Varkensstal 1900 - 1922

This is a stereograph titled 'Varkensstal' by Robert Julius Boers. Boers lived in a time of great change. Urbanization and industrialization were altering traditional rural life. This image of a pigsty is a window into a world of labor and sustenance. The scene is one of confinement, yet the animals seem at ease, rooted in their mundane reality. As you view this image, consider the lives of those who toiled in agricultural settings. Their connection to the land, their daily rhythms dictated by the needs of their animals. How does this image reflect their experiences? Does it romanticize or reveal the realities of rural existence?