Tekst van de samenspraak tussen Kees den Boer en de landheer 1710 - 1720

This document, "Tekst van de samenspraak tussen Kees den Boer en de landheer," is an anonymous work. It's made with ink on paper. The choice of these materials is especially relevant. Paper, though relatively commonplace by the time this text was written, would still have been a precious commodity, and the act of handwriting itself would have been labor-intensive. We can imagine the scribe hunched over their desk, carefully forming each letter. The contrast between the permanence of the written word and the ephemeral nature of spoken language is palpable. It makes one think about the power dynamics inherent in the act of recording a conversation between a farmer and a landlord, and the politics of representation and control that shape our understanding of history. Examining the intersection of materials, making, and social context challenges us to reconsider traditional notions of art and value, and to recognize the voices and experiences that have often been marginalized or erased from the historical record.