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    Bryan Cera​

    Assistant Professor in Object Making and Emergent Technologies

    Alberta University of the Arts

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    Automatic Manual

    Sequenced Video Object.

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    Automatic Manual addresses the future from the past, performing a transition between antiquated technologies via a futile futuristic interface. A plastic suitcase, once the carrying case for a VHS camcorder, now houses an interface made of reflective plastic, speakers, and the translucent shell of a human face. Rear-projected onto that shell is a video sequence of a face, which recites a monologue from a 1950’s public service announcement Now You Can Dial! of the transition from operator-based telephones to the rotary dial phone.