![]() ![]() the artist described it as ‘a major piece’ and it sparked his interest in working with industry and post-industrial landscape to make art ‘a necessary part of their reclamation projects.’ sited on private land, the artwork’s future is uncertain as it was donated to the people of the netherlands, but the specifics of how the work should be cared for and who should take responsibility for the land on which it sits are unclear. Robert smithson’s ‘broken circle/spiral hill’ is a land artwork with a rich history, a deep resonance for the present, and an unknown future. Header video by carlos mora for land art contemporary featuring anne reenders, lisa le feuvre and the director of sonsbeek beyond the limits ‘broken circle/spiral hill’, courtesy of land art contemporary and holt/smithson foundation (also header image) ‘in 2021 our ambition is to build a sustainable future for the artwork, to enable it to inspire future generations,’ says le feuvre. ![]() upon the artwork’s fiftieth anniversary, the holt/smithson foundation and land art contemporary are working with CBK emmen and dutch partners to program a series of open weekends between july and october 2021, featuring talks, screenings, and presentations. smithson is known to have donated the piece to the people of the netherlands, however, as it is sited on private land, its future remains uncertain. ‘broken circle/spiral hill’ was created for the 1971 edition of the temporary outdoor exhibition sonsbeek, one year after his much referenced ‘spiral jetty’ at rozel point on the great salt lake in utah (more about it here). ‘smithson was fascinated by the constructed and reclaimed nature of the dutch landscape, and in emmen he found a perfect location to explore ideas core to his artistic practice,’ lisa le feuvre, holt/smithson foundation executive director, tells designboom in an interview. the quarry and ‘broken circle’ can be seen from the top of the hill, reached via a spiraling path, while at the center of the circle is an immovable huge boulder deposited by ancient glacial movements. the monumental land art piece, which marks smithson’s only extant earthwork outside of the US, consists of two parts: ‘broken circle’, a semi-circular jetty built into a quarry lake filled with reflecting green water and ‘spiral hill’, a cone-shaped hill beside the lake. ![]() In 1971, american artist robert smithson carved ‘broken circle/spiral hill’ into the shoreline of a former sand mine near the city of emmen, in the netherlands. ![]()
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