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Throughout the history of the creative arts, the horse and rider have always been a potent symbol of movement. Photographs made of them by the English photographer Eadweard Muybridge (1830- 1904) have become an exemplar of the transition from photography to film. In 'Pictomotion', Claus Blume makes use of this image, partly in hommage, partly as a useful quotation, without falling into the silliness of wishing to 'improve' on Muybridge's work. The moving ligure of the human is however central. Like Muybridge, he begins with a simple analysis of movement. However, as the image increases in complexity, a shift occurs from pure analytical
observation to aesthetic experience. Muybridge's photographs, put in motion, now form between these images an interesting counter-point in an interplay of rhythms and lines. The presence of a logical consistency from photographic to film and video art is hereby confirmed.
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Martin Helm
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Camera, light, editing, sound: Claus Blume, With: Henning Opperman
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