Dessert Passage |
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| De kunstenaars Anne Ausloos, Gerco de Ruijter en Jeroen van Westen hebben eind 2005 een werkperiode doorgebracht in het Santa Fe Art Institute in New Mexico USA als Artist in Residence. Desert Passage is een kunstenaarsboek, waarin de drie genoemde kunstenaars en hun gids, Ton Haak, hun ervaringen in beeld en onder woorden brengen. De locatie van de projecten, de gelijktijdigheid en de gezamenlijke culturele achtergrond vormen de basis van het boek. Ton Haak's bijdrage omvat de tekst High Desert Drifter, waarin hij zijn ervaringen met en gedachten over tien jaar leven in de hoge woestijn neerschrijft. Anne Ausloos (1954), woont en werkt in Antwerpen. www.anneausloos.be Ton Haak (1943), woont en werkt in Abiquiu, New Mexico USA. tonhaak@valornet.com Jeroen van Westen (1955), woont en werkt in Enschede. www.jeroenvanwesten.nl Gerco de Ruijter (1961), woont en werkt in Rotterdam. Het boek Desert Passage bestaat uit vier boeken in één. Totaal:180 pagina's (Anne Ausloos 48p, Gerco de Ruijter 36p, Ton Haak 48p, Jeroen van Westen 48p) Engelstalig Oplage: 300 Formaat: 210 x 148 mm (A5) / Full Color / Offset Grafische vormgeving: Pleun Vos Druk: De Longte Dordrecht Bindwerk: Patist Prijs: 42,50 euro, excl verzendkosten. In the fall of 2005, Anne Ausloos (Belgium), Jeroen van Westen and Gerco de Ruijter (both from the Netherlands) spent many weeks working in north-central New Mexico. Part of the time they were Artists in Residence at the Santa Fé Art Institute. After returning to Europe and presenting the results of their trip amongst others in Ghent, Belgium, and Rotterdam and Amsterdam, the Netherlands, they decided to self-publish their findings in a limited edition artist book titled 'Desert Passage' 'Desert Passage' is not one book but four books in one. Each of the three artists has selected visuals (and texts) defining his or her New Mexico work. The fourth book was composed by Ton Haak, their Dutch-born guide who lives in Abiquiu, New Mexico, which was the focus of their New Mexico explorations. In his contribution, titled 'High Desert Drifter', Ton Haak writes about his more than 10 years in Abiquiu, his thoughts and experiences, and his collaboration with the three artists. The four books of 'Desert Passage' present different opinions, different experiences, and different artistic results - four individual views, sometimes opposite, mostly strengthening each other. The cross references, correlations, and divergences provide a diverse yet interesting historic (visual) documentation of one of the last original deserts of the 'Wild West'. Limited edition (300 ex) English Size 210x148 mm (A5) / Full Color / Offset Design: Pleun Vos 180 pages (Anne Ausloos 48p, Gerco de Ruijter 36p, Ton Haak 48p, Jeroen van Westen 48p) Price: Europe: Euro 42.50 / USA: USD 72 excl.postage |