Horses Bathing

Gabriel Veyre / France / 1896 / 1 min.

synopsis

Men lead horses into the water, while the animals’ resistance and unpredictable movements disrupt their attempts to control the situation. Veyre’s camera captures both everyday work and a lively spectacle in which human intentions continually clash with the unpredictable movements of the animals.

biography

Gabriel Veyre (1871–1936), a French pharmacist, photographer and cinematographer for the Lumière company, filmed in Mexico, the Caribbean, Japan, China and French Indochina. His films combine travelogue observation with staged scenes, while also revealing how early cinema shaped the European view of the world.