Etienne-Jules Marey at the d’Orsay

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The Musée d’Orsay is currently displaying a special homage to Etienne-Jules Marey: Movements of Air Etienne-Jules Marey (1830-1904) Photographer of Fluids. The only comperable photographer I’d heard of is Eadweard Muybridge, credited with the ‘trotting horse’ moving images seen sampled by u2’s lemon video. Marey’s images, such as this one, are fantastic, and inspire me to seek out similarly influential passtimes 100 years later. Recommended reading.

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