Pete Desjardin Diving 1940

Editor: This is Harold Edgerton's "Pete Desjardin Diving," a black and white photograph. It captures the diver's movement through the air in a series of layered exposures. I'm curious, what's your take on Edgerton's process here? Curator: Edgerton's work collapses the boundaries between science, technology and art. His mastery of stroboscopic flash allowed him to dissect movement, revealing the material process itself. This isn't just about depicting a diver, it's about showcasing the capacity of technology to reshape how we perceive labor and time. What does the layering of images tell us about the industrial capacity to generate multiples? Editor: So, you're suggesting the image is as much about the means of production as it is about the subject? Curator: Precisely. It's a testament to how technology can transform everyday actions into objects of scientific and aesthetic inquiry. It also invites us to consider the labor involved in both the diving and the image-making process. Editor: That definitely gives me a new perspective on it. Thanks!