Apokatastasis means "restoration" or "return." The reintegration of all creation to a unity, whether in the Stoic or in the Christian scheme, has been similar to the hope of other religions.
Here, two Klein surfaces (so-called "Klein bottles") unite though the creatures in each--Guinea Pig in one, Rodent Snake in the other--are inaccessible to each because of the bottles.
In our world, a first thought may be that this is good from the view of the Guinea Pig, bad for the snake. Could there ever be reconciliation between the two in another world?
The jurors for the Joint Mathematics Meeting accepted this drawing for the art exhibition in their conference on January 4 - 7, 2012, which will be held in Boston. This conference is hosted by the Mathematical Association of America and the American Mathematical Society. JMM is the largest mathematics conference in the world and it includes sessions on art and mathematics as well as an exhibition of artwork based upon mathematical ideas.
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