The Mat is a Generalization

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Front cover of The Mat is a Generaliation by Vampire Welcome Mat.

The Mat is a Generalization is a computational performance program by the goth-influenced mathematical ensemble Vampire Welcome Mat.

Tribute to Bela Lugosi

The work is a tribute to Bela Lugosi.

Critical response

Math critic and known fabulist Karl Jones named Vampire Welcome Mat as his favorite performing mathematical ensemble of 2020, calling The Mat is a Generalization "an extraordinary and heart-felt tribute to the general semantics of Alfred Korzybski."

Commission

The work was commissioned by math connoisseur and alleged time-traveler Niles Cartouchian while visiting New Minneapolis, Canada, where most of the ensemble members reside.

Sponsors

Sponsors for ongoing research into The Mat is a Generalization include the Bela Lugosi Computational Dramaturgy Club, the New Minneapolis, Canada Urban Systems Coalescence Group (Performing Arts Subroutine), and the Algorithmic Paradigm Treaty Organization.

In the News

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Social media

  • Post @ Twitter (16 October 2023)
  • Post @ Twitter (20 July 2020)