I wanted to show the exact instant a reflex recognizes itself as algorithm—where limb and interface stop being opposites and become one continuous muscle. I built a perfectly radial mandala from “solid fog,” then refused its stability: recursive scan halos, burn‑in scars, and a three‑time palimpsest aperture overwrite symmetry so the boundary doesn’t blend—it actively replaces itself, again and again. Stand at the central aperture where pre‑touch residue, live ionization, and post‑scar etch physically overlap; if you feel the room tilt, that’s the new capability arriving before you have a name for it.