November 9, 2009

In Search of Eustace

It all started with the Chateau Marmont. A young teenager from Glasgow hears stories of the legendary hotel from her father and his friends who travel for work. “One day,” he promises, “you and I will have lunch at the Chateau Marmont.” Months later, they pack their bags and head to the city of angels for a road trip that neither one of them will ever forget.

For three weeks, David Eustace and his 16-year-old daughter Rachael traveled from Los Angeles to Eustace, a small town near Dallas, Texas. They passed through Death Valley on the way to Las Vegas, then headed north towards Boulder City and Lake Mead. They continued their journey east to Albuquerque, New Mexico, and then further past Amarillo and Wichita Falls, Texas until they reached their namesake destination.

Throughout the trip they documented their journey with snapshots, videos, journals, and keepsakes. All of these mementos are assembled together onto Anthropologie’s theanthropologist.net, the brainchild of creative director Trevor Lunn. The site “is an online space for inspiring works and inspiring individuals.” Film-maker and photographer Andrew Zuckerman and director Jane Campion are also featured.

Anthropology is the study of human beings, and for those three precious weeks David Eustace and his daughter Rachael experienced a sometimes silent but nevertheless eye-opening study of each other.

Read more about their exploration of America