Photo and Slideworks

a white sand beach with a pile of sea shells arranged into a long round oval shape. blue sky and ocean in the background

Hypothetical Continent in Shells: Lemuria

Robert Smithson

1969

Sanibel Island, Florida

grassy hilside with seven mirrors placed in line one behind the other on the ground

Mirror Displacement (Brambles)

Robert Smithson

1969

England, U.K.

seven mirrors leaning on a grassy slope

Mirror Displacement (Grassy Slope)

Robert Smithson

1969

England, U.K.

black and white image of pipes gushing water into a river

The Monuments of Passaic

Robert Smithson

1967

Passaic, NJ, USA

a tree sticking out of the sand upside down on a beach

Upside Down Tree II

Robert Smithson

1969

Captiva Island, Florida, USA