THE LEMAY ISLAND REMOTE LOCATION PROJECT
Lemay Island, Utah, USA 

Permanent Installation: Solar panel, led spotlight, windgenerator
The Lemay Island Remote Location was purchased by Robert Smithson and Nancy Holt in 1969. The 40-acre stretch of land is 42 miles away from any kind of infrastructural facilities. A 35-mile bumpy track takes you there, the last 12 miles of which must be found with the help of the GPS navigation system. The light installation illuminates the surrounding countryside 24 hours, seven days a week. It consists of an LED spot light, two 24 volt batteries, a wind generator and two solar modules in a format of 100 x 65 cm. The solar modules serve to generate electricity and, at the same time, as a “panel painting” that reflects the surrounding countryside: the Newfoundland Evaporation Basin and the Silver Mountains. The viewer sees him/herself mirrored against the plain of the salt flats. The solar modules have been installed very high up and horizontally. A wind turbine generates additional electricity. Sun and wind energy thus complement each other in the cycles of day/night and summer/winter. The brightness within this corridor of light corresponds to the light intensity of a full moon night. The countryside outside of this corridor remains unlit. There are thus no limitations for observing the starry sky and the Milky Way. 

PLACE(S) OF EXHIBITION:
- Lemay Island, Utah, USA 2003-2010
- Shedhalle Zürich, Swiss 2010 www.shedhalle.ch
- Gropius Bau Berlin 2006

A COLLABORATION WITH:
-The Center for Land Use Interpretation Los Angeles www.clui.org

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY:
- Kunststiftung NRW www.kunststiftungnrw.de