THE ROCK AND THE TREE / LA ROCA AND EL ARBOL
Marian Drew & Jorge Deustua

ISBN: 978-612-46104-0-0
55 pages, soft-cover
Text by Enrique Chavez-Duran, Marian Drew, Jorge Deustua

The collaborative work of Australian artist Marian Drew and Peruvian artist Jorge Deustua.

Deustua and Drew began this project in 2010 after a chance meeting in Australia, 2009. This collaborative dialogue between two people with different histories, cultures and languages led to a series of exotic landscapes. Traveling from the desert of Paracas on the coast of Peru, up into the sacred valley of the Andes and into the south jungle of Peru, the Sandoval valley, the collaboration allowed both to witness another country supported through local knowledge and understanding. These National Parks and archeological sites were corresponded in Australia by travels to Fraser Island, Girraween National Park and the pristine coastline of Central Queensland. Australia and Peru border the Pacific Ocean and share other connections: the southern hemisphere, a continuity of indigenous peoples and culture, a history of destructive European colonization and an expansive and richly diverse natural environment. The aim was to discover these connections and build bridges for the future.