artworks are called site-specific in part because they are formed from materials right on site. DIY FAMILY EARTHWORK KIT

You can make your own site-specific earthwork inspired by Robert Smithson at the Spiral Jetty, at a nearby park, or even in your own backyard.

Step 1: Step 2: Step 3: Find a spot you’d like to create Arrange your found objects into a Take a photo of your earthwork; if your earthwork and look around design. You can make a spiral like you can, visit your earthwork every for natural materials that you can Robert Smithson or come up with day for a week and record what use to make your piece. You might your own unique arrangement. you see. How has your piece find objects like leaves, sticks, Place contrasting colors and changed with the influence of pebbles, sand, shells, or flower textures next to each other for the wind, rain, animals, or people? Do petals. Collect as many different most striking effect. you like your earthwork better now colors and textures as possible. or when it was first created?

We would love to see your earthwork on social media! Please tag us with #bowerbirdjetty so we can see what you have created! Spiral Jetty Packing List

B E P R E P A R E D

· Bowerbird Spiral Jetty Family Guide Sunscreen

Picnic Lunch/Plenty of Snacks Directions to Spiral Jetty downloaded to your phone (internet service is spotty during the last hour of the Drinking Water drive)

Be ready to wade: water shoes, spare water to rinse off salt, Favorite downloaded music or audiobooks for the and towels drive

Picnic blanket or chairs Note--there aren't any services near Rozel Point, so be sure to fill the car up with gas and take any bathroom breaks at Bug Spray the start of your journey!

"Nature is never finished." Robert Smithson MORE RESOURCES Information about Robert Smithson, The Spiral Jetty and Earthworks in the U.S.

· Robert Smithson by Eugenie Tsai · Robert Smithson: Spiral Jetty by Lynne Cooke and Karent Kelly · Probing The Earth: Contemporary Land Projects by John Beardsley · Tribute to the Spiral Jetty from The ·

Celebrating 50 years of the Spiral Jetty from the Utah Museum of Fine Art · Time-lapse video of the Spiral Jetty from the Getty Art Insitute · Excerpts from Smithson’s film about the Spiral Jetty · Spiral Jetty flickr group · Incredible sunset photo of he Spiral Jetty from NASA · Tracking site for lake levels at the Spiral Jetty · Robert Smithson’s Papers at the Smithsonian Archives of American Art

Article about conversation issues surrounding the Spiral Jetty