27 C-prints, 137 x 168 cm, on perpex.
The management of the "call center of TPG Post (the Dutch postal service), based in the town of Leeuwarden, approached IZARIN and VAN DER LINDE, asking them to develop an appropriate concept for a photography project. They were selected for this project - which was under supervision of KPN Art & Design, The Hague - for their highly individual, uncompromising yet subdued style of portraiture.
The photographers focused on the essence of the work done at this particular help desk; the contact with millions of Dutch citizens about mail related matters. They created a series of portraits of ordinary Dutch people, on ordinary locations, ranging from the Rembrandtspark in Amsterdam to the parking lot of a discount supermarket in the town of Tiel. Izarin-van der Linde reveal their vision of contemporary Holland with twenty-seven life size portraits.
As they hang in the "callcenter", the photographs, measuring 1,37 X 1,68 meters, serve as windows on the world. They complement the voices from every corner of the country - to which the employees listen on a daily basis - with images.
Paulien 't Hoen (former KPN Art and Design).
