After all, pigs are the most laughed-at and mocked animal in the world. Even newspapers sometimes carry a picture of pigs to make their readers chuckle. It's a fact that pigs are a laughable subject. There has always been a love-hate relationship between humans and pigs. We love them for making us laugh, but also tease them as dirty, fat, and disgusting.
Pigs serve as the butt of many jokes and derogatory expressions.
To be fair, I have to mention that Mari prefers to photograph and show the ethnic minorities of Yunnan rather than the pigs. However, the media and galleries in Japan are more interested in her pig photos than in her portraits of Yunnan natives. Although the main subject of this book is pigs, it shows more than that. It also introduces the different tribes and villages in Yunnan. The pictures of the people and their way of life give us a glimpse of daily life there.