COMPOUNDEYESNos.1-5isaseriesofshortSuper8mmfilmstudiesstudyingaspectsofinsectandanimallife,viewedwithinasuccessionofenvironmentsinunexpectedways.FilmedintheGoldenGateParkBotanicalGardens,AcademyofArts&SciencesandSanFrancisco.ThispresentationfeaturesalivemusicalscorebyMatthewDeGennaro. COMPOUNDEYES(No.1)-7min.;Amacro-menagerieofnaturallife-formsareintroducedinaforest’stapestryofearth,waterandair:Spiders,slugs,flies,bees,andantsnavigatetheirlivesindarknessandlight. ODONATA(No.2)-5min.;TakingGastonBachelard’s“ThePoeticsofSpace”asaninspiration,ODONATAisanexplorationofspacesvastandsmall,fromwithintheperspectiveofadamselflyandacityofskyscrapers.Inbetweenthesetwoworlds,aswellasthefilmgrain,liesthedreamer. DIPTERAANDLEPIDOPTERA(No.3)-5min.;Fliesandbutterfliespollinateinaseriesofbeautifullandingmaneuvers.. ARANEAE(No.4)-5min.;Thefeardreamofaspider,awebandafactory. CARIDEAANDICHTHYES(No.5)-6min.;Fishandcrustaceansappeartoswimwithinanetherofnaturalandunnaturalenergies.