And it's one of the reasons Smithson chose it.

这也是史密森选择它的原因之一。

This would tie into a theory that a book by the science fiction writer JG Ballard inspired Smithson.

这与科幻小说作家巴拉德启发史密森的一本书有关。

Smithson saw his works of art as the mediators between the environment and the economy.

史密森认为他的艺术作品是环境和经济之间的中介。

This was at the core of Smithson's practice.

这是史密森实践的核心。

In Smithson's film about the making of Spiral Jetty, we see an abandoned oil rig in the background.

在史密森关于制作《螺旋形防波堤》的电影中，我们看到一个废弃的石油钻井平台在背景中。

But the land art of Smithson is not so much about ecology or direct activism.

但史密森的土地艺术并不是关于生态或直接的行动主义。

But amazingly the government then managed to lose Smithson's fortune.

但令人惊讶的是，政府随后设法失去了史密森的财产。

Smithson moved to New York in the late nineteen fifties.

史密森在20世纪50年代后期搬到了纽约。

The value of Smithson's gift was worth nearly 15 times the annual budget of the United States.

史密森的捐赠价值几乎是美国年度预算的 15 倍。

In April nineteen seventy, Smithson received the least agreement for twenty-five acres of land on the banks of the Great Salt Lake.

1970年4月，史密森得到了大盐湖岸边25英亩土地的最低协议。

But Smithson wasn't happy with the shape.

但史密森对这种形状并不满意。

At this time, Smithson was producing paintings, drawings and colleges inspired by the abstract expressionists.

在这个时候，史密森受到抽象表现主义者的启发，正在创作绘画、素描和学院。

The color of the lake was the preliminary factor that attracted Smithson to the site.

湖泊的颜色是吸引史密森来到这里的首要因素。

In nineteen sixty-three, Smithson married Nancy Halt, a brilliant artist and a member of the earth, land and conceptual art movements.

1963年，史密森与南希·哈尔特结婚，她是一位才华横溢的艺术家，也是地球、土地和概念艺术运动的成员。

She became not just Smithson's wife, but his collaborator and their partnership would mark a significant turning point in his career.

她不仅成为了史密森的妻子，还是他的合作者，他们的合作关系标志着他职业生涯的一个重要转折点。

Despite this setback, Smithson was an artist who made his mark in a very short time.

尽管遇到了挫折，史密森仍是一位在很短时间内成名的艺术家。

In Smithson's early work, you often find the spiral form.

在史密森的早期作品中，你经常会发现螺旋的形式。

Another Smithson Bicentennial medal recipient was Dave Grohl, founder and lead singer of the rock band Foo Fighters and former drummer for the rock band Nirvana.

另一位史密森二百周年纪念奖章获得者是摇滚乐队Foo Fighters的创始人兼主唱戴夫·格罗尔，他曾是摇滚乐队Nirvana的鼓手。

This is the first proposal by Smithson which they built with an island as planned, and you can see that here.

这是史密森的第一个提案他们按照计划建造了一个岛屿，你可以在这里看到。

Smithson was a huge fan of science fiction, and in 1967, he took the title of Brian Aldiss' " Earthworks" to describe his own form of art.

史密森是科幻小说的超级粉丝，1967年，他用布莱恩·奥尔迪斯的《土方工程》来描述他自己的艺术形式。