Author Description

Each year since 2007, Dutch photographer Louise te Poele makes stylised portraits within a conceptual framework of the graduating bachelor class at ArtEZ Institute of the Arts in Arnhem. Beginning with portraits inspired by late 19th-century socialites, the tradition became an annually recurring part of the programme, an expression of the character of each class and something experienced by the group as a whole. A primary challenge, therefore, is to create a coherent narrative from the varied spectrum of individuals within a single class. Design alumnus Djovrie Krüs is responsible for styling, hair and make-up, and the astonishing results have exceeded all expectations