Microcosmos DVD

This movie was the perfect example of the synthesis between technology and art. Although to a certain extent this movie was a showcase of the technology, and the images are traditionally scientific in nature, they were presented and choreographed in a way that was aesthetically beautiful, constructed anthropomorphic narrative and evoked emotions. I loved the unexpected visual metaphors and the brilliant colors that were discovered by the microcosmic camera. Who would have guessed the visual similarity between a caterpillar and a Chinese lion? Who knew that a scene of a bee feeding on nectar could be so explicitly pornographic? Even more amazing than the images, which may be familiar to some from other microscopic imagery, were the sounds of the insects, which I would have not even thought of trying to imagine before. The technology seemed especially remarkable after reading Bush’s post WWII hypothesis of what a microcamera might entail, from its use of tiny film, to it’s application in miniaturizing libraries. We realize how many doors digital technology opened that would hardly have been reached from any other route.