Gerco de Ruijter, Jeroen van Westen, Anne Ausloos, Ton Haak — Desert Passage

Enschede: self-published. First edition, first printing. 180 pp., 21x15. Condition: As New. Mint copy Without dust jacket (as issued). 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'.