Broken Circle/Spiral Hill (1971) is the only earthwork produced by Robert Smithson still in existence outside the United States. Captured while the artwork was under construction, Smithson's footage reveals its spatial and environmental context, but as a result of a tragic accident during a reconnaissance flight in 1973 the planned film remained unfinished.
Forty years later a video incorporating the original film footage is to be completed on behalf of Land Art Contemporary in a collaboration between artist Nancy Holt and curator Theo Tegelaers of SKOR/Foundation for Art and Public Domain. Breaking Ground: Broken Circle/Spiral Hill (1971-2011) will be presented in a Land Art Contemporary program being developed in honor of the of the 40th anniversary of the creation of Broken Circle/Spiral Hill. A full program for the event, which runs from 17 September - 27 November 2011, will be published at www.landartcontemporary.nl
Image: still from Breaking Ground/Spiral Hill (1971-2011)
