Plate Number 194. Dancing 1887

Eadweard Muybridge's "Plate Number 194. Dancing" from 1887 is a seminal work in the development of motion picture technology. The photograph captures a woman in a series of sequential poses, documenting the delicate movement of a dance step in a remarkable way. This series of still images creates the illusion of motion, effectively capturing the fluid grace of a dancer. Muybridge's groundbreaking work in animal locomotion and human movement challenged the limitations of traditional photography and paved the way for the cinema, leaving a lasting legacy on the evolution of visual art and its relationship to time.