Robin de Puy Instagram – Robin as The Receptionist, Raton, New Mexico.
For her new project The Receptionist, De Puy dives into the role of motel/hotel receptionist. Having grown up in a hotel herself, she knows the role of the receptionist all too well, because it is something she has done since childhood. Many people have shared their stories with her: where they have come from, and what they have experienced. Sometimes, it is not so much about the stories as it is about the contact itself; finally, someone who will listen to you.
A motel owner from Raton, New Mexico, casually pointed the importance of motels out to De Puy: “You know, you have to realize that we are probably the only representatives to our city for a visitor. Because they stay with us and probably have no contact with anyone else, except maybe the guy at the gas station or the staff at the restaurant. In fact, we have a responsibility to make sure that we can help people, be their friend, whatever their needs are. We are connected.”
And that is exactly how it feels for De Puy and what still rings true to her. A motel — or a hotel — is a place where there will always be someone there to lend an ear if you need one, regardless of your ideas, views, or opinions. When De Puy travels, she actually does the same thing. She first goes to the person behind the reception desk of the motel/hotel. A motel is an inexhaustible source of stories, a place where you can be curious, where you can withdraw or reveal yourself. Sometimes it is even a place where life begins or even ends. 

The Receptionist is an ode to the hotel industry and everyone working in it.
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