Plate Number 258. Arising from the ground and walking off 1887

Eadweard Muybridge's "Plate Number 258. Arising from the ground and walking off" (1887) is a photographic sequence that captures the movement of a nude man as he rises from a prone position and walks away. This is a quintessential example of Muybridge's groundbreaking work in photographic motion studies, which revolutionized the understanding of human and animal locomotion. The series of images, arranged in a grid, provides a detailed analysis of the body's movement, revealing subtle shifts in posture and muscle tension. The stark black-and-white imagery further emphasizes the scientific objectivity of Muybridge's approach, establishing his work as a cornerstone of early photographic and cinematic techniques.