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Harold Eugene Edgerton — Football Kick
Harold Eugene Edgerton

Football Kick

A remarkable feat of scientific artistry, Harold Eugene Edgerton's *Football Kick* employs his pioneering stroboscopic photography technique to freeze and multiply the motion of a football being kicked into a single, dynamic image. The chromogenic print reveals what the naked eye cannot perceive, capturing the arc and trajectory of both the foot and ball across a dark, timeless void. Edgerton's work sits at the fascinating intersection of science and art, transforming a fleeting athletic moment into a visually striking and technically groundbreaking document of motion.

Medium
Chromogenic print, printed later.

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Photographs from the Art Institute of Chicago - Online Only

December 22, 2014

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Harold Eugene Edgerton, Football Kick

A remarkable feat of scientific artistry, Harold Eugene Edgerton's *Football Kick* employs his pioneering stroboscopic photography technique to freeze and multiply the motion of a football being kicked into a single, dynamic image. The chromogenic print reveals what the naked eye cannot perceive, capturing the arc and trajectory of both the foot and ball across a dark, timeless void. Edgerton's work sits at the fascinating intersection of science and art, transforming a fleeting athletic moment into a visually striking and technically groundbreaking document of motion.

Medium
Chromogenic print, printed later.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Dynamic, Action, American, Photograph, Scientific, Chromogenic Print, Sports, Motion, Mid-Century, Black and White

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