Description
The name De Parel (The Pearl, La Perle, Die Perle, La Perla, Den Perlen, …), although indicating a precious possession, is a common name given to commercial businesses. Travelling around the Netherlands and Belgium, Liesbet Bussche photographed 28 businesses called De Parel. Her route is a necklace with pearls strung together via motorways. De Parel-ketting is a three meters long concertina, similar to the well-known souvenir for tourists; an accordion of postcards, a necklace of pearls.
