Sequential Photography
Today in my Digital Arts group we started learning about sequential photography which is a form of time-lapse photography used to create a serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or recurrent patter.
the fallen angel
The horse in motion was made by Eadweard Muybridge for one simple reason to settle a old argument if a horse lifts all of its feet of the ground at any point but E.Muybridge did more than that
not only did he proved that a horse indeed lifts all of its feet of the ground while running but also he started a new medium and industry. ( Wired.com)
Without a doubt, this was the beginning of a revolution starting a new spiral in the art world, for ever-changing the way we see photography all thanks to Eadweard Muybridge and a bet that gave a push to his breakthrough.
Duane Michals was another great artist working with sequences for which he is widely known. Michals has also incorporated text as a key component in his works. Rather than serving a didactic or explanatory function, his handwritten text adds another dimension to the images’ meaning and gives voice to Michals’s singular musings, which are poetic, tragic, and humorous, often all at once. (https://www.dcmooregallery.com/)
Here are some of his works that inspire me
In this sequence, by blending two pictures together, Duane Michals creates an illusion of a spirit leaving a body. There is motion and change, it's more than pictures it's a story within and this is something I would like to achieve in my work. To create a second level to my work, deeper and touching.
This sequence in my eyes is another story, a story of lust and sin. It's another transition, tragedy of an angel losing his wings and becoming a human.
I love the way he takes sequences, making all these photographs separately and making something really magnificent by putting them in a flawless sequence creating a story one picture at a time, it really is more than photography it's a journey, tragic but so calm to look at.
References
Photo - The horse in motion by Eadweard Muybridge
DCmooregallery - https://www.dcmooregallery.com/
There really is not much here in terms of research - you should really have written more and talked about how this informs your own work
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