Plate Number 234. Lifting and emptying a basin of water and turning 1887

Eadweard Muybridge's "Plate Number 234. Lifting and emptying a basin of water and turning" (1887) is a photographic study that captures the movement of a woman lifting and emptying a basin of water. The image is composed of a series of individual photographs, arranged in a grid, showing the woman's actions in a sequential manner. This work exemplifies Muybridge's pioneering contributions to the field of motion studies, which aimed to analyze and document human and animal movements. This groundbreaking work in photo-sequential photography laid the foundation for the development of cinema.