Effects – VIBE COHERENCE

An interview with Peli Grietzer, author of 'A Theory of Vibe' (Glass Bead Journal, 2017) and the forthcoming 'Big Mood: A Transcendental-Computational Essay on Art'

Effects - VIBE COHERENCE Peli Grietzer is a philosopher of literature who received his PhD from Harvard University in 2017. His dissertation used machine learning theory to study forms of ambient meaning, like moods and vibes, in modernist and avant-garde aesthetics. Part of it was published as ‘A Theory of Vibe’ in Glass Bead Journal in 2017 . 1 He’s currently writing a book called Big Mood: A Transcendental-Computational Essay on Art . He spoke with Effects editor Matt Rickard over Zoom back in March. The conversation has been lightly edited for length and clarity. *** EFFECTS: What’s a vibe

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