For me what was instantly obvious was that Muybridge was well travelled- there was a complete range of photographs, some so small I think if you sneezed they would have blown away! For me the landscapes were interesting I think mainly due to the water and clouds. Muybridge halts the flow of water with his photography allowing reflections within the water which I feel is really effective and creates a mysterious mood and atmosphere. Yet what I also found interesting in these landscapes is the clouds for example in 'Ruins of a church, Antigua, Guetemala'. The clouds create a sense of drama yet calm and peace at the same time. The church in this photo looks abit like a prison with the pillars and the dark shades of the building, yet the clouds brighten this and thus I feel create a sense of prosperity at the same time.
However at the exhibition I particularly liked the photographs of movement which allows one to see exactly how both humans and animals move which is interesting in itself, when you split up such a quick movememnt into slight changes of angles, leaving the exhibition it really made me think about my own movemements. In some of these photographs for example of a man hitting something, it also made me begin to see a change in human attitude throughout the movement which I had never considered.
My favourite image from the exhibition was the dancer moving as I had already seen the horse moving and thus wasn't really as interested in it second time round. The image of the dancer I thought highlighted the elegance of her movememtns and created a sense of purity and tranquillity- I also liked this image shown on a disc as I liked the idea of it being like a cycle and a flow which dancing is. The skirt also made me feel like I was there watching I think probably due to the slight, precise changes in its pattern.
Overall good trip- I was somewhat suprised!!!
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