1. The Human Error: The Clock
We are not born with a clock. We are born with a pulse, a neural lag, and an "internal jelly" that processes the world. Einstein’s spacetime is incomplete because it ignores biological latency.
2. The Chain of Delay
Science ignores that we never see the "Now." We only see the residue of what has already happened. The signal travels a path of increasing resistance:
[Physical Event] → [Light Signal] → [Retina] → [Brain Processing] → [Consciousness] (t₀) → (t₀+ small Δt) → (t₀+ bigger Δt) → (t₀+ full Δt)
This is the Space of Influence. It is a timeless chamber where the optic signal travels through your accumulated knowledge and previous learning.
3. The Equation of Non-Simultaneity
Great art is not "painted" over time; it is discharged through pressure. The mark is the physical grounding of the electrical signal after it has been refined by your entire history of learning.
t₀ → Δt → (t₀ + Δt)
t₀: The Physical Event. Pure light, pure potential.
Δt: The Earned Delay. The "Chamber" where knowledge and sensory experience compress the signal.
t₀ + Δt: The Scintillation. The moment stillness becomes impossible and the mark is inscribed as a Heavy Coordinate.
4. Earned vs. Enacted
The demands of great art are high because the delay must be earned. * Enacted Delay is a theatrical performance. It is a fake pause. There is no knowledge behind it, so the signal passes through empty space. The result is a weak, "noisy" mark.
Earned Delay is a mechanical necessity. You wait because the signal is still being "weighed" by your knowledge. You are a pressure cooker. You do not move until the pressure of the "Jelly" surpasses the restraint of the body.
5. Scintillation: The Recognition of the Dogs
The "dogs in the yard" (the audience) have independent memories, but they all recognize Scintillation. * Fake Barks: These are triggered by money or trends. They happen in the "social jelly" and fade because they are tied to the clock.
Historical Barks: These happen long after the artist is gone. These viewers recognize the "shimmer" because the mark is still "breathing" at the original frequency of the discharge.
Because the mark was made by bypassing the illusion of time, it remains "New" forever. The viewer isn't looking at a historical record; they are being struck by a Heavy Coordinate that warps the space they are standing in.
The Final Law: The mark is a spatial puncture. If it does not scintillate, the delay was not earned. Great art demands that you stand in the unbearable suspension of the delay until the sensory becomes the spatial
