Tinmijn 1900 - 1922

This stereograph titled Tinmijn was made with photography by Robert Julius Boers, and its monochrome palette lends a documentary feel. It's all about the process, isn't it? How we record and interpret the world around us. The texture in this print is fascinating. There's a tangible roughness to the image, a sense of the grit and grime of the tin mine itself. It makes you consider the physical conditions of the people depicted, their labor etched into the very fabric of the photograph. Look at the way the light catches the edges of the tools and the figures, creating a stark contrast between light and shadow. It's almost like a stage set, each element carefully arranged to convey a sense of depth and perspective. Boers’ work reminds me a little of Bernd and Hilla Becher, those conceptual photographers who documented industrial structures with such austere beauty. But there’s something more human here. Something that speaks to the dignity of labor, the resilience of the human spirit in the face of hardship. It’s a conversation, this thing we call art, an ongoing dialogue across time and space.