Lecturis Books

Part 6 of the (Dutch) series Henny. The photographer has followed Henny already for 36 years. It started in 1976 with a portrait of a youngster, called Henny, working in a biscuit factory. Now Henny is a 52-year-old mother of six children. She leads a very stirring life.

Photographs taken by Antonie Linssen on her journeys through Pakistan and Tunisia from 1972 to 1978, which were developed and printed by herself.

Sies’ photos show the rough and ready construction workers in what appears to be a ballet of precisely choreographed dance poses. Taut muscles, focused gaze, nerves well under control. They are a team who, like dancers or athletes after long and intensive practice, have coordinated their moves and rely on each other to be where they are needed.