The Tranquility of Solitude

ISBN 9781991154156

A photographic journey through the backroads of living differently. Acclaimed photographer Derek Henderson encounters and chronicles the nomadic life of Fergus and his horse Flex on the rugged West Coast of Te Waipounamu / the South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand. This collection of images chart a lifestyle that seems to strip away the complexities of modern living and yet reflects a complex approach to individuality and participation in society.

Includes an introduction by the artist and a new poem by the famously nomadic David Merritt: ‘Man is a beast of burden: or, death comes soon enough, I’m in no hurry’.