The relationship between movement, time and space plays a central role in the history of photography and cinematography, particularly in the analysis and representation of dynamic processes. The Fuji Rensha Cardia, a multi-shot camera, and the work of Eadweard Muybridge, a pioneer of motion photography, illustrate this impressively.
The Fuji Rensha Cardia, which was able to take several pictures in quick succession, made it possible to capture movements in individual pictures and thus break down the flow of time into visual sequences. This technique breaks up movement spatially and temporally and makes it visible to the human eye.
Muybridge used a similar method to analyze the movement of animals and humans by taking serial photographs. His famous studies, such as that of the galloping horse, show how single snapshots can break down continuous movement into discrete units and visualize the relationship between time and space.
Both techniques illustrate how photography is able to capture space and time and break down movement, which in reality is continuous, into visual fragments. This creates a deeper understanding of the dynamics of movement by using the camera as a tool to investigate the relationship between time and space.
