Earth Tones
Originally published on Greengale
Robert Smithson constructed the Sprial Jetty (1970) at a location where a nearby hill (Rozel Point) affords views of the installation from elevated, human-reachable ground. However, the Great Salt Lake also features many works of land art that were hidden at the time due to the lack of such hills. (Note: I am disregarding known conventions and including industrial installations under the "art" umbrella term.) Technological advancements have since made these accessible, so I will continue to post them on here as before.
Inspired by the works of Mark Rothko, this 5 by 7 foot wall of color presents subtle tension between the somber, perhaps stormy cool greys, the and the smooth serenity of the green, accented by hints of pure white. Actually I made that up, it's a lot bigger, but you can't see for yourself.
Ways to veiw this site:
- Helicopter: very expensive, dangerous to fly that low, probably would disturb the water
- Satellite: low resolution, entire atmosphere in the way, can't see anything close to true color
- Small airplane: low resolution at safe altitudes, difficult to get the exact composition due to speed
- Camera on a long pole: maybe? it would have to be ~30m long and very unwieldy
- Consumer quadcopter: perfect
As such, no one has seen this view prior to the 2010's at the earliest, if ever. Barring any drone bans, the world remains wide open and ripe for exploration.