著者

富士栄 厚

出版者

美学会

雑誌

美學 (ISSN:05200962)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.48, no.4, pp.48-59, 1998-03-31

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In previous remarks, I have stated that <Spiral Jetty> of Robert Smithson was inspired by the form and the concept of Babel Upside-Down. I also explored the analogy between the pigment of the Salt Lake and human blood. (Ph. D. dissertation, "American Land art and the notion of the picturesque and sublime." University of Paris I, 1993.) In the present paper, I shall focus deeper into these concepts regarding Smithson's <Spiral Jetty>, reflecting upon my research of Metamorphosis of the Spiral and its association with the concept of Goethe. I shall also put forth my ideas on the reconstitution of the "Figure" of <Spiral Jetty> through synthesizing the triangular and reflexive relation between A : Site works of Spiral Jetty. B : Text on S. J. C : Films on S. J. Situating the problematic of Topos of <Spiral Jetty> in classical term, I will attempt to display the Reversibilty of Topos (Babel Upside-Down) as a form in the frame of Time/Space. I will involve the analogy between the circulation of blood in the human body and the organic form of red water at Salt Lake exploring the concept of "Inside-Out".