Sitespecificity
Site-specificity is a term used in art, architecture, and related disciplines to describe works designed to exist in a particular place and whose meaning and reception depend on that location. A site-specific work is typically conceived to engage local features such as topography, climate, built environment, history, and social context, making relocation or replication difficult without altering its intended significance.
The concept gained prominence in the 1960s with conceptual art and the rise of Land Art, as
Key characteristics of site-specific works include a pronounced dependence on the site for meaning, deliberate integration
Notable examples range from Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty to Richard Serra’s Tilted Arc (which was removed