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THE

AUTO-MOTION

MIRROR

A Creative Commentary

David A. Archer

09/11/2006

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THE AUTO-MOTION MIRROR – Creative Commentary

There it sits.

If you look, you will find it.

Most times in the very same place in every

household, regardless of the repetition of them which

may appear from room to room.

Sometimes you walk in and find immediate

attention from your hosts, and then other times you

might as well not have been there at all.

All

depending of course, on the present functioning status

of their Auto-motion mirror.

Some people like to be different and call theirs an

“Auto-motion Reflector,” just to make it sound more

exciting to the neighbors. But rest assured, they all

serve the same purpose. This purpose seeming to be

the removal of any capacity, or otherwise considered

space and function between their ears.

It is quite the modern appliance.

So much

revered that many times it no longer serves the

purpose of “mirror,” it surpasses such in a cyclical

fashion. It becomes the tail “leading” the dog so to

speak. Then rendering the formerly “reflected” as a

sort of mirror themselves, acting out that which they

have experienced vicariously, in their everyday lives.

I find it curious that people have even died

because of it, literally in a direct manner. Some

finding themselves quite dead suddenly while in a

hurry to get home and be reflected in their own mind

through the motions and suggestions it emits, even

though most of those reflections have been planned

and produced for some months before the reflection is

subject to those finding interest.

Then strangely

enough making themselves the reflection, of the

reflection of themselves while thinking they are on the

cutting edge of society’s motion.

In a social sense, it is similar to the effect you can

see when hinging the mirror on the medicine cabinet

to a forty five degree angle, to see the infinite

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repetition of reflections between it, and the wall mirror

with yourself sparsely within said series…less and less

so with the repeated generations of bouncing reflection

as they continue into an eternity of fictitious area.

That is very similar to the rendered effect of this

Auto-motion mirror as we render ourselves fictitious

through it. But such is the tendency of our existence

as creatures… at least it would seem as such. “Alive”

as reflections of depictions meant to be reflections.

Gravitating toward something always a little better

than we see our selves… even in a real, and quite

physical mirror and even when the act of it continues

to render our very stature as creatures, more and more

as fictitious echoes of ourselves. Perceived within our

mind as somehow better, while rendering the opposite

effect in a real sense to our physical persons.

Eventually I suppose it could become so

pronounced that factual fictitious reproductions of

ones self could stream behind them, as real illusions in

effect similar to that of the bouncing wall mirror,

visual feedback.

Produced somehow through

technological advance we have yet to “reflect” into

existence.

And you thought traffic was bad, now?

We sit as we do, watching representations of

ourselves living, watching… then watching the living

through a fabricated reproduction. Automated and

effortlessly fueled with the interest a person can

observe in a monkey given a mirror.

Perhaps that is another reason we count

ourselves superior to the average chimp? Our version

is automated, we invented it and it makes us change

how we look to ourselves sometimes with every

minute.

I have yet to meet a zoo inhabitant that can do

that for themselves.

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Somehow within the reflection we reflect, we no

longer just see the wrinkled monkey faced oddities

that we are. Blobbed on the couch and smelling of

various things we can’t quite identify…even and

especially the fragrances we heap on ourselves to

better reflect the reflection in motion we cling to with

our minds. So as not to miss out on something, I

suppose.

It is rather impressive, but nowhere near as

impressive as having seen it begin to stream into

reality. The breech itself being worth centuries of

human progress I imagine. At least such is suggested

in the continued promotion in effort to attain repeated

and sustained breeches, even and most especially

through the amplified use of further farce.

It achieves even the most difficult of tasks so

simply, that there is no big surprise at its level of

popularity.

A person would not be caught dead purposefully

doing the same or similar thing as even their direct

neighbor…but if it is something in the Auto-motion

mirror, everyone on the block, within the city, county

state and sometimes even the country and beyond, will

find themselves happily repeating it in conversation

and motion.

As long as they feel as though they are the “first”

person in reference to the promoted popularity in

reflection. It is truly a great invention in regard to

that aspect, being able to produce so many

simultaneous “first in line” positions. All without the

other “first in line” positions ever really considering it

beyond just knowing that “those other guys” are big

fakers and just want to act like they are the “first in

line.”

Have the same lawn mower as the guy across the

street? No freaking way!

Wear the same dress suit as the lady down the

hall? Dream on, buddy!

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Have the same lunch box as the kid from “that”

part of town? Isn’t going to happen!

Act, even if just in your mind, as though you are a

superhero?

Associate yourself with a fictitious

representation of a bar room or restaurant social

atmosphere?

Sure! With pleasure. Everyone is doing it….but I

was the first one!

It is obvious that what cannot be done to an

animal

the direction

and

reference of

“humanitarianism,” can easily be done to humans and

most times with their consent in voluntary

participation. As long as they are likely to experience

the sensation of being able to reflect the reflection of

what

they

may

led

believe

themselves…without the wrinkled monkey like faces

of course. Thus leading them to the salvation in belief

that it is perceived as we all wear sweat proof make

up, and simply sign on the dotted line for goods or

services rendered…and of course, that they are the

“first ones.”

It could be considered a living piece of art if a

person were to lend themselves to such a description.

But of course, in a somewhat mutated manner, given

the various levels and degrees of reflection being

reflected to reflect the initial reflections, where ever

they originate. If any place at all which could be found

in one “any place at all.”

I have to admit, that it can get a little confusing

at times, as per trying to keep track of how many and

what degree of reflection a person might be referencing

when interacting with the general public. As well, I

must admit that in allot of ways, that is part of the fun

of it.

“Just which ‘first in line’ one” are you, again?”

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It makes for really wonderful and inexpensive

party favors, cerebrally. There is never a loss for

words in conversation when referencing a social

situation through a perspective attained from the

Auto-motion mirror. There isn’t much risk of self

exposure, either…which is another aspect I believe is

rather attractive to most.

Further there’s never a loss for material to make

ones self immediately look entirely foreign and weird.

Simply reference a few reflections “down the hall” of

reflective generations (so to speak), from where you

may surmise your present company resides.

In some ways. Relaxing, and more homeopathic

ways. A monkey, or even a dog and an actual mirror is

a good reprieve from the pace of modern reflective

existence through the Auto-motion mirror. It is so

much more simple, and even simple to do speaking

from experience, with none of the added baggage the

modern version entails. No social pressures (beyond

explaining the presence of a monkey). No character

names to remember. No scripts or lines to properly

deliver.

All you do is look at it and it looks back, making

the same, though inverted silly faces…which,

obviously enough, is a representation of yourself.

Of course, a person has to be somewhat

comfortable with themselves before undertaking this

sort of self indulgent entertainment. If you find it

hard to look at yourself straight in the mirror, then

making faces into one probably isn’t for you, however

alluring it may sound at first. This, without even

considering the more advanced mirror exercise

involving spit bubbles which many consider college

level stuff, so it then becomes one of those “at your own

risk” things... which as a matter in the common

sequence of events, the insurance guys love.