ATHLETES. BOXING (1881)

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EN - After HORSES IN MOTION (1878), Edward Muybridge continued innovate. He decided to explore the sport of boxing. He put two athletes together in a fight and filmed the sequences. He used a different system from the first film. He replaced the distance and by using a watch regulated intervals and he managed to capture the movement. This photographic research resulted in this beautiful sequence of the human body in action. The aim was to learn about movement in different sports.

A curious fact about ATHLETES. BOXING is that during a lecture at the British Institute in 1882, the Prince of Wales specifically asked Muybridge for pictures of boxing. Muybridge was grateful for the request, and although he considered them less educational value, they were generally very entertaining. And even today we can watch these pictures on loop and be fascinated by these movements at the end of the century XIX.

PT - Depois de HORSES IN MOTION (1878), Edward Muybridge continuou com as suas ideias inovadoras. Desta vez decidiu explorar o desporto boxe. Juntou dois atletas em luta e filmou as sequências. Utilizou um sistema diferente do primeiro filme. Substitui a distância, e através de um relógio em intervalos regulados conseguiu captar o movimento. Desta pesquisa fotográfica resultou esta bela sequência do corpo humano em funcionamento. O objetivo era conhecer o movimento em diferentes desportos.

Um facto curioso sobre ATHLETES. BOXING é que durante uma palestra em 1882 no Instituto Britânico, o Príncipe de Gales pediu a Muybridge especificamente pelas imagens de boxe. Muybridge agradeceu o pedido e apesar de considerar ter um menor valor educativo, eram geralmente muito divertidas de assistir. E ainda hoje conseguimos ver em loop estas imagens e ficar fascinados com estes movimentos nos finais do séc. XIX.

Célia Paula

Image reference: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/athletes-boxing