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by Sean Whitehill
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by Sean Whitehill

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Tikal, Guatemala

20cm (W) x 20cm (H)
Ink and Pencil on 200gsm acid-free paper

$ 485.00 AU

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Tikal is the site of a major Mayan civilisation that dates back to the 6th century BC. I arrived in a small group at 4am in order to climb one of the tallest of these ancient pyramids for sunrise. We sat for perhaps an hour, perched above the jungle canopy in the dark, listening to the eerie roar of howler monkeys near and far. We saw no sunrise, the humid jungle shrouded in mist. 

Apparently this site inspired George Lucas’ planet of the Ewoks, Endor in Star Wars, which is a pretty cool clash between the timeless pyramids of an ancient civilisation and the futuristic space technology of the Star Wars movies.
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