Anatomic Motion

Special thank you to Alam, Shaherzad, and Emma, this all really would not have been possible without them.

Description: Two chronophotographic sequences of 9 prints each in the style of Eadweard Muybridge. Both depict the erratic, explosive and even controlling nature of stress, the first capturing a dancer as she performs an original, choreographed composition, the second in the face of the dancer as she attempts to execute the unpredictable combination of rapid and controlled movement textures in the piece. Photographs, around 32.5” x 44”, are presented along the window planes at the Logan Center. While walking down the row of windows, the viewer engages with the dancer’s emotion at two different scales, that of the physical/ biomechanical (the dance itself) and that of the psyche/psychological (the dancer’s face). The dual sequences display stress as both a social phenomenon and an individual struggle—thus its impact is twofold, both communal and personal. The creative objective is to attempt to visualize the achievements and art of biology as tangible to non-biologists. Supported by Logan Center Pitch It! Grant 2023-24.

Until next time,

Maryam.