Ommatidia | Compound facet Hemisphere directive Radiation pattern |
U
sing an optical device inspired by insect physiology, the result is not so much a simulation as a suggestive speculation. Such an exercise asks questions about the veracity of appearance and the underlying assumptions of reality. Recognizing the limitations of biological sensory systems, photography can offer alternatives.
“It is only in appearance that time is a river. It is rather a vast landscape and it is the eye of the beholder that moves.” - Thornton Wilder
