Liberation Mural in Indio, California

The sequential animation shows a galloping horse stretching, morphing into a winged Pegasus, and finally transforming into a bird soaring. The artwork created by Mexican artist Hervey Garcia, draws from Eadweard Muybridge's 1878 motion photography _The Horse in Motion._ As vehicles drive past at speeds of 35 to 45 mph, the frames blend together creating and animated effect showing a galloping horse stretching, morphing into a winged Pegasus, and finally transforming into a bird soaring through a starry night sky. Get more unusual and extraordinary places each week with the Atlas Obscura Places newsletter.

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