Chronophotographic Films

synopsis

What can become the subject of the cinematic gaze? Marey’s chronophotographic studies break down the movements of human and animal bodies, athletic performance, and the flow of air and liquids into phases invisible to the naked eye. Here, the camera is not a tool for storytelling, but a new sensory organ of science.

biography

Étienne-Jules Marey (1830–1904) was a French physician, physiologist, and inventor. In his research on motion, he developed chronophotographic methods that captured its individual phases. His images of humans, animals, and invisible flows fundamentally transformed scientific imaging and laid the groundwork for cinematography.

film details

director:

Étienne-Jules Marey