Ballan paints four figures, almost equidistant from one another, creating a balance using each character’s placement on the canvas. The stillness in the colour in the painting evokes feelings of a bygone era, however contrasted with the figures are dressed in modern clothing and with their seeming actions. The viewer does not feel like they are standing in front of a snapshot or a moment in time, but in front of a scene that holds both an ever-changing past, present, and future.
