Mechenical Flip Books of Mark Rosen and Wendy Marvel

Eadweard Muybridge was an English photographer important for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion and in motion picture-projection projection. Muybridge is known for his pioneering work on animal locomotion in 1877 and 1878, which used multiple cameras to capture motion in stop-action photographs, and a device for projecting motion pictures that per-dated the flexible perforated film strip used in cinematography.

One of his most famous works is this, now u get whom im talking about...

Now in 2011 kinetic artists Mark Rosen and Wendy Marvel created mechanical flip books based on the works of Muybridge...These flip books are one of their kind flip books i had even seen, they up in the gallery and they perform for less than a minute of so, and then they are on loop...

I found these work really appealing in two ways 

1. They are a tribute to the artist Muybridge, for the exceptional part he  had played in upbringing the photography art to the world.

2.The artists has used an interesting solution to the flip books and an interesting way to present old works in new style.

 

Moreover the artists Marveland and Arnon explain:

Instead of a crank on the side, there’s a tiny motor that rotates the spindle and flexible cards flip by giving the illusion of moving pictures. Then we connect several boxes together and coax the flipping images to tell a little story in a scene that travels from box to box.

Check out these links for the videos on Vimeo
http://vimeo.com/48901714
http://vimeo.com/48901716

Check out their website as well if u want to order your custom made flip book ;)
http://www.mechanicalflipbook.com/